2020-05-17

Belgium

Health care workers turn their backs on Belgian prime minister

Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes was given a frosty reception by some health care workers as she visited a hospital in the capital Brussels.

17/05/2020

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Hungary: Flashmob at the airport

50 flight attendants of one of Europe's leading low-cost airlines, Wizz Air, danced at Budapest Airport.

17/05/2020

World News

Germany reopens border with Luxembourg in meeting on Schengen Bridge

In a symbolic meeting on Schengen Bridge, the foreign ministers of Germany and Luxembourg removed measures put in place to contain COVID-19.

17/05/2020

World News

Fear and discrimination high among LGBTI, EU rights survey finds

The survey came the same week as the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia which was recognised in pride colours by the European Commission's building in Brussels.

17/05/2020

France

French schools return amid apprehension over pandemic

“If they are able to keep their children at home, because there is at least one parent who is not working or has not yet resumed work, they prefer to keep them," says parent association secretary general.

17/05/2020

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Italy: Restaurant owners protest against economic situation

Hospitality workers in Rome protested in front of the Pantheon, wearing their uniforms with a mourning armband while they stood in silence for several minutes.

17/05/2020

Israel

Israel: New government sworn in after year and a half of stalemate

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival Benny Gantz announced last month that they would join forces to form a new government.

17/05/2020

United Kingdom

Life after lockdown: How COVID-19 has changed the way Britain builds

How hard is it to socially-distance on a construction site? Easier than you'd think.

17/05/2020

USA

Obama criticises US coronavirus response in online graduation speech

“More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing,” Obama said.

17/05/2020

Green News

The Maowusu Desert in China has vanished from the map

It was the size of the Netherlands, and now is barely visible. What happened to this Chinese desert?

17/05/2020