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French doctors say 6-year-olds should wear masks when schools restart

Millions of children return to school across France on Tuesday as the country battles a resurgence of the coronavirus.

India

Coronavirus: Global cases pass 25 million

The global caseload has just topped 25 million, but protests against confinement measures keep growing in Europe and around the world.

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Socially-distanced spectators watch the Tour de France start from Nice

Socially-distanced spectators turned up to see "Le Grand Depart" in a much more muted atmosphere than normal.

France

The Tour de France starts in Nice but will the race reach Paris?

Only last century's two world wars have ever interrupted the Tour de France, but this year COVID-19 might bring the riders to a shuddering halt.

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Spain

Spain arrests pandemic-denier who wrote 'covidiots' deserved 'to die'

Posing as a public official, he also called nursing homes, football clubs and even the press to spread false information about coronavirus.

Germany

Germany slams attempt to storm Reichstag after COVID-19 protest

Politicians in Germany on Sunday slammed an "unacceptable" attempt to storm the Reichstag parliament building after a mass protest in Berlin against coronavirus measures.

United Kingdom

COVID-19: UK government encourages 'safe' return to office

Is it the beginning of the end of remote work?

France

Coronavirus: Macron doesn't rule out new nationwide lockdown

“The dynamic of the epidemic’s progression is exponential,” the national health agency said.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Brussels politics gears up for busy Autumn

It was a less than relaxing summer with tensions simmering in the Eastern Mediterranean, and protests in Belarus, now EU politics must face tough talks over the EU's recovery budget, Brexit and spikes in COVID-19 infections.

Germany

Coronavirus: Germany bans large gatherings till the end of the year

Infection rates have spiked in the country to the highest level since the end of April.

France

Masks imposed in Paris as France sees record post-lockdown virus cases

France recorded 6,111 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, its highest number of infections since the end of lockdown.

World News

WHO's warning for Europe: 'COVID-19 is a tornado with a long tail'

WHO's Europe chief said autumn and winter would pose a "tricky situation" with schools reopening, the onset of the flu season and increased mortality among older people in winter months in general.

Russia

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine: Muscovites urged to take part in trial

Russia became the first country in the world to give a government go-ahead for a COVID-19 vaccine on August 11.

South Korea

COVID-19: South Korea orders closure of parliament

The country had just closed all nightclubs and churches to curb a new wave of infections.

World News

Coronavirus: Women are better at fighting the virus than men: study

Women are better at fighting coronavirus than men - and researchers think they know why

France

Coronavirus: Belgium bans travel to Paris amid COVID-19 resurgence

The Belgian foreign ministry has banned travel to the French capital amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.

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Musicians try to lift spirits in COVID-hit Brazilian favela

A group of youth musicians from Heliopolis, the largest favela of Sao Paulo, performed on Tuesday in the streets of the neighbourhood in an attempt to provide a respite from COVID-19.

Spain

Why Spaniards are splashing out on portable pools

Popular portable pool owners share how their new fad purchase helped them to survive the summer amid a health crisis and blistering heat

United Kingdom

COVID-19: Pupils above 11 to wear mask in England's lockdown areas

It comes after the WHO changed its advice on face-covering for children aged 12 or above.

World News

Two cases of COVID-19 reinfection reported in Europe

Two cases of coronavirus infection in patients that had previously had the virus have been reported in Europe, one in the Netherlands, and another in Belgium.