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Wildlife in South Africa needs protection more than ever before

Rangers are on duty day and night as the lockdown may lead to a surge in poaching.

01/05/2020

World News

Covid-19: UK proclaims big rise in testing but numbers questioned

Covid-19 latest: UK government gives briefing on pandemic. Follow all the latest #coronavirus updates with our live blog

01/05/2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: Boris Johnson promises UK lockdown exit plan next week

The UK Prime Minister said five key tests must be met to ease lockdowns, to avoid a second spike in coronavirus cases.

30/04/2020

Lithuania

In plain view: Drive-in cinema takes off at Vilnius airport

Lithuania has a new twist on the coronavirus trend of drive-in cinemas

30/04/2020

Europe News

Analysis: Will lockdown spark long-term changes good for the planet?

"If 2020 has proved anything, it’s that anything can happen," writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey, pondering COVID-19's impact on the climate.

30/04/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The “Ramadan bailout” of Zakat could help the world avoid a post-COVID-19 Great Depression ǀ View

The rest of the world should take this crisis as an opportunity to reach a new accommodation between the worldly and the otherworldly. Capitalism is not dying - it is simply going through a rebirth of almost religious significance.

30/04/2020

Europe News

Coronavirus: EU's Vestager lukewarm on plans to cancel flight refunds

A majority of member states are lobbying to suspend a rule that forces airlines to offer a full refund for cancelled flights. Margrethe Vestager, the EU's Competition czar, warned on Thursday that "some people may need the money".

30/04/2020

China

Euroviews. Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View

The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites...

30/04/2020

Germany

What is the R value and how might it signal a second wave in Germany?

All eyes are on Germany's R value. But what is it and why is it key in terms of when to lift lockdown?

30/04/2020

World News

France and Italy in recession as Spain sees record GDP decline

The devastating impact of the coronavirus lockdowns came into sharp focus today when the latest economic data was released.

30/04/2020

World News

Remdesivir drug reduces recovery time from COVID-19, says study

Remdesivir interferes with an enzyme that helps RNA viruses to replicate and has been shown to be successful against coronaviruses in laboratory studies.

30/04/2020

United Kingdom

Captain Tom Moore promoted to colonel on 100th birthday

The Second World War veteran has been raising millions of euros for healthcare workers during the coronavirus crisis by walking laps of his garden.

30/04/2020

World News

Coronavirus latest: UK 'past the peak' of COVID-19, says Boris Johnson

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30/04/2020

World News

'Completely unacceptable': Cancelled flights refund refusals slammed

It came as a dozen EU countries called on Brussels to suspend a European law guaranteeing passengers a refund for cancelled flights.

29/04/2020

World News

Nearly half of world’s workers risk losing their livelihoods, says ILO

The ILO estimates that 1.6 billion people are in “severe danger” of losing between 60 and 80 per cent of their income

29/04/2020

United Kingdom

UK is third worst-hit country in world after COVID-19 death toll soars

The UK's COVID-19 death toll soars after government includes care home victims for the first time

29/04/2020

USA

COVID-19 cases in the US have now passed the one million mark

COVID-19 cases in the US pass the one million mark and more Americans have lost their lives to the disease than died during the Vietnam War.

29/04/2020

Portugal

Asylum seekers return Portuguese kindness during COVID-19 lockdown

Stories like this prove the COVID-19 crisis is not all doom and gloom.

29/04/2020

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Coping with Covid 19 : how cargo companies and big brands are adapting to the coronavirus

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Business Line Dubai explores how cargo companies are dealing with the Covid 19 health crisis. The team also finds out how some big brands are adapting their advertising during the pandemic.

29/04/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Patience, sacrifice and Zakat: How Muslims find the strength to endure the COVID-19 pandemic ǀ View

Muslim communities in the UK have been hit harder than others by coronavirus, but the principle of Zakat – alms - during Ramadan is a source of strength for many.

29/04/2020