Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19: Boris Johnson promises UK lockdown exit plan next week The UK Prime Minister said five key tests must be met to ease lockdowns, to avoid a second spike in coronavirus cases. 30/04/2020
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Now playing Next Europe News Analysis: Will lockdown spark long-term changes good for the planet? "If 2020 has proved anything, it’s that anything can happen," writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey, pondering COVID-19's impact on the climate. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next Lebanon Lebanese government 'treats population with disdain' Riots are taking place in Lebanon because of the government’s failure to address deep-seated economic problems in the country, it's been claimed. 30/04/2020
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Now playing Next world news World economy 'unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels before 2022' The world economy is unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels before 2022 at the earliest, the Dutch banking group ING has warned. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The “Ramadan bailout” of Zakat could help the world avoid a post-COVID-19 Great Depression ǀ View The rest of the world should take this crisis as an opportunity to reach a new accommodation between the worldly and the otherworldly. Capitalism is not dying - it is simply going through a rebirth of almost religious significance. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next world news COVID-19 causes biggest shock to global energy demand since WWII A new report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) provides an almost real-time view of the COVID-19 pandemic’s extraordinary impact across all major fuels 30/04/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Coronavirus: EU's Vestager lukewarm on plans to cancel flight refunds A majority of member states are lobbying to suspend a rule that forces airlines to offer a full refund for cancelled flights. Margrethe Vestager, the EU's Competition czar, warned on Thursday that "some people may need the money". 30/04/2020
Now playing Next China Euroviews. Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites... 30/04/2020
Now playing Next Germany What is the R value and how might it signal a second wave in Germany? All eyes are on Germany's R value. But what is it and why is it key in terms of when to lift lockdown? 30/04/2020
Now playing Next Green News New device simulates the feeling of touch in virtual reality This piece of tech could provide museums and educational organisations with new ways to engage with the public. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next world news France and Italy in recession as Spain sees record GDP decline The devastating impact of the coronavirus lockdowns came into sharp focus today when the latest economic data was released. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Remdesivir drug reduces recovery time from COVID-19, says study Remdesivir interferes with an enzyme that helps RNA viruses to replicate and has been shown to be successful against coronaviruses in laboratory studies. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next Europe News COVID-19: Belgium's overcrowded prisons a 'powder keg' for infections "Since 23 April, I wash myself with water. I had to wash my cell by myself with just water. I picked up the dirt of the prisoner before. What more can I say? The situation here is very bad." 30/04/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Belgium to hire 2,000 call centre staff to track COVID-19 cases The investigators will work the phones and connect the dots of who could be spreading coronavirus. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Captain Tom Moore promoted to colonel on 100th birthday The Second World War veteran has been raising millions of euros for healthcare workers during the coronavirus crisis by walking laps of his garden. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next world news Coronavirus latest: UK 'past the peak' of COVID-19, says Boris Johnson Follow live updates on the coronavirus pandemic. 30/04/2020