2020-03-18

Spain

Spain's PM speaks to empty parliament chamber amid COVID-19 lockdown

Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez warned that the worst was still to come.

18/03/2020

Italy

Italian doctor dies of coronavirus after working without gloves

Marcello Natali, 57, told Euronews in one of his last interviews before his death that he had to work without gloves because there weren't any available.

18/03/2020

France

France opens homeless self-isolation centres amid coronavirus pandemic

Sanitary isolation centres will open in Paris on Friday and in Toulouse as soon as Wednesday night, French authorities have announced.

18/03/2020

World News

Virtual museums and music streams: Culture for coronavirus confinement

Because this quarantine is going to last a while does not mean you should bid culture goodbye: there’s a world of art, history, and music accessible online.

18/03/2020

Partner content

Travel fears, 2020 motor offerings and running a private members club

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Business line looks at why is the coronavirus making some travellers nervous, what are the automotive offerings for 2020, and what does it take to run a successful private-members’ business club.

18/03/2020

World News

Social distancing works but epidemic influenced by demographics

Researchers at the University of Oxford studied the mortality rate and age demographics in Italy and South Korea to show how this could account for the impact of the epidemic on countries’ populations.

18/03/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The levy to fight financial crime in the UK could prove a breaking point for regulated firms ǀ View

Why it should be the businesses in the regulated sector rather than the state that should have to fund the fight against financial crime? These businesses are the gatekeepers to a financial and economic system that is open to abuse by money launderers and terrorist financiers.

18/03/2020

Economy

Aid packages help minimise impact of virus on world econonomies

The effect of the Coronavirus on the economy is being felt across the globe. Aid packages are being introduced by countries in the hope these might help people who are unable to work and potentially in financial difficulties. The UK has pledged 330 Billion pounds and the US 1 Trillion dollars.

18/03/2020

World News

Cities as never seen before after coronavirus restrictions introduced

Photographs of popular tourist destinations, business hubs and lively neighbourhoods changing as a result of restrictive coronavirus measures being introduced.

18/03/2020

France

Rail worker dead after 'being hit by train' near Strasbourg

One rail worker is dead and another seriously injured after being hit by a train near Strasbourg, eastern France.

18/03/2020

France

Love in the time of coronavirus: How to live together under lockdown

The divorce rate in China spiked after quarantine ended. Here's how to get through the next few weeks without killing each other.

18/03/2020

Business

Budget airline Ryanair says it will ground nearly all flights

Budget airline Ryanair says it will ground nearly all flights from next week due to coronavirus

18/03/2020

Earth News

Coldplay’s Chris Martin takes song requests from quarantined fans

One way to escape the boredom of coronavirus induced self-isolation.

18/03/2020

World News

This year's Eurovision Song Contest 'cancelled due to COVID-19'

Thousands will be heartbroken. Thousands won't care.

18/03/2020

Europe News

Analysis: EU's strong measures against coronavirus threaten solidarity

Strong EU measures against coronavirus are needed, but threaten European solidarity.

18/03/2020

World News

WhatsApp bids to stop its platform being used to spread COVID-19 lies

The initiative to prevent the spread of fake news is in collaboration with the World Health Organization.

18/03/2020

The Cube

What do we know about ibuprofen and COVID-19?

France's health minister suggested on Saturday that NSAIDs, including ibuprofen, could aggravate COVID-19.

18/03/2020

Earth News

A modern-day Noah's Ark is being built on South Africa's coast

The world's biggest conservation project to date has ambitions of biblical proportions.

18/03/2020

United Kingdom

Watch back: Boris Johnson quizzed on UK coronavirus strategy

Boris Johnson will take questions in parliament.

18/03/2020

World News

Are undetected cases helping rapid spread of coronavirus in Europe?

New research shows mild to asymptomatic cases of coronavirus cause a rapid spread of the disease, but in Europe not everyone with symptoms can be tested.

18/03/2020

World News

How to wash your hands properly and stop the spread of COVID-19

Hand-washing is said to be the best way of preventing the spread of #coronavirus. But how do you do it properly?

18/03/2020

World News

Which tree did voters root for in European Tree of the Year 2020?

A 350-year-old pine tree took the title of European Tree of the Year 2020, a competition that considers the tree's story as well as its aesthetic

18/03/2020

Europe News

Coronavirus achieves the impossible as Belgium forms government

Belgium has been without a government since elections in May 2019. But coronavirus has helped focus minds.

18/03/2020

USA

Biden sweeps three primaries, bringing him closer to nomination

Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden won over voters in Arizona, Florida, and Illinois.

18/03/2020