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Russia's COVID-linked death toll increases after statistical change

According to Rosstat, 162,429 people died with COVID-19 last year in Russia — much higher than the 77,068 deaths reported by Russian officials.

World News

UK praised for making COVID-19 vaccine available to migrants

"Until everybody is safe, nobody is safe," the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies tells Euronews.

Europe News

Students and teachers both suffer as higher education moves online

Euronews went to Maastricht University in the Netherlands to speak to students and lecturers about the impact COVID-19 is having on their learning and teaching.

South Korea

Seoul is offering free COVID-19 tests to pets

Pets found infected with the virus must be quarantined at their homes or a city-run facility for 14 days.

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World

COVID round-up: UK hits 12 million jabs; Hungary approves Sputnik V

As the EU starts to rollout the AstraZeneca vaccine, there's concern over its effectiveness on new coronavirus variants.

World News

Five EU states receive first shipments of AstraZeneca vaccine

Austria, France and Germany are going to restrict the jab to the under 65s because of a lack of data following the vaccine's trials.

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Spain: COVID-19 patients tie the knot at Madrid pandemic hospital

Many weddings have been cancelled amid the pandemic, but at a Madrid hospital the coronavirus provided the push for two patients to get married.

World News

COVID school closures 'have led to rise in female genital mutilations'

The UN estimates that an additional two million girls worldwide are at risk of female genital mutilation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

United Kingdom

How worried should you be about new COVID-19 variants?

Professor Danny Altmann, a professor of immunology at Imperial College London, explains why new coronavirus variants have emerged.

United Kingdom

UK regulator says COVID vaccines meet strict safety standards

Most of the reported side effects from COVID vaccines are "mild and short lasting", the UK medicines regulator said.

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Students in Bolivia's high plateaus are now wearing protective suits

They are coming to school for the start of the 2021 school year as protected as possible from COVID-19.

World

France's top football league nets financial lifeline with new TV deal

"It's a short reprieve," sports journalist Michael Kurn told Euronews. "This deal is only going to go until the end of the season."

World

Merkel asks Germans to 'hold out a little longer'

Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that Germany is past the peak of the latest surge in coronavirus cases. But the German leader wants to wait for more data on the spread of new variants before deciding whether to ease lockdown restrictions.

World

'Dark kitchens' popping up all over Madrid. But what are they?

The closure of traditional bars and restaurants due to COVID-19 restrictions has given rise to a new culinary concept - the so called 'dark kitchen.' It's an industry comprised of rented cooking spaces and delivered take-away meals, and it's booming in Madrid.

Travel News

Meet Europe's grounded pilots looking for other work amid travel slump

Many commercial pilots, after years of training, are being forced to look for other forms of work, with the coronavirus pandemic decimating the travel industry and leaving aircraft grounded.

Germany

Merkel says Germany past peak of second COVID wave

“I can see a light shining at the end of the tunnel,” Merkel said, but she also urged Germans to be patient and warned against "false hopes."

France

Lockdown will be 'last resort' in France even as COVID variants spread

A lockdown "is not justified" yet and should only be used as a "very last resort", Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.

United Kingdom

How COVID-19 has caused deadly delays to diagnosing cancer

Meet the people who've had to battle cancer amid a COVID-19 pandemic.

Residences

Would you work from home in a snow cabin in Norway?

A popular winter destination has seen an increase in people using their holiday cabins as offices.

The Cube

Police on the beat as European feelgood dance challenge goes viral

Swiss and Irish police have boogied their way to viral fame with the #JerusalemaChallenge, hoping to give people a good laugh during COVID-19 restrictions.