‘Perfect storm’: Europe Covid rise due to fewer curbs, subvariant
Covid-19 is again surging in Western Europe due to a "perfect storm" of governments lifting restrictions, waning immunity and the more contagious BA.2 Omicron subvariant, experts say
European tourists boost sector, but can’t top Americans, Asians
European travellers helped plug a gap left by Asian and American tourists stranded at home by the pandemic, staving off a total washout this year for Europe's hospitality industry
G20 nervous over Delta threat to economic recovery
As healthcare systems brace for damage inflicted by the quick-spreading Delta variant, G20 finance ministers have warned that it could also slow global economic recovery