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Vietnam

British pilot who was Vietnam's worst COVID-19 victim leaves hospital

The British pilot who doctors in Vietnam said was one the worst cases of COVID-19 they had treated has been given the all-clear to return home to Scotland.

Mongolia

COVID-19: Mongolia's traditional Naadam festival goes ahead online

Mongolia's Naadam sporting festival goes ahead behind closed doors but a select audience, including politicians, caused some resentment on the streets

Croatia

COVID-19 travel: Long queues of holidaymakers at Croatia border

Queues of traffic trying to get across the border into Croatia dispelled doubts that holidaymakers on the continent are being perturbed by coronavirus fears.

Spain

COVID-19: Regional elections in Spain go ahead amid increased security

Voters head to polling stations in Spain's Galicia and Basque Country regions in elections postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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India

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and son in hospital with COVID-19

The two members of 'Bollywood's first family' were admitted to hospital in Mumbai as coronavirus cases soar in India.

Israel

Israel: Tel Aviv protest targets Netanyahu over COVID-19 economic aid

Protesters accuse the Israeli prime minister of failing to address economic woes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

USA

Trump wears mask in public for first time during COVID-19 pandemic

The US President had previously sent mixed signals about wearing masks, recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading the coronavirus.

Green News

Drop in tourism leaves orphaned baby elephants without funding

African elephants could be extinct in 20 years according to the WWF.

France

Bayonne bus driver: Widow condemns husband's 'barbaric' death

The husband of Veronique Monguillot died after being left brain dead in a violent assault following a row over wearing face masks on his vehicle.

Japan

COVID-19: Dozens of US marines in suspected outbreak at Japan bases

Authorities on Okinawa have demanded that the US military release the real number of cases at its military bases on the Japanese island, further exascerbating local tensions.

France

France passes 30,000 deaths as officials call for increased vigilance

France's health minister Olivier Véran urged people to continue to be vigilant as Public Health France warned there was a slight increase in cases in the country.

World News

In pictures: the best images from this week’s news stories

Here is our selection of the most eyecatching photographs that made the news this week

My Europe Series

Europe's week: 'Love is not tourism' & nurturing nature

Here are a couple of stories making waves in Brussels this week.

Living

A tank for a plantpot? The French designer reimagining our vehicles

Nicolas Abdelkader's series is called "The Urgency to Slow Down" and considers how vehicles could be greener.

My Europe Series

How the Italian mafia is cashing in on COVID-19

In this week's Unreported Europe, Monica Pinna goes to Naples to find out how Camorra is capitalising on the social and economic crisis caused by Covid.

France

France probing 'massive' €1.7 million fraud of COVID-19 payouts

Authorities revealed they have paid €1.7 million in fraudulent claims but prevented the payment of more than €6 million.

Travel News

COVID-19 travel: Italy bans arrivals from 13 'at risk' countries

As the hospital in Italy's first hotspot declares itself COVID-free for the first time, authorities are taking cautious action to avoid a second wave of coronavirus.

Euronews Debates

Asia and Europe look to restart travel industries after COVID-19 'war'

The COVID-19 pandemic's had a huge impact on Asia's travel and tourism sectors. International tourist arrivals were down by more than 60% in the Asia-Pacific region in March. Now, as the travel industry begins to regain momentum, how will Asia turn around its tourism fortunes?

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica victim DNA experts sequence genetic code of COVID-19

One of the greatest ICMP's achievements was identifying nearly 7,000 of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys who perished in 10 days of slaughter around Srebrenica.

United Kingdom

COVID-19: UK ends quarantine rule for more than 60 destinations

Travel: People arriving from most EU countries are now exempted from self-isolating for 14 days The requirement remains in place for the US.