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Hungary border closure draws criticism from Brussels

Brussels has suggested it prefers more targeted measures, rather than blanket bans.

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Flight probe underway after 16 test positive for COVID-19

Around 200 passengers that were on the Zante-Cardiff flight have now been asked to self-isolate for two weeks.

Slovenia

Watch: European leaders discuss post-COVID-19 economy

Many central and eastern European leaders were critical of European solidarity and what they called double standards on the rule of law.

World

Tour De France finally underway despite treacherous conditions

Tough health rules mean that the event may have to be halted long before it arrives on the Champs Elysee in Paris at the end of the Grand Finale, currently due in three weeks' time.

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COVID-19: which European country has the strictest response policy?

School closings, fiscal measures, contact tracing.. a team from Oxford University has come up with an index scoring governments' response policies all around the world.

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Colombian priest holds mass in drive-in Cinema

Quarantine restrictions have not been lifted in Colombia after almost five months of stay-at-home orders.

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French doctors say 6-year-olds should wear masks when schools restart

Millions of children return to school across France on Tuesday as the country battles a resurgence of the coronavirus.

United Kingdom

'Glampervans': The surprising UK winner of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID crisis in the UK has sparked increased interest in glampervans as people look for ways to socially distance on holiday.

India

Coronavirus: Global cases pass 25 million

The global caseload has just topped 25 million, but protests against confinement measures keep growing in Europe and around the world.

Spain

Spain arrests pandemic-denier who wrote 'covidiots' deserved 'to die'

Posing as a public official, he also called nursing homes, football clubs and even the press to spread false information about coronavirus.

Germany

Germany slams attempt to storm Reichstag after COVID-19 protest

Politicians in Germany on Sunday slammed an "unacceptable" attempt to storm the Reichstag parliament building after a mass protest in Berlin against coronavirus measures.

United Kingdom

COVID-19: UK government encourages 'safe' return to office

Is it the beginning of the end of remote work?

France

Coronavirus: Macron doesn't rule out new nationwide lockdown

“The dynamic of the epidemic’s progression is exponential,” the national health agency said.

Germany

Coronavirus: Germany bans large gatherings till the end of the year

Infection rates have spiked in the country to the highest level since the end of April.

France

Masks imposed in Paris as France sees record post-lockdown virus cases

France recorded 6,111 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, its highest number of infections since the end of lockdown.

World News

WHO's warning for Europe: 'COVID-19 is a tornado with a long tail'

WHO's Europe chief said autumn and winter would pose a "tricky situation" with schools reopening, the onset of the flu season and increased mortality among older people in winter months in general.

Europe News

Red-listing of Ibiza and Mallorca a disaster for local businesses

Some of Spain’s world famous holiday destinations have become COVID-19 hotspots. Ibiza may be considered the clubbing capital of the world, but despite its dancefloors being silenced by the pandemic, infection rates in the Balearic islands are still climbing.

Russia

Russia's COVID-19 vaccine: Muscovites urged to take part in trial

Russia became the first country in the world to give a government go-ahead for a COVID-19 vaccine on August 11.

South Korea

COVID-19: South Korea orders closure of parliament

The country had just closed all nightclubs and churches to curb a new wave of infections.

World News

Coronavirus: Women are better at fighting the virus than men: study

Women are better at fighting coronavirus than men - and researchers think they know why