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Russian culture icon Pyotr Mamonov dies with coronavirus aged 70

The rock musician died in a Moscow hospital after spending two weeks on a ventilator being treated for coronavirus.

Greece

Sluggish start to tourism season in Greece

Uncertainty over the Delta variant is blamed for the low number of visitors

World News

Carrot or stick? Which is best at pushing Europeans to get vaccinated?

Some countries are now requiring health passes to access restaurants and travel in an effort to push citizens to get COVID-19 jabs.

France

Watch: France observes Bastille Day under shadow of Delta variant

France returns to its annual military parade down the Champs-Élysées after it was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.

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Europe News

Hungary left waiting as 12 EU states have COVID spending approved

A dozen EU countries have had their COVID recovery spending plans approved, paving the way for funds to arrive later this month.

France

French race for COVID jabs before restaurants require them to eat out

Nearly 1.3 million people booked a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in France before needing a jab or a test to go to a restaurant or shopping centre.

Iraq

Dozens killed in fire on coronavirus ward in Iraqi hospital

At least 92 people were confirmed to have died in a fire at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq.

Spain

Curfews return in Spain as infections soar in young people

Catalonia and Valencia are limiting social gatherings to 10 people and restoring late-night restrictions on all activities, while Asturias banned indoor bar and restaurants operations.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson to press on with lifting measures despite COVID surge

The British prime minister Boris Johnson asked people to “proceed with caution” as he said lifting all remaining lockdown restrictions in England would go ahead in a week as planned, despite a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.

World News

WHO calls on the West to donate extra vaccines to poor countries

World Health Organization officials want rich countries to give their extra coronavirus vaccine doses to poor countries that haven’t yet immunised their populations, rather than using them as boosters.

Netherlands

Dutch PM Rutte apologises for lifting COVID-19 restrictions too soon

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has conceded that the Netherlands lifted coronavirus restrictions too soon, as COVID-19 infection rates rise.

World News

France's Macron to outline plans to curb Delta variant as cases spike

Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce new measures just days after lifting them as new infections fuelled by the more contagious Delta variant soar.

Cuba

Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices

It was one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in Cuban history.

Serbia

Serbian rock festival goes ahead as partygoers check for coronavirus

The Novi Sad rock festival in Serbia went ahead without face masks or social distancing after all participants were screened for coronavirus.

Belgium

Woman, 90, dies after being infected with two COVID-19 variants

The elderly woman, who had not been vaccinated, contracted both the Alpha and Beta variants, which were first detected in Britain and South Africa respectively.

France

French study: Two doses of vaccine crucial to beating Delta variant

The small-scale study found one dose of Covid-19 vaccine had a negligible effect but two protected people in 95 percent of cases.

World News

France warned its citizens to avoid Portugal and Spain this summer

Due to concerns about rising cases of the Delta COVID variant, France says avoid travel to Portugal and Spain.

Spain

Call for new restrictions as Spain’s youth bear brunt of COVID cases

Spain’s COVID vaccination programme has been a relative success in Europe up to now - but the reopening of nightlife has led to a huge surge in cases amongst unprotected young people, who haven’t yet been able to get the jab.

Travel News

Vaccinated Brits no longer need to quarantine from amber countries

Fully vaccinated British adults will not need to quarantine on return from amber list countries from 19 July, the UK’s transport secretary Grant Shapps announced.

Japan

Fans banned from Olympics as Tokyo placed under state of emergency

Japan is to place its capital Tokyo under a state of emergency, which will last through the upcoming Olympic games.