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Serbia

Serbian president backtracks on curfew after thousands protest

Thousands took to the streets of Belgrade again on Wednesday to protest the Serbian president's handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the country

USA

Novavax receives $1.6 billion from US government for 100m vaccines

NVX‑CoV2373 is the name of the company's COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Brazil

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he tested positive for COVID-19

He has said that his history as an athlete would protect him from the virus, and that it would be nothing more than a “little flu” were he to contract it.

Germany

German court orders end to coronavirus lockdown around meat plant

The judges ruled that the restrictions imposed in Gütersloh after an outbreak at a slaughterhouse were disproportionate and should be replaced with more targeted measures.

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Few masks and little distancing as thousands pack Black Sea beaches

The EU's ban on Russians and Ukrainians from entering the bloc has boosted the popularity of Black Sea resorts like Odesa and Sochi.

United Kingdom

English pubs forced to close as customers test positive for COVID-19

It comes just days after they reopened for the first time in more than three months.

World News

Jobless rate to hit record this year in richest economies, says OECD

The average unemployment rate across the OECD is forecast to reach 9.4 per cent at the end of 2020, and remain stubbornly high at 7.7 per cent in 2021.

Economy

EU to experience 'even deeper recession' than anticipated

The European Commission announced that the euro area economy will contract by 8.7%, as the lifting of lockdown measures has been more gradual than expected.

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Hundreds of drones light up South Korean sky with virus messages

Hundreds of drones lit up the night sky in Seoul for a spectacular showcase of motivational and awareness messages as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic.

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The science behind reliable COVID-19 testing

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris looks at what scientists are doing to make sure coronavirus diagnostic tests are efficient and don’t produce false negatives.

Smart Regions

Home help: the project supporting Italy and France's isolated mountain communities

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions takes a look at a European project that's providing vital medical and social support to the sick and isolated in Italy’s Aosta and France’s Tarentaise mountain regions.

World News

Euroviews. State-sponsored disinformation in Western democracies is the elephant in the room ǀ View

State-sponsored disinformation campaigns were once the preserve of authoritarian regimes. Without noticing, the same tactics have crept into public discourse in Western democracies.

World News

Greece shuts Serbia border amid COVID-19 spike in the Balkans

Austria has also imposed a travel warning for six western Balkans countries, Bosnia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia, in view of high COVID-19 figures.

World

The other pandemic: HIV/AIDS fight hit by coronavirus crisis

UNAIDS has warned that coronavirus-related disruptions in HIV treatment could result in half a million excess deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.

Australia

Australia closes state border as COVID-19 cases rise

Melbourne, Victoria's capital, announced a surge of 127 new cases on Monday.

India

Coronavirus: India set to overtake Russia in total reported cases

It comes as the country reports yet another daily record of COVID-19 infections.

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Catholics attend first mass in Rio since virus lockdown

The devoted of the Catholic church welcomed the chance to attend a mass after almost three months praying and listening to ceremonies from home via social media.

Italy

Stranded Ocean Viking migrants still waiting to disembark in Sicily

Most of them have been at sea for more than a week.

World News

COVID-19 latest: WHO records largest single day increase in cases

The largest increase came from the Americas where the United States and Brazil represent millions of cases.

World News

Latin America surpasses Europe's number of coronavirus cases

A skyrocketing case count in Brazil and heavy outbreaks in Peru, Chile and Colombia have been the main contributors.