World News

EU's first COVID-19 vaccinations 'could happen early next year'

It comes after Pfizer and BioNTech said their potential vaccine had been found to be more than 90% effective.

11 November 2020

World

EU to sign a deal for 300 million doses of BioNtech/Pfizer vaccine

The EU has already signed supply deals with AstraZeneca, Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson for their potential COVID-19 shots.

11 November 2020

United Kingdom

England planning Christmas ‘travel window’ for students in December

Mass testing will be carried out across the country's campuses before students travel home for the festive period.

11 November 2020

United Kingdom

Lockdown is named Collins Dictionary's 2020 word of the year

What was once a pretty obscure word has become a daily tool as countries around the world put measures in place to tackle Coronavirus.

10 November 2020

France

Prosecutors begin 4 probes into France's handling of COVID-19 pandemic

They will look into the prejudice allegedly committed against the general population, health care workers, civil servants and people sick or deceased.

10 November 2020

Romania

Romanian health care workers demonstrate in a 'protest of exhaustion'

Romanian health care workers demonstrate in a "protest of exhaustion" in Bucharest, demanding more support from their government.

10 November 2020

Travel News

Novel ways airlines are giving passengers their travel fix

For some the experience of boarding a plane, watching a film and having food and drink served is almost as exciting as the destinations themselves, so airlines are offering passengers just that, despite being grounded.

10 November 2020

Travel News

After a brief opening, skiing in Austria has snow plowed to a halt

In mountainous western Austria, skiing is not just part of the local culture, but the foundation of an industry worth billions as well as the source of livelihoods for hundreds of thousands. But a fresh surge of coronavirus infections has put paid to the season's fragile reopening.

10 November 2020

Brazil

Brazil halts trials of Chinese-made vaccine due to 'serious event'

The potential vaccine is being developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical firm Sinovac and in Brazil would be mostly produced by Sao Paulo's state-run Butantan Institute.

10 November 2020

World

Stress and personnel shortages: warnings from the medical frontline

Concerns about a second wave combined with the harsh winter months ahead have raised the alarm on the mental health of medical workers. Euronews has acess to to an intensive care in France where workers speak up about their fears and challenges. Some admitted the system is 'clearly struggling'.

9 November 2020

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Spanish dance schools protest coronavirus restrictions

"We hope authorities can see that dancing is healthy and it is what people need," said José Luís Vivar Vargas who teaches salsa and bachata.

9 November 2020

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French traders hold funeral march to highlight lockdown impact

The varied business owners were united by a simple demand: "Let us work".

9 November 2020

Ukraine

Ukraine's president tests positive for COVID-19

"Most (people) are overcoming COVID-19," said Ukraine's president, after testing positive. "I'm going to get through it too."

9 November 2020

France

Dogs in France can be retrained in weeks to detect COVID-19

Scientists in France say right now sniffer dogs are more reliable than the PCR tests in detecting COVID-19

9 November 2020

France

French police targeted by mortar fire in clashes outside high school

Police in France were targeted by mortar fire in front of a high school in Compiègne, where several dozen young men had set fire to rubbish bins, authorities have said.

9 November 2020

USA

Our coronavirus vaccine is 90% effective, says Pfizer

"Today is a great day for science and humanity," Pfizer Chairman and CEO, Dr. Albert Bourla, said.

9 November 2020

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Coronavirus: Hundreds protest against 'fake pandemic' in Madrid

Hundreds protested in Madrid on Saturday against virus restrictions.

9 November 2020

World News

Coronavirus: ICU beds filling as global cases pass 50 million

Hospitalisations are rising as European countries as an aggressive second wave of the coronavirus pandemic takes hold.

8 November 2020

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II wears face mask in public for first time

While the 94-year-old monarch has been seen in public on several occasions over the past few months, she had not been pictured wearing a face-covering until now.

8 November 2020

World News

Europe locking down as coronavirus cases continue to surge

As coronavirus cases continue to surge across Europe, countries are starting to lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.

7 November 2020