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Germany

'There are vultures out there': Police thwart €2.38m face mask scam

€2.38 million euros were paid up front for masks that never arrived. Two arrests have been made in the Netherlands, and more are expected, says Interpol.

Romania

Scramble for face masks and medical supplies sends prices soaring

Face masks and medical supplies are being sold for two or three times their value as countries scramble to protect their health workers.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK town devises a-moo-sing remedy to lockdown loneliness

Every evening from 6.30-6.32 pm local time, residents under lockdown in Belper, Devonshire, bellow out in unison, taking part in "The Belper Moo".

Living

Cold craft beer now delivered all over Europe from local suppliers

A website dedicated to to delivering local, artisanal beer has sprung up to support breweries while pubs are closed.

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France

Tour de France postponed until August due to coronavirus pandemic

The French cycling event was delayed following President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that events with large crowds could not take place until at least mid-July.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Lessons learnt by Britain in 1931 could save the Eurozone from post-coronavirus catastrophe ǀ View

The experience of Britain in the 1920s and early 1930s provide valuable lessons for the European Union in forging a meaningful economic response to this virus crisis.

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Madrid stages open-air cinema for confined locals

A portable cinema is deployed in Madrid to provide entertainment to those confined to their apartments as a part of the coronavirus lockdown.

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Mask-wearing chocolate bunnies bring rare bit of joy amid lockdown

Chocolate bunnies wearing protective masks are hopping off the shelves at an Athens pastry shop.

Europe News

Belgian potato chief appeals for government to chip in amid crisis

Most Belgian potatoes are exported but with travel bans and restaurants closed, the industry is facing huge losses.

Poland

Euroviews. First Hungary, now Poland. It’s time for Europeans to speak out against COVID-19 power grabs ǀ View

If Hungary has become the European Union’s first coronavirus autocracy, Poland looks set to be the second.

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.

World News

Coronavirus: Global cases double to two million in less than two weeks

Here are the latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic from across Europe and the world.

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Coronavirus: European states ease lockdowns as Trump lashes out at WHO

Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic and Denmark have announced limited re-opening of schools and businesses.

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Pharma giants GSK and Sanofi team up to find coronavirus vaccine

The pharma giants are hoping their scale will allow them to make a vaccine widely available by the second half of 2021.

World News

Analysis: The success of COVID-19 restrictions

Solidarity has been a key word in the COVID-19 crisis, yet we're seeing little evidence of it in the approach taken by EU member states. Our political editor asks what a bloc on the back foot is doing about the apparent take-it-or-leave-it attitude.

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We spoke to coronavirus survivors about their experience

Covid-19 death tolls are continuing to rise throughout the world, but Unreported Europe spoke to survivors of the virus to learn about the new perspectives and messages they have after their experience.

World News

Alcohol doesn't kill COVID-19 & should be limited under lockdown: WHO

"Fear and misinformation have generated a dangerous myth that consuming high-strength alcohol can kill the COVID-19 virus. It does not," the World Health organisation stressed on Tuesday.

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Euroviews. Rising populism stokes discontent but offers few solutions to global threats like COVID-19 ǀ View

Global problems, like the current COVID-19 crisis and the climate emergency, do not respect borders. Solutions to these issues are most likely to come when people coordinate their efforts across sectors, cultures and national boundaries, and not succumb to the short-sightedness views of populism.

Belgium

Could a century-old method help treat COVID-19 patients?

The treatment involves taking plasma from the blood of survivors and injecting it into sick patients.