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Oxford vaccine is safe and provokes response in adults over 56: study

Older people are at a disproportionate risk of severe COVID-19 disease, so it is essential that any vaccine adopted for use is effective in this group.

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'We won't give up': Weber defiant over veto of EU's €1.8tr budget deal

Influential MEP Manfred Weber says the European Parliament will not back down over linking EU cash to respect for rule of law.

Europe News

Have our vaccine, if you can produce it, says Russia's EU ambassador

Hungary is the only country in the EU to trial Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

World News

Paris and Zurich are now the world's costliest cities due to COVID-19

Paris and Zurich leapfrogged Singapore and Osaka to claim the top spot.

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Anti-lockdown protesters gather at Germany's parliament

Germany's houses of parliament are debating and then voting on providing a legal basis for the current lockdown measures aimed at tacling COVID-19, but some demonstrators are continuing to insist the measures are unconstitutional.

World News

Which countries in Europe are experiencing a second wave of COVID-19?

There is much talk of a second wave of coronavirus in Europe. But what does the data tell us?

World News

G20 COVID-19 recovery packages risk reversing climate gains: report

Nineteen of the G20 countries — which emit 80% of global emissions — have chosen to provide financial support to their domestic oil, coal and/or gas sectors, Climate Transparency said on Tuesday.

France

Coronavirus: France crosses 2 million cases mark

With 2,036,755 cases confirmed since the beginning of the pandemic, France has the fourth-highest tally in the world after the US (11.2 million), India (8.8 million) and Brazil (5.8 million).

World News

EU citizens approved of bloc's handling of first COVID-19 wave: survey

A survey of people in eight EU member states found that majorities approved of the bloc's response to the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Switzerland

Fondue safety concerns amid coronavirus pandemic grate on the Swiss

Can the cheese dish be shared safely amid the COVID-19 crisis? That's the question bubbling in Switzerland at the moment.

Austria

COVID-19: Austria starts new lockdown as Italy inspects nursing homes

Austria's Health Minister warned earlier this week that the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units have risen by nearly a third in a week.

France

Coronavirus: French region to carry out mass testing before Christmas

The French region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes has ordered 2 million tests and will make 1,000 testing sites available.

United Kingdom

Easyjet reports first-ever annual loss amid coronavirus pandemic

The COVID-19 crisis saw planes grounded across the world and EasyJet's passenger numbers halved.

Switzerland

Coronavirus 'cluster' recorded at WHO's headquarters in Geneva

According to an email obtained by the Associated Press, the WHO's anti-coronavirus measures have not been enough to stop the spread of the virus among its staff.

United Kingdom

Liverpool introduces mass testing for secondary school pupils

Soldiers are manning sites all over the city after the army was been drafted in to carry out the tests. The first phase of a government scheme known as 'Operation moonshot'.

USA

US COVID-19 cases hit 11 million as two states announce restrictions

The most recent million cases came in less than a week, as many Americans prepared to observe a Thanksgiving holiday marked by the pandemic.

United Kingdom

'I feel great,' says Johnson as he starts COVID-19 self-isolation

UK PM Boris Johnson goes into isolation after contact with a person infected with COVID-19.

France

COVID-19 in France: Police break up 'giant' illegal party near Paris

Police reportedly used special grenades to disperse the revellers flouting lockdown rules, and say one person taken to hospital tested positive for COVID-19.

France

Coronavirus: 60% of French admit flouting at least one lockdown rule

A poll suggests a fifth of French people have either welcomed or visited friends at home since the second national lockdown started on October 30.

World News

COVID-19 in Europe: Austria locks down closing schools and shops

A round-up of some of the latest developments concerning the pandemic across Europe this weekend.