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Small businesses in UK fear lockdown impact in run up to Christmas

While bigger businesses can afford lawyers to interpret the definition of 'essential' goods, smaller enterprises fear they will see their stock go unsold.

United Kingdom

UK economy saw record rebound before new COVID-19 restrictions

The British economy grew by 15.5 per cent over the summer but monthly data suggest trouble lurks ahead once more

World News

One in five COVID-19 patients diagnosed with mental health issues

Euronews spoke to one of the authors of the study, Dr Max Taquet.

Sweden

Sweden to ban sale of alcohol after 10pm to curb spread of coronavirus

PM Stefan Lofven said that Sweden “currently is risking a situation like the one we had last spring."

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United Kingdom

UK deaths from COVID-19 pass 50,000 milestone

UK becomes the first country in Europe to pass 50,000 deaths from COVID-19

France

Cases rise in France as health minister warns peak is yet to come

France is approaching the halfway point of its second lockdown. The current measures were announced by President Emmanuel Macron nearly 2 weeks ago - in the hope to stem the spread. But how effective have they been?

World News

EU's first COVID-19 vaccinations 'could happen early next year'

It comes after Pfizer and BioNTech said their potential vaccine had been found to be more than 90% effective.

World

EU to sign a deal for 300 million doses of BioNtech/Pfizer vaccine

The EU has already signed supply deals with AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson for their potential COVID-19 shots.

United Kingdom

England planning Christmas ‘travel window’ for students in December

Mass testing will be carried out across the country's campuses before students travel home for the festive period.

United Kingdom

Lockdown is named Collins Dictionary's 2020 word of the year

What was once a pretty obscure word has become a daily tool as countries around the world put measures in place to tackle Coronavirus.

France

Prosecutors begin 4 probes into France's handling of COVID-19 pandemic

They will look into the prejudice allegedly committed against the general population, health care workers, civil servants and people sick or deceased.

Romania

Romanian health care workers demonstrate in a 'protest of exhaustion'

Romanian health care workers demonstrate in a "protest of exhaustion" in Bucharest, demanding more support from their government.

Travel News

Novel ways airlines are giving passengers their travel fix

For some the experience of boarding a plane, watching a film and having food and drink served is almost as exciting as the destinations themselves, so airlines are offering passengers just that, despite being grounded.

Travel News

After a brief opening, skiing in Austria has snow plowed to a halt

In mountainous western Austria, skiing is not just part of the local culture, but the foundation of an industry worth billions as well as the source of livelihoods for hundreds of thousands. But a fresh surge of coronavirus infections has put paid to the season's fragile reopening.

Brazil

Brazil halts trials of Chinese-made vaccine due to 'serious event'

The potential vaccine is being developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac and in Brazil would be mostly produced by Sao Paulo's state-run Butantan Institute.

World

Stress and personnel shortages: warnings from the medical frontline

Concerns about a second wave combined with the harsh winter months ahead have raised the alarm on the mental health of medical workers. Euronews has acess to to an intensive care in France where workers speak up about their fears and challenges. Some admitted the system is 'clearly struggling'.

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Spanish dance schools protest coronavirus restrictions

"We hope authorities can see that dancing is healthy and it is what people need," said José Luís Vivar Vargas who teaches salsa and bachata.

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French traders hold funeral march to highlight lockdown impact

The varied business owners were united by a simple demand: "Let us work".

Ukraine

Ukraine's president tests positive for COVID-19

"Most (people) are overcoming COVID-19," said Ukraine's president, after testing positive. "I'm going to get through it too."

France

Dogs in France can be retrained in weeks to detect COVID-19

Scientists in France say right now sniffer dogs are more reliable than the PCR tests in detecting COVID-19