2020-04-07

World News

Analysis: The life or death decisions of leadership during a pandemic

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey on the life or death decisions European leaders are having to make amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

07/04/2020

World News

What doctors and the WHO really said about Africa and vaccine testing

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, condemned on Monday what he called "racist remarks" made on French TV about testing a new vaccine against coronavirus in Africa.

07/04/2020

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Brazil firefighter lifts spirits through music during the lockdown

Brazilians won't want lockdown to stop at this rate.

07/04/2020

World News

Domestic abuse is spiking in lockdown - so what can be done about it?

A UK charity chief is calling on people to keep a watchful eye on their neighbours as domestic abuse spikes in lockdown.

07/04/2020

World News

Biggest and brightest 'supermoon' of the year to rise tonight

Forget coronavirus for a second and take a look up at the sky tonight. If it's clear, you might be able to see a supermoon.

07/04/2020

World News

Euroviews. World Health Day: COVID-19 teaches us about the need for unity ǀ View

COVID19 has made it clear that the world must act as one to beat the pandemic, writes a global anti-discrimination campaigner.

07/04/2020

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkey's approach to COVID-19 deserves more attention and less fake news ǀ View

A controversy recently broke out on social media over the New York Times, CNN and the BBC featuring photos of Turkey in their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outlets published photographs of well-known Turkish landmarks in a manner that seemed to portray Turkey as a hotspot of the outbreak.

07/04/2020

World

"We're all in a war against COVID-19 together"

Euronews speaks to the European Union's Coronavirus Crisis Team, Cypriot Commissioner Stella Kyriakides about the COVID-19 pandemic and about when life will return to normal.

07/04/2020

Sweden

Sweden marks three years since Stockholm terror attack

Five people were killed, including an 11-year-old girl, and several others severely injured.

07/04/2020

No Comment

Robots help to keep medical staff safe from coronavirus

To cope with the shortage of masks, robots help Thai doctors and nurses reduce their risk of exposure to infected COVID-19 patients.

07/04/2020

World News

European Parliament in Strasbourg could become COVID-19 testing centre

EU chiefs have made the European Parliament in Strasbourg available to French authorities to use as a COVID-19 testing centre

07/04/2020

Italy

Italy ups COVID-19 stimulus spending to €750bn - nearly half its GDP

Italy is trying to spend its way out of the COVID-19 crisis, but the EU's second-most indebted country is already in financial hot water.

07/04/2020

World News

EU will raise more than €15 billion to fight coronavirus

"It is in our interest to ensure that the fight is successful worldwide," she said.

07/04/2020

The Cube

WhatsApp put limit on forwarding to slow coronavirus misinformation

WhatsApp is aiming to slow down the spread of viral messages with misinformation on the platform amid the coronavirus pandemic.

07/04/2020

My Europe Series

Where are we with COVID-19 vaccines and treatments?

With over a million people already infected and 50,000 fatalities, the race is on to find a cure for COVID-19, the virus which has arguably caused the most serious global crisis since World War II.

07/04/2020

United Kingdom

What happens to a coronavirus patient in intensive care?

We spoke to an expert about why a patient with COVID-19 would be admitted to intensive care, and what happens when they are there.

07/04/2020

Earth News

Robots attend graduation in place of students at Japanese university

Virtual tech solutions are on the rise as coronavirus prevents students from travelling to their graduation ceremony.

07/04/2020

United Kingdom

Johnson will be 'gutted to be on his back,' says former advisor

Former comms advisor paints a picture of a determined man, who would not have enjoyed relinquishing control.

07/04/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: How will the UK government function in Johnson's absence?

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been designated to take over while the prime minister is in hospital, but the formal rules are unclear.

07/04/2020

Ireland

Irish PM Varadkar: EU response to coronavirus has been 'poor' so far

Europe’s response to the coronavirus has been “poor” and uncoordinated, and now is the time for “solidarity”, says Irish Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar.

07/04/2020

Hungary

Euroviews. The EU needs to stop funding Viktor Orbán’s emergency rule ǀ View

If experiences of a decade of dialogue on the rule of law are any indication, Orbán is unlikely to be halted by diplomatic reminders about good practice during a pandemic.

07/04/2020

No Comment

McDonald's employees protest for COVID-19 protection in Los Angeles

Employees of a Los Angeles McDonald's staged a vocal walkout to protest what they say is the lack of proper health and safety equipment in the fight against COVID-19

07/04/2020

World News

France’s COVID-19 death toll passes 10,000 mark

The French death toll due to COVID-19 jumped by more than 1,400 on Tuesday - a record - and passed the 10,000 mark.

07/04/2020

Australia

Cardinal Pell is free, cleared of child sex abuse in Melbourne

The most senior Catholic to be found guilty of child sex abuse has had his conviction thrown out by Australia's top court.

07/04/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: World leaders wish Boris Johnson a 'speedy recovery'

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and Donald Trump are among many leaders to send the UK prime minister their good wishes after he was admitted to intensive care.

07/04/2020