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Croatia

Coronavirus: Croatia orders new 14-day quarantine for Balkan arrivals

Travellers from Serbia, Bosnia, North Macedonia and Kosovo will have to self-isolate upon arrival in the country.

USA

Poland's Duda vows 'stronger alliance' with U.S. at White House visit

The U.S. president praised Poland for its NATO defence spending and criticised Germany for buying gas from Russia.

Germany

Are slaughterhouses turning into coronavirus factories?

Health experts say it's not just the working conditions inside meatpacking plants that can increase the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks: in Germany, many of the industry's workers are migrants living in cramped communal housing.

United Kingdom

Swissport to cut over 4,000 jobs in UK and Ireland due to COVID-19

Swissport Western Europe, which operates at London airports Heathrow and Gatwick, said in a statement that it had to reduce its staff size to survive the coronavirus crisis.

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World News

Analysis: Can Europeans be trusted to follow the post-lockdown rules?

The question comes after a makeshift rave in Brussels raised eyebrows in Belgium.

World News

Europeans 'radically' reassessing view on world order due to COVID-19

A majority of Europeans is in favour of more EU cooperation to tackle the pandemic and other issues of global significance but "this is a Europe of necessity rather than of choice," new research has found.

World

Italy care home negligence probe: 18 bodies ordered to be exhumed

Prosecutors are investigating how Italy’s care homes handled the coronavirus crisis, just as new clusters of infection break out across the country.

World News

COVID-19: EU considers plan to bar US travellers when borders reopen

European Union officials are drawing up lists detailing which countries whose travellers the bloc could allow in -- and those who will still be refused entry -- when the EU's external borders are reopened on July 1.

World News

COVID-19: Fauci refutes Trump's testing claim amid 'disturbing surge'

As Europe faces the prospect of a second wave of coronavirus infections, some nations still haven't reached the end of the first with new COVID-19 cases are spiking in two of the world's worst-affected countries, the United States and Brazil.

Russia

Explainer: Russia vote that could see Putin stay in power until 2036

The vote will be over whether to accept constitution changes that would allow Putin to run for another two presidential terms.

World News

COVID-19 latest: WHO warns global cases could hit 10 million next week

Follow our live blog for the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic from Europe and around the world.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s PM fined after breaking his own government’s COVID-19 rules

Boïko Borissov will be fined for entering a church on Tuesday without a mask, under rules brought in by his own government.

World News

Analysis: Are we falling back in love with plastic amid COVID-19?

From face masks and visors to gloves, almost every aspect of personal protective equipment is made from disposable plastic.

United Kingdom

Watch: Boris Johnson announces major lockdown easing plan in England

Pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, cinemas, and hotels are among the businesses that will reopen on July 4.

Sport

Tennis star Novak Djokovic and wife test positive for COVID-19

The tests came after two exhibition tournaments in Serbia and Croatia.

USA

Despite surge in coronavirus cases, USA continues to open up

There are fears the coronavirus outbreak in the US is spiraling out of control again, with many people refusing to wear masks or keep to social distancing guidelines

Italy

Could COVID-19 change Rome’s economic reliance on tourism?

For years the Italian capital economy has relied on tourism - a sector eviscerated by the coronavirus pandemic. Some locals in Trastevere think it’s time for a rethink.

South Korea

South Korea fights 'second' COVID-19 wave as global cases rise

The WHO said the biggest increase was in North and South America as countries begin to relax lockdown measures.

United Kingdom

COVID-19: Lockdown set to ease for England's vulnerable groups

UK officials announced that those vulnerable people who were shielding could begin coming out of lockdown from July 6.

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Virology and physics join forces to beat COVID-19

In partnership with The European Commission

Futuris explores how researchers from a variety of scientific disciplines are coming together to help better understand and beat COVID-19.