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Hopes and dreams on hold: the impact of COVID-19 on niche sports

In this episode of Unreported Europe Euronews’ Rodrigo Barbosa explores the impact the coronavirus has had on the careers of three high level athletes.

World News

EU asylum claims drop to lowest level in 12 years amid border closures

Human rights advocates say coronavirus lockdowns have worsened the plight of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty by making many of them unable to lodge asylum applications.

Living

Plastic-free pints are the socially distanced future of beer

A campaign has been launched to help tackle the rise of single-use cups from takeaway pints.

Switzerland

Coronavirus outbreaks add to risk of childbirth death, says WHO

The World Health Organization says COVID-19 has a disproportionate toll on certain populations, including women at 'heightened risk' of dying in childbirth.

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United Kingdom

London statues boarded up as Mayor urges protesters to stay at home

"What I'm saying to people who want to protest in central London is please don't, because you're in danger of falling into a trap laid by the extreme far right, who want to provoke hatred and division," London Mayor Sadiq Khan tells Euronews.

France

After weeks of shortages, France has surplus of 40 million face masks

Amid a PPE shortage at the height of France's COVID-19 crisis, hundreds of companies switched their production to make face masks. That has now left the country with a significant surplus.

Germany

Wagner in a car park: Berlin opera adapts to COVID-19

The German Opera in Berlin has found an unusual way of bringing one of Wagner's masterpieces back to the nation while respecting social distancing measures.

United Kingdom

UK will phase in border checks on EU goods after transition period

It comes amid a stalemate over a post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal.

Sweden

Poland and Sweden are only EU countries not over COVID-19 peak: ECDC

Sweden is the only country in Europe to have a COVID-19 14-day incidence rate higher than 100 cases per 100,000 population.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK economy suffers record 20.4% contraction

This drop is almost ten times larger "than the steepest pre-COVID-19 fall". Wholesale, retail and motor trades were the worst-affected sectors.

Sweden

Analysis: Is fragile support for Sweden's COVID-19 plan fracturing?

The number of respondents who said they had “very or quite high confidence” in the government’s ability to handle COVID-19 plummeted from 63% in April to 45% in June.

World

Coronavirus: "Throw everything you've got at it!" insists OECD chief

The Global Conversation speaks to OECD Secretary-General José Ángel Gurría.

World

Coronavirus: "There will be enough financial firepower to cope," insists EU's budget chief

The Global Conversation speaks to Europe's Budget chief, Johannes Hann, about the EU's recovery plan to tackle the fallout from COVID-19 pandemic.

Spain

La Liga is back – with less cash, empty stadiums and canned cheering

La Liga resumes after a three-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic – and it’s all sounding a little surreal.

United Kingdom

England COVID-19 test & trace system will be 'world class' - minister

Coronavirus: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock gives results of England test and trace system

Europe News

EU's coronavirus recovery fund is 'an investment in Europe's economy'

"For Austria their second-biggest export destination is Italy. So if Italy is not in good shape, it has an immediate impact on the Austrian economy," said the EU's budget commissioner Johannes Hahn

World News

Coronavirus latest: Several EU borders set to reopen from June 16

As the pandemic continues to travel the globe, here is the latest on the coronavirus.

France

French scientific council advises against second lockdown

France is preparing the end of its health emergency from July 10 followed by a period of four months in which the Prime Minister can re-issue a lockdown.

World News

Analysis: How will the COVID-19 downturn affect EU-UK trade talks?

"It is clear that the threat of the EU failing to reach a trade deal with the UK is very real," writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey

Green News

Social media saves Europe’s leading conservation zoo from closure

The future was looking uncertain for the zoo, but after a wave of public support the park is re-opening its doors.