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United Kingdom

Coronavirus: Depression in the UK officially doubled during lockdown

One in five British adults experienced depressive symptoms in June as the country was under lockdown. Prior to the pandemic, fewer than one in ten reported such symptoms.

Poland

Dozens of celebrities voice support for Polish LGBT+ rights

An open letter signed by 75 celebrities and addressed to the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen demands the bloc takes "immediate steps" to protect "core European values".

France

Femicides in France rose by a fifth in 2019 with 146 women killed

On average, one woman died at the hands of her partner or ex-partner every two days.

Lebanon

Hariri verdict: One guilty, three acquitted of murder of former PM

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut was killed in a car bomb in Beirut more than 15 years ago.

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United Kingdom

COVID-19: Only 50% of Brits say they will definitely get vaccinated

Researchers found that respondents who are sceptical about science and authority are more likely to refuse the vaccine.

Niger

France opens anti-terror probe into killing of six nationals in Niger

Eight people, including six French aid workers, were killed by gunmen in Niger on Sunday.

France

Coronavirus: Paris makes masks mandatory in busy outdoor areas

New daily COVID-19 cases surged to more than 2,200 on Friday.

World News

'Love is not tourism': EU bids to reunite couples split by COVID-19

The European Union is urging member countries to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions to allow unmarried couples to reunite after nearly half a year of separation.

Lebanon

Beirut blast: How Lebanon is facing crisis after crisis

Before this week's devastating explosion, Lebanon's economy was predicted to shrink by 12 per cent this year and its currency had lost 80 per cent of its value since October.

USA

Twitter to label government officials and state-backed news accounts

The new feature will first be applied to countries represented in the five permanent members of the United Nations' Security Council: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US but the platform said it would then extend it to other countries.

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.

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.

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