20 April 2020 | Euronews
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USA US oil prices plunge below zero amid coronavirus pandemic Demand for oil has decreased significantly amid the coronavirus pandemic. -
No Comment Coronavirus: Tourism-reliant Cornwall faces hardship if lockdown lasts into summer The area is hugely dependent on visitors and faces huge financial hardship if the number of tourists drops this summer. -
World News Analysis: How should the EU deal with 'totally incompatible' Hungary? Our political editor, Darren McCaffrey, asks how serious the EU is in its approach to Hungary. -
Israel Coronavirus: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu creates 'emergency' unity government with opposition Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival Benny Gantz have joined forces to create an "emergency" government in the face of coronavirus. -
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No Comment Saxony becomes first German state to make masks mandatory in public The German city of Dresden began distributing 200,000 face masks on Monday as they became compulsory on trains, buses and in shops in the state of Saxony. -
Austria Austria begins reopening after 'very early and very harsh' lockdown Austria's early intervention allowed it to begin lifting lockdown restrictions earlier than other European countries, it's been claimed. -
United Kingdom More than 140,000 firms in UK apply for job retention scheme The UK government has been criticised for the lack of personal protective equipment for frontline workers. -
Hungary Coronavirus: Hungary minister says criticism of Viktor Orban's new powers are 'simply fake' Hungary's foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, insists Orban's new powers will only be related to the 'pandemic situation'. -
World News The G20’s promise of a debt freeze is not enough for Africa to combat the COVID-19 crisis ǀ View If the infections continue to rise, Africa’s weak healthcare systems will be immensely overwhelmed and not able to deal with the raging virus. -
Earth News Artificial clouds could save vulnerable coral reef from climate change Unprecedented coral bleaching in Australia has scientists searching for ways to shade the ocean from the sun’s harmful rays. -
No Comment Face masks distributed via vending machines in Taiwan Automating the distribution of masks is aimed at reducing the workload of pharmacists and cutting the amount of contact between people. -
United Kingdom COVID-19 is opening up new opportunities for fraudsters. Business must act to reduce the risk ǀ View The situation that has been created by coronavirus will have produced new opportunities for those who commit fraud. And fraud is like a virus: it will spread and cause the maximum amount of harm unless the right precautions are taken. -
Spain 'Move out!' Spanish healthcare workers receive threats from neighbours Healthcare workers in Spain as in other European countries have been receiving threatening notes form their neighbours. They accuse caregivers of spreading the virus and are afraid their presence may mean they could catch COVID-19. -
No Comment Advantage innovation! Tennis players take to roof for practice amid coronavirus lockdown These youngsters have come up with a bright way of keeping up their tennis practice! -
France Coronavirus and the elderly: How is life inside a French retirement home amid COVID-19 outbreak? More than 40 per cent of France's 19,000 COVID-19 fatalities have been in retirement homes. -
Germany Coronavirus: Germany reopens small shops as it seeks to avoid 'on-off lockdown situation' Germany is one of the first countries in Europe to begin easing stringent coronavirus lockdown measures after a campaign of widespread testing. -
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso authorities killed 31 unarmed detainees, Human Rights Watch alleges The victims, all from the nomadic Muslim Peuhl or Fulani community, were reportedly killed within hours of being arrested in the northern town of Djibo on April 9, HRW said in a statement. -
China Viruses: an intimate 'enemy', yet essential for life on Earth Science is just beginning to discover the essential role of viruses for biodiversity, the evolution of species - starting with our own- and even on climate regulation. -
United Kingdom Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tell tabloids: 'We won't engage with you' "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be engaging with your outlet. There will be no corroboration and zero engagement," Harry and Meghan have told Britain's The Daily Mail, The Sun, Mirror, and Express. -
USA COVID-19: US state leaders lambast 'conflicting messages' from White House "``To have an American president to encourage people to violate the law, I can't remember any time during my time in America where we have seen such a thing,'' Washington state's Democratic governor, Jay Inslee, has said. -
World News Coronavirus latest: World Health Organization warns the worst is yet ahead "The worst is yet ahead of us," WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned as some countries prepared to ease lockdown measures. -
Earth News It's time to end our love affair with toilet roll. What’s wrong with a bidet? Pandemic induced panic-buying has got us all considering toilet paper alternatives in our time of need. -
Canada Gunman disguised as police officer kills at least 16 in rural Canada Gunman disguised as police officer kills at least 16 in rural Canada