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Serbia

China marches to Serbia's aid as EU's vaccine scheme fails to deliver

While the whole region was waiting to get at least some vaccines from the COVAX scheme, a plane from China landed in Belgrade with a million doses on board.

United Kingdom

France 'prepared to help' struggling train operator Eurostar

Passenger numbers on the cross-channel train service have been down 95% since March and are currently believed to be less than 1% of pre-pandemic levels.

My Europe Series

Has the EU's vaccine rollout lost Brussels support in poorer nations?

Edi Rama, PM of EU hopeful Albania, has already hit out at Brussels over its "morally and politically unacceptable" vaccine rollout.

France

France: Hospital workers demand more resources to fight COVID-19

French hospital workers demand more resources to cope with the relentless influx of COVID-19 patients.

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France

French health minister says third national lockdown could be necessary

"If the level of this variant were to increase significantly and we followed an English trajectory, a lockdown would probably become an absolute necessity," Véran told the French Senate's Law Commission.

Cuba

Cuba aims to immunise its population this year with its own vaccine

Cuba wants to produce 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine this year, which would be the first developed in Latin America.

United Kingdom

UK registers new record of 1,820 COVID-19 deaths in one day

A person is admitted to hospital in the UK every 30 seconds, UK officials have said.

USA

Trump's final address: 'I fought for you, I fought for your family'

A video praising his administration's legacy and listing economic and foreign policy achievements was released for Trump's final presidential address.

World News

Euroviews. The EU must prevent the COVID vaccine roll-out creating two-tier societies ǀ View

Regardless of how keen governments are to roll out the vaccine, it’s likely that some groups in society will be slower to receive it, leading to unequal access and curtailed freedoms.

Israel

Israel's COVID vaccination rollout is leaving Palestinians behind

The World Health Organization has raised "concerns" about the unequal distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the country.

Germany

Germany mulls further COVID restrictions over new variant fears

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting with regional leaders on Tuesday to discuss imposing stricter measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission.

Germany

Face masks: What's the difference between a cloth one and an FFP2?

As authorities in southern Germany and in Austria make FFP2 masks mandatory on public transport and in shops, we ask an expert what difference these masks make.

United Kingdom

UK reports record 1,610 deaths from COVID-19

The UK recorded 1,610 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday.

United Kingdom

One in eight in England had had COVID-19 by December, new data shows

According to the ONS, 12.7 per cent of the population in England would have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies by the end of 2020.

Portugal

Portugal ramps up lockdown rules amid surging coronavirus cases

Stricter lockdown rules have been introduced in Portugal amid surging coronavirus cases, with the pandemic setting grim records there and across Europe.

USA

US man hid in airport for three months due to COVID pandemic fear

A man has been arrested after hiding in Chicago's airport for three months due to his fear of flying during the coronavirus pandemic.

Climate Now

Did the COVID pandemic alter the course of climate change?

Conservationist Jane Goodall, Environmentalist and UN Youth Advisor Nathan Méténier, Copernicus climate scientist Carlo Buontempo, and WMO emissions expert Oksana Tarasova , are hosted by Climate Now presenter Jeremy Wilks in this live Euronews YouTube debate on climate change vs. COVID-19.

World News

'Catastrophic moral failure': WHO chief slams COVID vaccine rollout

The WHO director-general said rich countries buying up all the doses of COVID vaccines was a "catastrophic moral failure".

Netherlands

Why has Amsterdam’s oldest gay bar renamed itself IKEA?

Clue: It's got nothing to do with meatballs or flatpack furniture.

Germany

Bavaria makes FFP2 masks mandatory in shops and public transport

Starting next week, Austria will introduce a similar rule nationwide.