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July 22, 2021

Half of Europeans vaccinated as Germany warns on rising virus cases

More than half of all European adults are now fully vaccinated, the EU said on Thursday, as countries across Europe and Asia battled fresh outbreaks blamed on the fast-spreading Delta variant. The European Central Bank said uncertainty over the wave…

July 22, 2021

Daimler prepares for all-electric shift by 2030

German luxury carmaker Daimler said Thursday it was investing 40 billion euros ($47 billion) in a shift to electric Mercedes-Benz vehicles by the end of the decade. “Mercedes-Benz will be ready to go all-electric within this decade,” the firm said…

July 22, 2021

Vilnius calls US-German pipeline deal ‘a mistake’

Lithuania on Thursday said the deal struck by the US and Germany over a controversial Russian gas pipeline was “a mistake”, but there was still time to seek concessions from Moscow. The Baltic state has, like several other European countries…

July 22, 2021

‘Patient’ ECB vows longer support as virus risks grow

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday warned of growing economic “uncertainty” caused by the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, as the bank pledged to keep support for the eurozone in place for longer. “The euro area economy…

July 22, 2021

Merkel demands faster climate action as flood deaths rise

Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need to “speed up” the fight against climate change, as the death toll from devastating floods in Germany reached 177 on Thursday. Merkel, who is retiring after September elections, said that Germany and other countries…

July 22, 2021

Merkel pledges more help for Afghan ex-army staff

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said Berlin will offer more financial help for Afghans who worked for its army who wish to relocate to Germany to escape the Taliban. “I called once again for a pragmatic solution in the cabinet…

July 22, 2021

ECB keeps cheap money taps open as virus ‘uncertainty’ grows

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned of growing economic “uncertainty” caused by the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, as the bank kept its vast stimulus for the eurozone firmly in place. “The euro area economy is rebounding strongly,”…

July 22, 2021

ECB keeps cheap money taps open to hit new inflation goal

The European Central Bank kept its vast stimulus for the eurozone in place Thursday, signalling ongoing support was needed to reach its newly revised, higher inflation target. The 25-member governing council decided at their meeting to hold interest rates at…

July 22, 2021

Dozen Thai student activists charged with royal defamation

A dozen Thai pro-democracy student activists were charged with royal defamation and sedition on Thursday, their lawyers said, over a rally last year that demanded reforms to Thailand’s unassailable monarchy. The pro-democracy movement, which has been largely led by student…