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Coronavirus: UAE moves to mitigate economic fallout

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In this episode, Target looks at what the UAE is doing to cushion the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

22/05/2020

United Kingdom

Meet the workers missing out on the UK's job retention scheme

UK finance minister Rishi Sunak announced the support on March 20, vowing to reimburse 80% of workers’ wage costs to a cap of £2,500 per month, backdated to March 1, 2020. The scheme sees employees put on temporary leave, called being furloughed.

22/05/2020

World News

Euroviews. We shouldn’t accept intrusive surveillance for the sake of our health without safeguards ǀ View

Whether prompted by a health or security crisis, the adoption of exceptional state powers makes me worry that we are entering a new era in which our liberties are being whittled away under the guise of fighting another invisible enemy.

22/05/2020

Italy

Italy's undeclared workers turn to food banks amid lockdown woe

Despite being illegal, undeclared work is common in Italy, with over three million people trapped in this form of precarious employment.

22/05/2020

World News

Euroviews. Malaria devastates lives and economies like COVID-19. We should fight it in the same way ǀ View

A small investment in malaria prevention and treatment could reap huge rewards. The prevalence of the disease actively holds back many countries - particularly in west Africa - whose young populations could and should be driving dynamic economies.

22/05/2020

France

France announces new date for second round of local elections

The elections will take place with health and social distancing measures in place, France's Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said.

22/05/2020

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Don't open schools on June 1, experts tell UK government

A governmental advisory body said a two-week postponement would "halve" the risk to primary and secondary school children, the ones expected to return to school first.

22/05/2020

World News

Latest: Trump says places of worship are 'essential' and should reopen

Euronews brings you all of the latest updates about the coronavirus pandemic.

22/05/2020

USA

Trump wants a 'comeback' G7 summit in the US. But does anyone else?

Few countries have given Trump a clear commitment.

21/05/2020

Italy

Italian winemakers want to convert unsold stock into hand sanitiser

It would ease shortages of hand sanitiser in Italy and save the industry from wasting huge quantities of wine.

21/05/2020

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The rise of robots, automation and e-commerce in the post-pandemic world

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In this episode of Business Line the team examine how the economic crisis prompted by the coronavirus pandemic is likely to see companies accelerate plans to adopt innovative Artificial Intelligence technologies.

21/05/2020

Spain

Madrid challenges ongoing coronavirus lockdown in supreme court

It comes after Spain's lockdown was extended for a further two weeks until June 7.

21/05/2020

United Kingdom

UK to scrap healthcare surcharge for foreign NHS and care workers

The UK government has pledged to scrap a healthcare surcharge for foreign NHS and care workers - although other migrants will still see an increase to their fees.

21/05/2020

United Kingdom

Release the hounds: UK deploys dogs to sniff out coronavirus

Medical detection dogs already have a successful history catching the presence of malaria and certain types of cancers in humans.

21/05/2020

World News

Euroviews. COVID-19 has created a political vacuum. Who will fill it? ǀ View

Europe's people are already discovering new ways to be in contact in a contactless world and reinventing the idea of solidarity - even when they cannot physically stand together.

21/05/2020

World

EU countries pledge support for tourism sector in bid to save summer

Socially-distanced sunbeds, anyone? EU ministers pledge to support the bloc's key tourism industry while taking measures to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections.

21/05/2020

Germany

Lufthansa €9 billion bailout decision expected 'shortly', says Merkel

The German government would take up a significant stake in the group threatened by the coronavirus crisis.

21/05/2020

Sweden

Are care homes the dark side of Sweden’s coronavirus strategy?

Figures from Sweden's Public Health Agency show almost half of all fatalities linked to coronavirus have happened in residential homes.

21/05/2020

World News

COVID-19 live: Around 17% of people in London may have had coronavirus

Euronews brings you all the latest updates from the global coronavirus pandemic.

21/05/2020

World News

Record 106,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in a day: WHO

Almost two-thirds of the 106,000 new COVID-19 infections reported globally on Tuesday were recorded in just four countries.

20/05/2020