France

Coronavirus: Macron strolls Champs Elysées in 'message of confidence'

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron walked hand-in-hand on Paris' Champs-Elysees on Monday "to send a message of confidence to the French economy" amid coronavirus.

9 March 2020

Ireland

Dublin cancels St Patrick's Day parade due to coronavirus outbreak

Two more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the Republic of Ireland on Monday, bringing the total number to 21.

9 March 2020

Europe News

The Brief: Erdogan's ultimatum, coronavirus concerns and migration

Monday marks 100 days of Ursual von der Leyen's team in office, and while they set clear goals in terms of climate, digital and gender, events regarding migration, COVID-19 and foreign policy have overtaken the European Commission.

9 March 2020

World News

How do scientists create vaccines for new viruses?

Hundreds of scientists around the world have begun to create a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, which, according to WHO estimates, could take a year and a half to produce.

9 March 2020

World

EU pledges €25 billion to offset economic impact of COVID-19

Leaders have pledged to accelerate research into the disease and to support the sectors the hardest hit, such as aviation.

9 March 2020

World News

Coronavirus: Spain declares emergency as France shuts restaurants

Spain and France announce tough new restrictions to control the COVID-19 outbreak as cases jump in Italy.

9 March 2020

Vatican

Pope voices support for coronavirus victims in livestream message

Small groups of Catholic faithful gathered at St. Peter's Square on Sunday to watch a livestream of Pope Francis delivering his Angelus blessing.

8 March 2020

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Chocolate coronavirus by French baker provokes smiles

A chocolate shell sprinkled with red almonds - an edible representation of the new coronavirus made by French chocolatier Jean-Francois Pre, who took his inspiration from a 3D model of the disease

8 March 2020

Italy

Italy coronavirus shutdown: how the emergency measures work

The coronavirus decree announced by PM Giuseppe Conte covers Lombardy and surrounding provinces in northern Italy, imposing major restrictions on around a quarter of the country’s population.

8 March 2020

World News

UN declines to declare coronavirus pandemic

“Unless we’re convinced it’s uncontrollable, why (would) we call it a pandemic?” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this week.

7 March 2020

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Images of empty space surrounding the Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque

To limit coronavirus contagion during religious gatherings, Saudi Arabia emptied Islam's holiest site in Mecca to sterilise it

7 March 2020

China

China: Quanzhou hotel collapse kills 10, more than 20 missing

The Xinjia Express Hotel was used to isolate people who had arrived from other parts of China hit by the coronavirus outbreak.

7 March 2020

World News

In pictures: the best images from this week's news stories

This week's news stories in a selection of images

6 March 2020

Italy

Lambrusco fans in northern Italy get wine on tap - literally

Due to an error in the local winery, wine entered the main water supply and caused many locals to drink it immediately!

6 March 2020

Vietnam

Viral virus video as Vietnam prevention message proves popular

Government public information videos are not meant to be this popular.

6 March 2020

Switzerland

'Can garlic stop COVID-19?': Your coronavirus questions answered

The World Health Organization responds to questions - from the balanced to the bizarre - on how best to prevent COVID-19.

6 March 2020

United Kingdom

Victims of coronavirus scams lost a huge amount of money in February

Scammers conned victims in the UK using phishing emails where they posed as groups associated with the World Health Organization.

6 March 2020

Europe

Losing face: French mask maker scraps NHS order amid COVID-19 shortage

Paris is keeping French-made protective masks inside the country amid a coronavirus-inspired shortage. But it's proving awkward for its loyalist customers.

6 March 2020

Earth News

Leading sustainable fashion summit cancelled in May due to coronavirus

The annual sustainability event in Copenhagen is being moved, due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak.

6 March 2020

Switzerland

World’s poorest may be ‘pushed over edge’ by coronavirus measures

Livelihoods and lives may be threatened by lockdowns, quarantines and other measures to control COVID-19, says the UN's human rights commissioner.

6 March 2020