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Luke Hurst

United Kingdom

How a humble virtual pub quiz created a global community amid lockdown

An online pub quiz, set up by a quiz master for a few friends, has now turned into a global phenomenon raising tens of thousands for NHS charities.

France

Why COVID-19 is putting the rescue of Notre Dame at risk

The Paris cathedral was ravaged by flames a year ago. Now the coronavirus lockdown is putting its rescue at risk.

United Kingdom

How to stay healthy working from home, according to chiropractors

Adjusting to working from home when you are accustomed to the office can be tricky for some - but chiropractors have some advice for keeping the body and mind healthy during lockdown.

Germany

Germany flies in seasonal workers with strict coronavirus precautions

On Thursday two planeloads of Eastern European farmhands arrived in Berlin and Dusseldorf, undergoing health checks before departure and upon arrival.

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Greece

MSF: Europe 'turning a blind eye' to coronavirus risk in migrant camps

Medecins Sans Frontieres has accused Europe of “turning a blind eye” to migrants stuck in camps on Greek islands, pointing to the impossibility of social distancing measures to avoid spreading coronavirus in such conditions.

Italy

Coronavirus: Baskets of solidarity lowered from Naples balconies

Naples residents are lowering baskets packed with essentials from their balconies - allowing those in need to collect food while maintaining social distancing

Spain

Hospitals in Spain race to reorganise in face of coronavirus crisis

Hospitals in Spain are racing to reorganise in the face of coronavirus crisis, with the country now dealing with more than 100,000 confirmed cases

Nature

Great Barrier Reef 'suffers third mass bleaching in five years'

Climate change remains the greatest challenge to the Great Barrier Reef, it was claimed, after a third mass bleaching in five years was confirmed.

Italy

Watch: Positive effects of Italy's COVID-19 lockdown 'yet to be seen'

The positive effects of Italy's coronavirus lockdown are yet to be seen, the director of one of Milan's hospitals has told Euronews.

Spain

Watch: Health workers clapped across the world for coronavirus courage

Daily rounds of applause can be heard in a number of cities for health workers who are on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus

Italy

'I'll catch you!': Italian mayors lose patience with lockdown dodgers

Many people in Italy have not been heeding the instructions to stay indoors as the country battles #coronavirus - now a number of mayors of Italian towns and cities are taking matters into their own hands

United Kingdom

That's the spirit: Distilleries switch to making hand sanitiser

Distilleries and breweries around the world have been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, but some are fighting back by switching production to hand sanitiser

United Kingdom

Spaniards and Italians in UK shocked by coronavirus response

Italy, Spain and France are on lockdown. Spaniards and Italians in the UK are shocked London hasn't followed suit.

Finland

World Happiness: Finland takes top ranking for third year in a row

Nordic countries maintain their grip on the World #Happiness Ranking's top spots, which assesses variables such as GDP, social support, life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption. #WorldHappinessDay

World News

Supermarkets reserve hours for the elderly due to coronavirus hoarding

Supermarkets across the world have reserved opening times specifically for the elderly and vulnerable in response to coronavirus panic-buying and hoarding

United Kingdom

'Wonderchicken': Meet the small bird that outlived the dinosaurs

It survived the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs.

World News

Which tree did voters root for in European Tree of the Year 2020?

A 350-year-old pine tree took the title of European Tree of the Year 2020, a competition that considers the tree's story as well as its aesthetic

World News

Euros and Copa America moved to 2021 due to coronavirus chaos

Footballing authorities have decided to move Euro 2020 and Copa America 2020 to the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak

World News

Coronavirus latest: UK closes schools as Italy reports 475 more deaths

There are now more than 200,000 cases of #coronavirus and more than 8,000 people dead in the global pandemic.

World News

Interpol warns fraudsters are using coronavirus fears to scam victims

Interpol has listed a number of scams that have been reported to it by member countries in the wake of the COVID-19 emergency

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