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World News

How will Europe's US travel ban affect transatlantic relations?

"I feel this is my grandparents' generation when they emigrated from Greece to the US and never saw their parents again," Pauline Manos, an American who has lived in Brussels for 30 years, told Euronews.

Italy

'World's largest seizure': Italy finds haul of ISIS-made amphetamines

The haul is worth about €1 billion and came in the form of 84 million Captagon tablets

USA

Unilever joins Facebook boycott over hate speech concerns

Facebook said on Friday it was taking action against hate speech.

United Kingdom

What are air bridges? And can they save your summer holiday?

Brits are eagerly awaiting a government announcement on Monday which could save summer holidays following the coronavirus pandemic.

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World News

COVID-19 threatens increase in global drug use, UN report warns

The coronavirus pandemic could lead to an increase in drug use and trafficking, as well as heightened risks for narcotic users, a UN report warned on Thursday.

Germany

EU to investigate German financial watchdog over Wirecard scandal

The German payments company collapsed on Thursday amid a major accounting scandal that has seen a €1.9 billion hole in its books.

United Kingdom

Starmer sacks Long-Bailey over 'anti-Semitic conspiracy theory'

Long-Bailey, who was a Corbyn ally, said on Twitter: "In no way was my retweet an intention to endorse every part of the article."

USA

Poland's Duda vows 'stronger alliance' with U.S. at White House visit

The U.S. president praised Poland for its NATO defence spending and criticised Germany for buying gas from Russia.

USA

Bayer to pay $10.9 billion to settle weedkiller cancer lawsuits

German chemical giant Bayer said Wednesday it would pay up to $10.9 billion (9.6 billion euros) to settle a wave of lawsuits from Americans who allege its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancers.

United Kingdom

Swissport to cut over 4,000 jobs in UK and Ireland due to COVID-19

Swissport Western Europe, which operates at London airports Heathrow and Gatwick, said in a statement that it had to reduce its staff size to survive the coronavirus crisis.

Germany

Ex-CEO of Germany's Wirecard posts €5m bail in missing billions case

Markus Braun resigned as CEO of the global payments provider on Friday after auditors said €1.9 billion was missing from Wirecard's accounts.

Europe News

Watch again: EU and China seek to ease tensions at summit

Chinese leaders and EU officials are seeking to cool tensions at a video summit on Monday, which will address new tariffs targeting Chinese firms, Beijing’s increasing control over Hong Kong, and the fallout from the coronavirus crisis.

France

French schools reopen as more COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Many schoolchildren in France have not stepped foot on the playground for nearly three months.

United Kingdom

BA, EasyJet and Ryanair take legal action over UK quarantine rules

BA, EasyJet and Ryanair said the UK's 14-day quarantine was "flawed" and will have a "devastating effect on British tourism and the wider economy".

France

Police in France protest chokehold ban and racism accusations

"The police is not racist... it saves lives whatever the colour of the individual's skin," a police union told reporters.

Germany

Volkswagen blames lack of 'intercultural sensitivity' for racist ad

The advert showed a black man being pushed around by a large white hand.

Portugal

Unruly passengers 'could exempt airlines from paying compensation'

"The unruly behaviour of an air passenger may constitute an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ capable of exempting the carrier from its obligation to pay compensation for the cancellation or long delay of the flight concerned," the court said.

France

Paris prosecutor to investigate France's handling of COVID-19 crisis

The investigation follows dozen of complaints over failures to implement COVID-19 safety measures.

France

Work begins to dismantle Notre Dame's charred scaffolding

Two teams of five workers each will take turns descending on ropes into the heat-warped web of scaffolding.

World News

COVID-19: UK records 118 deaths, plans to reopen schools from June 1

UK records 118 additional deaths, Wuhan lab denies link to COVID-19, Muslims celebrate Eid-al-Fitr, these are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic.

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