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Bernie Sanders bet big on a small tent. Here's why it didn't work.

Sanders counted on a loyal base and a crowded 2020 field. But his base was smaller and the party less divided than he expected.

08/04/2020

A nurse puts on his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at the Policlinico di Tor Vergata hospital, in Rome on April 8, 2020.

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Italy

'Staff is down to the bone': Italian healthcare workers on COVID-19

'These are my first days of work and I’m facing COVID-19', said one Italian doctor who started working amid the #coronavirus pandemic.

08/04/2020

A resident walks down a corridor in Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People in Brest, western France

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Analysis: The lesser-talked-about deaths from COVID-19

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey on the COVID-19 deaths in old people's homes.

08/04/2020

North-south divide stalls EU decision on coronavirus financial package

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North-south divide stalls EU decision on coronavirus financial package

It would be a 'huge self-inflicted crisis' if Eurozone countries fail to agree a financial package to fund the coronavirus response, an economist has told Euronews.

08/04/2020

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Coronavirus: 40 suspected cases aboard French navy ship

The `Ministry of Armed Forces say the sailors have been placed "under reinforced medical observation" after recently displaying symptoms of COVID-19.

08/04/2020

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French care homes hit hard as COVID-19 deaths mount

Around a third of all deaths from the disease in the country have come from within retirement communities.

08/04/2020

This social media post on coronavirus is full of misinformation

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This social media post on coronavirus is full of misinformation

This widely circulated social media post claims to contain coronavirus advice from the respected Johns Hopkins University. It doesn't and it's full of misinformation.

08/04/2020

A growing appetite for local, sustainable food produce in the United Arab Emirates

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An appetite for local, sustainable food is growing in the UAE

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In Focus, Euronews talks to the food producers in the United Arab Emirates using technology to promote sustainable food production

08/04/2020

File Photo: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization speaks during a news conference on updates regarding COVID-19

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There'll be more body bags if you politicise COVID-19: WHO to Trump

“Please don’t politicise this virus. It exploits the differences you have at the national level. If you want to be exploited and if you want to have many more body bags, then you do it,” said WHO secretary-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

08/04/2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak holds a digital press conference about the COVID-19 coronavirus

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United Kingdom

UK suffers record COVID-19 death toll as PM's condition 'improves'

It was another grim record for the UK on Wednesday.

08/04/2020

Italian bridge collapses injuring only one as lockdown conditions reduce traffic

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Italy

Italian bridge collapses injuring only one thanks to lockdown

One man was injured and another walked away from the scene but on a normal day this could have been a disaster, and thoughts of Genoa prevail.

08/04/2020

A conservationist holds an orangutan baby after being rescued from smuggling attempt.

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Protecting critically endangered orangutans from coronavirus

Orangutans share 97 per cent of their DNA with humans so a rehabilitation centre in Indonesia decided to take extra care.

08/04/2020

Brussels bear hunt as parents bid to amuse children during lockdown

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Brussels bear hunt as parents bid to amuse children during lockdown

If you go down into Brussels today, you're in for a big surprise...

08/04/2020

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Bernie Sanders quits 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

Sanders acknowledged that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up.

08/04/2020

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Iran

Euroviews. It is wrong of the Iranian regime to use coronavirus to relax existing sanctions ǀ View

There is a growing push for relief from sanctions on Iran. But the advocates for sanctions relief are as misguided now as they were when the Iranian regime was facing a different set of crises.

08/04/2020

A vigil for the 39 victims found dead inside the back of a truck in Essex

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United Kingdom

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people in Essex lorry tragedy

Maurice Robinson pleads guilty to manslaughter of 39 people in Essex lorry tragedy

08/04/2020

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Fake voice note claims UK ambulances won't call out on Thursday

Public Health England called the voice note "fake news" and urged people "to ignore the message and not share it further".

08/04/2020

Coronavirus and gender: Women on frontline need to be included in pandemic response

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Coronavirus: Women on frontline need to be included in response

The UN and gender equality organisations are calling on governments to consider female-specific issues when it comes to their short and medium-term coronavirus responses.

08/04/2020

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference, detailing EU efforts to limit the economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak

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Euroviews. The EU should learn lessons from Germany’s coronavirus protocols so life can return to normal ǀ View

Lockdown probably worked well during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic - but not now. Lockdown probably helped China, but it does not fit all countries. We are looking forward to seeing the European Commission helping its member countries to ease their lockdowns as soon as possible.

08/04/2020

Midnight light show as Wuhan lifts coronavirus lockdown

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Midnight light show as Wuhan lifts coronavirus lockdown

Lockdown has been lifted in the Chinese city where COVID-19 was first reported.

08/04/2020

Coronavirus: How to make your own face mask – no sewing required

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Coronavirus: How to make your own face mask – no sewing required

Makeshift masks may be be better than nothing, but they’re no miracle solution. They cannot and must not replace regular handwashing and social distancing measures.

08/04/2020

Indian inventor hopes COVID-19 car will put brakes on spread of virus

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Indian inventor hopes COVID-19 car will put brakes on spread of virus

This is the wacky COVID-19 car created to encourage Indians to stay at home and prevent the spread of the virus.

08/04/2020

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People board trains and planes out of Wuhan for first time in 11 weeks

Wuhan residents are now permitted to leave without special authorisation as long as a mandatory smartphone application shows they are healthy

08/04/2020

Thin clouds cover the 'Supermoon', also know as a pink moon. The view from Jakarta, Indonesia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

In pictures: The biggest and brightest 'supermoon' of the year

Missed it from your balcony? Check out photographs of the biggest and brightest 'supermoon' of the year.

08/04/2020

Russia rejects new World Cup bribery charges as 'conspiracy theory'

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Russia rejects new World Cup bribery charges as 'conspiracy theory'

US charges give details of alleged bribes paid to top FIFA officials to vote for Russia and Qatar to host the football World Cup.

08/04/2020

A patient is wheeled to an ambulance in New York

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USA

USA's deadliest day: More than 1,700 fall victim to COVID-19

More than 1,700 people in the US died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, the country's deadliest day so far during the coronavirus pandemic.

08/04/2020

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a press conference on EU efforts to limit economic impact of coronavirus, Brussels, April 2, 2020.

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Coronavirus in Europe: EU science chief quits, slams pandemic response

The head of the European Research Council has resigned saying he has "lost faith in the system" at the height of the coronavirus crisis.

08/04/2020

'Job catastrophe': 1.25 billion workers face major hit from coronavirus

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Business

'Job catastrophe': 1.25 billion workers face major hit from COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest crisis since the Second World War, with more than a third of the global workforce at risk of "drastic" layoffs and wage cuts, warns the International Labour Organization.

08/04/2020

Local police patrol as pedestrians wear face masks in the main street of Sceaux, south of Paris, on April 8, 2020

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Bernie Sanders bet big on a small tent. Here's why it didn't work.

Coronavirus: 40 suspected cases aboard French navy ship

An appetite for local, sustainable food is growing in the UAE

UK suffers record COVID-19 death toll as PM's condition 'improves'

Italian bridge collapses injuring only one thanks to lockdown

Protecting critically endangered orangutans from coronavirus

Bernie Sanders quits 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

Coronavirus: Women on frontline need to be included in response

Indian inventor hopes COVID-19 car will put brakes on spread of virus

People board trains and planes out of Wuhan for first time in 11 weeks

Russia rejects new World Cup bribery charges as 'conspiracy theory'

USA's deadliest day: More than 1,700 fall victim to COVID-19