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Coronavirus: Pope Francis calls for debt relief and end to sanctions

Pope Francis called for international sanctions to be "relaxed" and for a "reduction, if not the forgiveness" of debt for poor countries during his Easter Sunday benediction.

Sweden

Is Sweden's COVID-19 strategy working?

The country continues to resist a France-style lockdown, but a spike in deaths in comparison to its Nordic neighbours might force the government's hand.

World News

Coronavirus: Global death toll passes 110,000 with 1.8 million cases

Global confirmed cases of COVID-19 are now approaching 1.8 million.

Germany

Coronavirus pandemic 'test of our humanity,' German president says

"No, this pandemic is not a war. Nations do not oppose other nations nor soldiers against other soldiers. It is a test of our humanity," German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a rare address.

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Robot drummers and posters in stands for Taiwan's baseball season

Taiwan's domestic baseball league had robots and mannequins in the stands.

United Kingdom

'Coronavirus will not overcome us': Queen gives first Easter address

"We know that Coronavirus will not overcome us," Queen Elizabeth II said in her first Easter address.

World News

Early COVID-19 drug treatment trial shows promise, needs more study

More than half of 53 severely ill COVID-19 patients treated with remdesivir showed improvement, but further information needed to determine its potential, experts say.

Russia

Moscow shutdown extended as mayor warns: 'things are getting worse'

Sergey Sobyanin says that the number of people in Russia's capital admitted to hospital with COVID-19 has risen from 500 to 1,300 per day.

Turkey

Turkey's last-minute two-day curfew brings thousands to streets

Istanbul residents surged to convenience stores before the government clarified that 'essential services' would remain open.

World News

Analysis: Is there a deadly societal divide with COVID-19?

COVID-19 is often described as a disease that doesn't discriminate. Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey looks at whether that is true.

World

What future will millenials have after COVID-19? | Culture Clash

With most of Europe locked down and the global economy in free fall, millennials are being hit hard by the crisis. But are their futures being sacrificed to contain the virus?

World News

How have European newspapers been covering the coronavirus crisis?

In these unprecedented times, we take a look at the headlines across Europe.

World News

Bill Gates warned we were not ready for the next pandemic

Bill Gates warned we were not ready for the next pandemic, here’s how he says we should respond now

Romania

The region with more coronavirus cases than anywhere in Romania

Military doctors have arrived in Suceava and say conditions in the hospital are similar to "a war".

Economy

Dombrovskis: Fiscal support to non-Eurozone countries a possibility

It comes after EU countries agreed a €500 billion coronavirus rescue package.

World

UNHCR warns social and economic consequences of pandemic may be worse than health impact

Filippo Grandi says refugees who live in a precarious situation are likely to be among the first to suffer, if the pandemic causes a global recession.

World News

This week in pictures: life under the spectre of coronavirus pandemic

Confinement lifestyle becomes new norm around the world. Check the 15 best images of this week

Business Planet

Europe’s industrial clusters mobilise to fight coronavirus

European industrial clusters are particularly active in the fight against COVID-19.

Ireland

Coronavirus restrictions in Ireland extended until 5 May

"Every sacrifice that we make is helping to save lives," Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said whilst announcing that the restrictions will be extended another three weeks, until May 5th.

Europe Decoded

Explaining the need for social distancing using ping pong balls

Experts have been getting creative in trying to explain how contagious COVID-19 is and why it is important to practice social distancing.