Packaging of five variants of Lucky Me! products recalled by France, one of three European countries to have reported high levels of ethylene oxide in the products. The recall of three European countries on Lucky Me! products have spurred discussions on the safety of a readily available and cheap...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Europe is facing a new wave of Covid-19 driven by the highly-transmissible BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, said the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday. "We see a new wave of Covid-19 in many members of the European Union," Marco Cavaleri, head of Biological...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The World Health Organization said Thursday it expected "high levels" of Covid-19 in Europe this summer and called on countries to monitor the spread as cases tripled in the past month. "As countries across the European region have lifted the social measures that were...
President-elect Bongbong Marcos will end his week by hosting another series of courtesy calls from foreign envoys, mostly from Europe. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (BBM Media Bureau) At least five ambassadors will meet the Filipino leader at the BBM headquarters in Mandaluyong City Friday...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The current monkeypox outbreak in Europe is "not a public health emergency" presently, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Thursday. The risk for the general population to contract the disease is low and no massive surge in cases is foreseen even if an increase of...
EURASIA FANTASY Clockwise from top left: Karlovy Vary, the Czech Republic; waiting for U-Bahn in Berlin; kissing in Vienna; Bruges Belgium; and on the bank of river Garonne in Toulouse, France Have you ever slept in the car on a RORO bound for some private paradise in Romblon? Have you spent the...
EUROPE DAY From left: NPDC Deputy executive director Jezreel Apelar, NPDC executive director Cecille Lorenzana-Romero, Mme. Nicole Weismann, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat, and EU Delegation Ambassador Luc Véron Quite serendipitously, Europe Day coincided with this year’s national...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths has exceeded two million in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe said on Thursday. The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the region has surpassed 218 million, and 2,003,081...
PARIS, France – Europe endured record extreme weather in 2021, from the hottest day and the warmest summer to deadly wildfires and flooding, the European Union's climate monitoring service reported Friday. While Earth's surface was nearly 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels...
Why you must go Czech out one of the best preserved medieval cities in the world Images by the author It’s a dream, walking across Charles Bridge while it’s as empty as it was when Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt ran across it only seconds after the character played by Jon Voight plunged into the...
The Spanish chef tells his gastronomic tale in ‘Re-Encounters,’ his latest tasting menu that takes diners on a culinary journey to the Basque region INSIDE THE GALLERY The restaurant, conceptualized by partner-owner architect Carlo Calma, features warm wood textures and furniture by Kenneth...
SOFIA, Bulgaria – Eastern European countries are embracing the millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion as a potential workforce but analysts warn it be challenging to integrate them all. Refugees from Ukraine rest in a tent after crossing the Ukrainian border with Poland, at the...
