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. 27/12/2020
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. 27/12/2020
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. 26/12/2020
Austria Austria enters third lockdown as many are still celebrating Christmas It will last until January 24th but from the 18th people can get tested and come out of it early if they test negative. 26/12/2020
World News EU kickstarts mass COVID-19 vaccination in 'touching moment of unity' EU member states each received the first shipment of just under 10,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine on Saturday in what the EU's top official hailed as a "moment of unity". 26/12/2020
World News Europeans face tighter coronavirus restrictions as vaccine rollout begins Many Europeans woke up to harsher restrictions on Saturday as the first vaccines deliveries arrived in EU countries. 26/12/2020
France Several EU countries detect first cases of new coronavirus variant The announcements prompted fears of a new wave of coronavirus on the European continent. 26/12/2020
USA MIllions in US on brink of losing job benefits as shutdown looms Congress has approved a $900 billion stimulus package but President Trump is blocking it. 25/12/2020
United Kingdom Over 1,000 UK soldiers deployed to test stuck truckers in Dover Thousands of truck drivers have been stuck in southeast England awaiting COVID-19 tests to cross into France. 25/12/2020
My Europe Series Europe's week: Vaccine approval and a final dose of Brexit With Christmas finally upon us this week, so was the welcome news of the EMA's vaccine approval. But failure to secure a Brexit agreement still plagued European leaders, as the continent shut its borders to the UK over fears of a mutant COVID-19 strain spreading further outside of Britain. 25/12/2020
World News Christmas in times of coronavirus, from Bethlehem to Rome From Bethlehem to Rome and beyond, coronavirus restrictions dampened Christmas Eve celebrations on Thursday. 25/12/2020
No Comment Christmas Eve Jingle: Britons gear up to spread festive cheer The initiative, named the "Christmas Eve Jingle", was launched in October by Mary Beggs-Reid, as a way for her local community in Harrogate, northern England, to celebrate the holiday together despite measures in place to combat the spread of the deadly pandemic. 24/12/2020
No Comment Travellers stranded in Dover for days waiting to board ferries Families with young children were among those waiting in Dover to cross the channel. 24/12/2020
World News 'It's happening': EU preparing first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines The EU27 member states will each receive around 10,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, the Commission has said. 24/12/2020
United Kingdom Christmas Eve Jingle: worldwide initiative spreads cheer amid pandemic "We wanted to do something for the children to put a bit of magic into Christmas Eve and have a good memory of 2020," the event's creator told Euronews. 24/12/2020
No Comment Stranded truckers at Dover port spell out 'HELP' with traffic cones Stranded truck drivers spelled out 'HELP' with traffic cones in Dover, UK, as thousands remained trapped at the port on Christmas Eve. 24/12/2020
World News COVID: Italy logs highest death toll in Europe, UK extends measures Italy has recorded Europe's highest death toll at 70,000, the UK has put more areas under its strictest measures and the EU is looking to roll out vaccinations. Here are the latest developments on the pandemic from across the continent. 24/12/2020
United Kingdom Dover slowly clearing lorry queues after France relaxes UK blockade At least 6,000 vehicles are still queuing around the port of Dover waiting to get to France. 24/12/2020
France Macron out of quarantine after showing no COVID-19 symptoms The French leader tested positive for COVID-19 seven days ago and was in self-isolation in La Lanterne, an official residence in Versailles. 24/12/2020
United Kingdom Lufthansa airlifts 80 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to UK Lufthansa said it was sending 80 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to the UK after border closures over a new variant of coronavirus caused chaos at ports. 24/12/2020