14 May 2020 | Euronews
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United Kingdom UK government 'optimistic' on deal to rescue London Undergound hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned on Thursday morning that services would have to be cut if the government didn't provide emergency funding for the capital's public transport system, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. -
World News Is New Zealand's government spending a window into Europe's financial future? In the euro area, the debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to jump to 97.4% in 2020 from below 85% in 2019, according to the International Monetary Fund. -
Mexico Dozens die of alcohol poisoning in Mexico amid COVID-19 lockdown This is the latest in a series of mass alcohol poisonings registered since COVID-19 lockdowns began in the country. -
World News Analysis: Is COVID-19 further dividing the 'United' Kingdom? The coronavirus crisis is adding yet more strain to a United Kingdom which, for the best part of a decade, has seemed anything but united, writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey. -
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Europe News Coronavirus: MEPs warn tracing apps must protect privacy MEPs have been looking at COVID-19 contact tracing apps - how they work across borders and what happens to the data they collect. -
World Pompeii to unveil new remains as it reopens after COVID-19 lockdown The site of the Roman city of Pompeii - destroyed by the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD (CE) - is returning from lockdown in expanded form. -
World News Should Europe follow Twitter and make it easier to work at home? Twitter is allowing its employees to work from home permanently. Should Europe shift to this model? -
Earth News Why are the waves in California glowing blue and is it bad for the ocean? The natural phenomenon is drawing visitors who are swimming and surfing in the luminous waves. -
World 'Pray for humanity' initiative hopes to unite multi-faith communities online The organisers are hoping that a unified movement will connect and uplift, people emotionally when they are otherwise feeling the impact of social distancing. -
Europe News Hungary 'won't accept ECJ ruling' describing migrant transit zones as detention centres It relates to the case of four migrants from Afghanistan and Iran, who had their applications rejected by Hungarian authorities. -
Europe News EU wants funds for 'stronger defence policy' amid coronavirus threat The coronavirus pandemic has thrown EU cooperation into the spotlight. How armed forces and civil protection services work to ensure health security has come into focus, from building hospitals to transporting goods. The EU's foreign policy chief said that he wants to see funding going to defence. -
United Kingdom In the blink of AI: How facial recognition technology is capitalising on the COVID-19 crisis ǀ View What will happen when we emerge into the post-coronavirus world? Will these often invasive technological powers be de-escalated when the threat has passed? Or will they be held in place under the pretence of public protection? -
World Coronavirus: New gene research aims to identify those most at risk from COVID-19 A new genetic research project aims to identify and ultimately protect those most at risk from the current and potential future waves of COVID-19 -
France Coronavirus vaccine: French pharma giant Sanofi irks Paris with US first for cure comment Edouard Philippe, France's prime minister, said "equal access for everyone to the vaccine is not negotiable". It came after French pharma giant Sanofi suggested the US would be first in line for any cure. -
World News Coronavirus: World Health Organization chief warns COVID-19 'may never go away' “This virus may never go away,” said Dr Michael Ryan, the executive director of the WHO's health emergencies programme. Without a vaccine, he added, it could take years for the population to build up sufficient levels of immunity. -
World Coronavirus: New COVID-19 antibody test is 100% accurate, says Public Health England The blood test determines, via the presence of antibodies, whether a person has already had COVID-19. -
World London and Paris show huge contrast in use of face masks as commuters head back to work There's a slight increase in the number of commuters in both London and Paris - but a marked contrast between the use of protective masks in the two capitals. Use is mandatory in Paris and there is only limited takeup in London where wearing is merely advisory. -
Hungary Hungary: 'Critics silenced' in social media arrests as EU debates Orban's powers The EU calls for emergency powers to be eased along with lockdowns, amid concern at a spate of arrests in Hungary over social media posts. -
World News The EU’s post-coronavirus Marshall Plan must have a focus on improving its digital economy ǀ View A Marshall Plan for today's economy should invest in technology, promote digital free trade, and align its industrial strategy with allies such as the US and Japan to resist the growing economic and security threats posed by China. -
World News Coronavirus latest: Global death toll crosses 300,000 mark The British government announced a rescue deal for the London Underground on Thursday, as unemployment kept rising in the US and the WHO warned that the coronavirus may never be fully eradicated.