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United Kingdom

UK spends estimated €190m on 50 million face masks it won't use

The government's announcement came after two NGOS launched legal proceedings into the awarding of a €280 million for the supply of face masks to a privately-owned equity fund.

Germany

Nuclear blast in Germany would kill hundreds of thousands: Greenpeace

The NGO is calling on the US to withdraw nuclear warheads it stores in Germany.

United Kingdom

UK to stop using 'racist' visa algorithm after legal challenge

The system has been in place since at least 2015 and used traffic light colours to grade every entry visa application to the UK, assigning Red, Amber or Green risk rating to applicants, according to one NGO.

United Kingdom

Record number of migrants intercepted in the English Channel

French and UK border forces intercepted 227 migrants in the Channel on Thursday in 21 separate operations with more incidents reported on Friday.

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Economy

COVID-19: Euro area economy suffers record drop of 12.1%

Eurostat also expects Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the whole European Union to have fallen by 11.9 per cent between April and June.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK extends self-isolation period from seven to 10 days

The self-isolation extension comes as Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned that "we can see, sadly, a second wave of coronavirus that's starting to roll across Europe".

World News

EU signs €63m deal to secure supplies of COVID-19 drug remdesivir

The EU's announcement it had secured 30,000 treatment courses comes four weeks after the US revealed that it had bought more than 500,000 treatment courses.

Germany

US says it will withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany

Around 6,400 will head home — but will be redeployed back to Europe on a rotational basis — while 5,400 will be sent to countries including Italy, Belgium and Poland.

Spain

Madrid developing disputed 'immunity passports' for COVID-19 survivors

The Spanish region said the experimental passport would be rolled out in September but both the WHO and Spain's national government have warned against these certificates.

France

Thomas Pesquet to be first European to fly aboard SpaceX capsule

"I am thrilled to be the first European to fly on the new generation of US crewer spacecraft," Pesquet said.

World News

Global air traffic won't recover from COVID-19 until 2024, says IATA

International traffic shrank by 96.8 per cent in June compared with the same month last year.

France

World's largest nuclear fusion project being assembled in France

Fusion is a nuclear reaction that powers the Sun and the stars and is a potential source of safe, non-carbon emitting and virtually limitless energy.

France

New French law enables doctors to report cases of domestic violence

150 women were killed in France last year by their partner or ex-partner, according to an NGO tally.

United Kingdom

COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for Christmas, says UK health minister

"We're working really hard on this but I can't promise to play Santa," said UK health minister Matt Hancock, speaking about the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas.

Bulgaria

More protests expected after Bulgarian PM survives no-confidence vote

Demonstrators accuse Borissov and the country's top prosecutor, Ivan Geshev, of corruption, authoritarian rule and dependence on criminal groups. They are calling for both men to step down.

United Kingdom

Brexit: COVID-19 leaves UK companies even less prepared, report warns

"The coronavirus crisis has made a difficult task much harder," the report from the Institute for Government states.

World News

Coronavirus: Where are infection rates surging in Europe?

Sweden, Bulgaria, and Portugal have crude incidence rate of over 40 cases per 100,000 population, the latest data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control show.

France

Nantes cathedral fire: Volunteer questioned over blaze released

Police have released a volunteer who worked at the fire-stricken cathedral after being brought into custody for questioning.

United Kingdom

Shamima Begum: Court rules IS bride should return to UK

A court has ruled that Begum "cannot play any meaningful part in her appeal" from the Syrian refugee camp where she is currently.

World News

ECJ invalidates EU-US data transfer agreement over surveillance fears

The court stressed that personal data transferred outside the bloc must be "afforded the level of protection essentially equivalent to that guaranteed within the EU."

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