gatherings outside are also limited to a maximum of two. Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands

Netherlands, Saturday, Dec.... Schools and universities will shut until Jan.... In what is surely to

Infections had plummeted in recent weeks, and there were vanishingly few COVID-19 hospitalizations or deaths. Authorities say the hospitalization rate for COVID-19 remains low, around 3%. Although a mask mandate remains in place nationwide, there are few movement restrictions.... Serbian state television broadcaster RTS said the infected person came to Serbia from the African nation of Botswana. Serbia requires travelers from several countries in Africa to quarantine and undergo repeated virus

With large parts of Europe, including Austria, Germany and potentially France, already vying to

Britain and France have squabbled for decades over access to the rich fishing grounds around their

of Russian" shampanskoye" may continue to use that term alone. The move has infuriated France's

The director of the Dutch National Ballet said it was pleased to welcome “ such an inspiring dancer ”.... In a statement released on Wednesday, Dutch National Ballet said that Ms Smirnova’s recent denouncement of the ongoing war made it “ untenable for her to work in her native country ”.... It is that we continue to live as if this were the 20th century, even though we have formally moved to the 21st century.” She wrote that she expects civilised societies to resolve political matters only th

Travelers walk with their luggage in the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov.... A raft of curbs being imposed by nations around the world as they scramble to slow the variant's spread also grew, with Israel deciding Sunday to bar entry to foreign nationals in the toughest move so far.... Confirmed or suspected cases of the new variant have already emerged in several European countries, in Israel and in Hong Kong, just days after it was identified by researchers in South Afri

They were among 61 people who tested positive for the virus on Friday after arriving on the last two flights to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport before a flight ban was put in place.... They were immediately put into isolation, most at a nearby hotel, while sequencing was carried out.... Anthony Fauci, said he would not be surprised if the Omicron variant was already in the U.S., too....

include France, Belgium, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Cyprus, Portugal, Denmark, Italy