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Sport

Tour de France under a cloud after new allegations of doping emerge

Marseille's public prosecutor announced an inquiry into members of French team Arkéa-Samsic.

Poland

Poland: PiS ponders ruling alone as United Right coalition 'collapses'

The 'United Right' political alliance has been in power since 2015. Negotiations are to come, but could bring 2023 elections forward.

Sci-tech

UK computer chip giant sold to American firm Nvidia

UK-based computer chip designer ARM Holdings is being sold to the American graphics chip company Nvidia for 33 billion euros. Arm is responsible for developing the processors in most of the world's mobile phones.

World

Drugmakers ask EU to loosen rules for COVID-19 vaccine

Consumer groups worry it could set a dangerous precedent.

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Europe News

Coronavirus France: Millions return to work and school in masks

Infections are still surging in over 20 French departments. Indeed, public health authorities reported over 3,000 new cases on the last day of August.

World

Coronavirus eight months on: from 27 cases to 25 million

China issued their first warnings about the Coronavirus on 31 December 2020 to the World Health Organization. At the time, the virus had 27 known cases and no deaths —but has since changed the course of history.

World

Coronavirus cases spike in South of France holiday regions

French health authorities reported nearly 10,000 new COVID-19 cases this weekend as infections continue to spike. Holiday destinations in the South of France are seeing the virus spread fast, but few seem to be following social distancing rules.

World

PSG v Bayern Munich: Who will win the Champions League?

A German Audi against an old Renault? Watch this hilarious correspondent face-off as Jona and Guillaume preview the Champions League final on Sunday.

World

Facing a surge in cases, French Guiana asks Paris 'where's your help?'

The overseas territory is technically equal to any other French department, such as Provence, Calais or Isère. But residents say the health system is not on par with that in the mainland.

World

The other pandemic: HIV/AIDS fight hit by coronavirus crisis

UNAIDS has warned that coronavirus-related disruptions in HIV treatment could result in half a million excess deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.

World News

Crop-killing locust swarms spotted across three continents

East Africa, South Asia, and now South America: three continents are suffering plagues of locusts. The swarms of insects have been devastating food supplies.

World News

Spain launches minimum income scheme for its most vulnerable families

A quarter of a million Spanish households received their first support payment of up to €700 on Friday

Germany

Are slaughterhouses turning into coronavirus factories?

Health experts say it's not just the working conditions inside meatpacking plants that can increase the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks: in Germany, many of the industry's workers are migrants living in cramped communal housing.

Netherlands

MH17 trial resumes after pandemic break, but defence demands more time

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a missile in eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago. Families of victims want justice, but the defence says COVID-19 restrictions have made it too hard to prepare the case.

France

France declares war on podcasts, clickbait and chick-lit

The French government wants its citizens to stop using English words where no French equivalent exists

World News

StopCOVID: France's controversial tracing app ready by June

The French government's tracing project has raised many questions over privacy and civil liberties.

Italy

Trainee doctor slayed as domestic violence reports jump amid lockdown

Lorena Quaranta was murdered just three weeks into Italy's lockdown. Authorities say it highlights a worrying increase in domestic violence across Europe amid confinement.

World News

Ursula von der Leyen tells EU countries to share medical supplies

The EU commision has a clear message for member states: medical equipment must be shared within the bloc. The commission President said no country has the capacity to produce on its own what will be needed to fight against coronavirus.

Business

Shoppers can't put hands on santiser as coronavirus concern deepens

'No mask, no gel' Trying to find sanitising gel is becoming a wild goose chase.

World

Green mayor calls for Paris to ban outdoor heaters amid CO2 concerns

Should Paris pull the plug on heating outdoor terraces?

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