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Germany

Patients in Germany 'infected with UK COVID-19 variant in November'

The new mutated version of the virus was found in samples from a now-deceased older patient and his wife taken on November 27th and 30th

Poland

Poland clamps down on New Year's celebrations with new COVID-19 rules

New restrictions brought in by the Polish government are in place for three weeks, and they include a ban on moving around on New Year's Eve.

Russia

Russia admits COVID-19 death toll is more than triple official numbers

Official figures from the Russian health authority say 55,265 people have died from COVID-19; however, the statistics agency has said this figure is more than three times higher.

Spain

Spain to keep registry of citizens who refuse a coronavirus vaccine

The registry, which will be shared with the EU, will not be made public and will be "done with the utmost respect for data protection," the country's health minister said.

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United Kingdom

Coronavirus cases at Manchester City see game at Everton called off

A growing coronavirus outbreak at Manchester City led to the postponement of Monday's Premier League match at Everton and forced the team to close its training ground.

Italy

Florence revives Renaissance-era 'food-holes' in bid to curb COVID-19

They were built centuries ago to serve food and wine safely during the plague. Now, amid COVID-19, they are being put to use again.

Germany

German passengers sue government over €94m repatriation bill

Repatriate flights from the Canary Islands and North Africa were costed at €200. Fares from Southern Africa and the Caribbean were set at €500 and returnees from South America and Asia had to pay €600 to return home. More than 60 lawsuits have been lodged.

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Italy puts medical workers at the front of the queue for COVID vaccine

It is part of Italy's policy of vaccinating medical staff before anyone else.

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'A gift of life': Cyprus' president has COVID vaccine live on TV

It comes after Cyprus began its COVID vaccine programme on Sunday.

World

Ski resorts reopen in Austria despite third national lockdown

More than 400 Austrian ski stations have been allowed to reopen just before the country entered another nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Earlier this year, tourists in the alpine party town of Ischgl spread COVID across Europe after the resort failed to lock down quickly enough.

World News

A mammoth task: EU rolls out COVID-19 vaccine

EU member states face logistical challenges and vaccine scepticism as they embark on a coordinated campaign to immunise their populations.

Switzerland

Hundreds of Britons flee COVID-19 quarantine at Swiss ski resort

The tourists were told to isolate as a result of the new COVID-19 variant being spread around the world - but half decided to leave "under the cover of darkness".

China

China jails citizen journalist for reports on Wuhan COVID-19 lockdown

Zhang Zhan's broadcasts from inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak were widely shared on social media before she was arrested in May.

World News

Megafire, pandemic, unbolting: Here are some of 2020's most used words

The biggest news events of the year have led to words we barely even uttered before now being used on a near-daily basis.

Earth News

Euroviews. ‘We either have to win or fail trying’: The climate activists of 2020

Sam Knights speaks to the biggest environmental activists of 2020 on what we have learned from the global pandemic.

United Kingdom

AstraZeneca has 'winning formula' to boost COVID vaccine efficacy

The chief executive of the pharmaceutical giant assured that the vaccine developed with Oxford University should be effective against the new coronavirus strain sweeping the UK.

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First COVID-19 vaccinations take place in Rome and Prague

An Italian nurse, Claudia Alivernini, became the first person in Italy to receive the COVID-19 vaccine while Czech prime minister Andrej Babis kicked off the country's coronavirus vaccination programme.

USA

Donald Trump finally signs $900bn (€737bn) COVID-19 relief package

Some experts estimated that 14 million Americans would have lost subsistence payments if the president had failed to sign a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill.

Japan

Japan tightens ban on foreign arrivals over new coronavirus variant

Seven cases of the new variant have already been detected in Japan, according to local health authorities.

China

China to replace US as 'world's biggest economy by 2028' due to COVID

"We now think that the Chinese economy in dollar terms will overtake the US economy in 2028, a full 5 years earlier than we thought last year," the annual report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has found.