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Hundreds protest COVID-19 restrictions in London

Several countries have announced new health measures recently in the face of the coronavirus epidemic, which continues to accelerate in Europe.

World News

Europe has 'a lot of work to do' to prevent COVID-19, WHO expert warns

Amid rapidly rising cases in Europe, the World Health Organization's Dr Mike Ryan said that Europe has a lot of work to do and said a national lockdown was only a "last resort".

Europe News

EU countries have gone too far with COVID restrictions, claims report

A new report by Civil Liberties Union for Europe says some EU countries have gone too far with the measures they have taken to fight COVID-19, eroding basic rights and civil liberties.

World

UAE's market leading property developer Aldar, upbeat about real estate market recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent ripples through global real estate markets.

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Business Planet

Rethinking tourism after COVID-19

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet takes a look at Europe's tourism sector, one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus restrictions, to find out what the EU is doing to help and ask how the sector moves forward.

United Kingdom

How the UK's borrowing has ballooned since its coronavirus lockdown

New figures released by the UK's statistics agency on Friday show the country has been borrowing record levels of money over the summer

World News

Lockdowns 'cannot be sustained': five criteria for long-term response

A new study by the Lancet has identified key factors to help countries which 'seek to balance various health, social, and economic concerns' as 'lockdowns and other extreme restrictions cannot be sustained for the long term'."

World News

COVID-19 and red tape is keeping thousands of mariners stuck at sea

More than 300,000 mariners are still stranded, waiting for replacement crew. Around as many are waiting on shore, trying to get back to work.

China

COVID-19 vaccine 'will be ready by early 2021', says Chinese company

Yin Weidong, the CEO of SinoVac, said he was confident that the vaccine would be available in the European Union.

World News

Coronavirus: New infections reach record highs in Britain and France

More than 16,000 new COVID-19 cases were registered in France over the previous 24 hours, while 6,632 new infections were observed in the UK.

Finland

'Corona dogs' deployed at Helsinki airport to sniff out COVID-19

According to studies, dogs can pick up COVID-19, even in asymptomatic people, with a success rate ranging to 94 to 100 per cent.

Cry Like A Boy

Pandemic creates ‘historic moment’ to end macho culture

As Covid-19 reshapes everyday lives, gender experts argue that men and boys are facing less pressure to be swaggering and sexist, creating a powerful opportunity for change in the wake of the #MeToo movement. #CryLikeABoy

United Kingdom

UK announces new jobs support measures to replace furlough scheme

The British government will subsidise wages for workers whose hours are cut due to COVID-19 restrictions.

World News

COVID-19: Restrictive measures not 'working as intended' in Europe

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control called on member states to implement targeted measures as soon as possible to tackle a "worrying increase" in COVID-19 cases.

Europe News

Working class neighbourhoods hit hard by Madrid lockdown

The bridge divides the Puente de Vallecas neighbourhood from the rest of Madrid looks like a proper frontier. Passports and visas aren't required, but police stand on both sides to check who comes and who goes.

United Kingdom

UK: Troubled COVID-19 track and trace app launched four months late

The app was originally set for release in May but was hit by development problems, forcing the government to U-turn and use Apple-Google software instead.

Europe News

Spain sees EU's highest youth unemployment rate as pandemic hits hard

The country was already experiencing worrying levels of unemployed young people but the pandemic has only served to exacerbate these figures.

Belgium

COVID-19: Belgium eases restrictions despite rising infection rate

Coronavirus numbers have been on the rise in Belgium, with infections rising dramatically in the past week by 65 per cent.

France

Marseille and Paris hit out over tightening of COVID-19 restrictions

Bars and restaurants in Marseille and Guadeloupe, where there are currently more than 250 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population, will have to shut from Saturday.

My Europe Series

Has COVID-19 destroyed the case for banning the burqa in Europe?

In France, you can be fined for both covering your face (with a burqa) and not covering your face (protecting against the spread of coronavirus).