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UK finance reigns in Europe despite Brexit fallout
One year after Britain's formal exit from the European Union, London's powerful City financial sector still reigns on the continent despite losing key business and bankers to rival hubs
Omicron less severe but still a threat to health systems
Omicron is causing record numbers of cases around the world, and though it causes less severe Covid-19 experts warn this wave still threatens to overwhelm health systems
Eurozone inflation hit record high in December
The European Central Bank is under pressure to reconsider its low interest rate policy after soaring energy prices forced Eurozone inflation to hit its highest annual rate since records began in 1997
20 years on, dreams of euro rivalling dollar persist
Will the euro ever challenge the dollar's global dominance? Europe's single currency will soon celebrate its 20th birthday but it needs a eurobond if it truly wants to rival the greenback, analysts say
West became ‘arrogant’ after fall of Soviet Union: Gorbachev
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says the West, especially the United States, grew "arrogant and self-confident" after the collapse of the USSR in 1991, leading to the eastward expansion of NATO
More contagious, less severe: What we know about Omicron
A month after it was first detected in southern Africa, Omicron is now known to be far more contagious than previous variants of Covid-19 but appears to cause a less severe illness than its predecessors
Channel migrant crossings to UK more than triple in 2021
More than 27,000 migrants have made the perilous crossing to Britain from mainland Europe in 2021, more than three times the total who crossed the Channel in 2020
The technology behind Covid jabs
How do the different vaccines work against Covid-19? The WHO has authorised the use of Novavax's Nuvaxovid, a subunit vaccine that contains a purified piece of the virus to trigger an immune response
Why antibodies aren’t the only defense against Omicron
In the fight against the coronavirus, antibodies are less effective against the heavily mutated Omicron variant but thankfully the immune system can also call upon neutrophils, B and T cells to fight the virus
‘Accommodation?’: East Europe worries over Ukraine diplomacy
US President Joe Biden's comments about seeking a possible "accommodation" between Russia and NATO powers have had a chilling effect on European countries that were once ruled from Moscow