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Migrant medical staff from the Middle East help fight COVID-19 in Europe

Migrant communities from the Middle East and North Africa have been helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic in European nations to offset staffing shortfalls.

France

Air France cuts 7,500 jobs and sparks criticism of €7bn state bailout

France's flagship airline has announced it will be cutting 7,500 jobs due to the coronavirus crisis.

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

USA

US sets global record with 53,000 coronavirus cases in one day

More than 53,000 cases were recorded on Thursday and they are still on the rise in 40 of the country’s 50 states, on the eve of the 4th July weekend.

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USA

‘Virus spreading so fast’: Texans told to wear masks after cases soar

Governor Greg Abbott had previously said the government could not order individuals to wear masks, but changed course because of rising coronavirus hospitalisations.

World News

Serbia sees highest spike in COVID-19 cases since April

Cases have risen since the country held parliamentary elections in mid-June.

United Kingdom

Confusion over UK 'air corridor' plans as new quarantine list delayed

The British government is under pressure to clarify plans to exempt arrivals from some countries from quarantine rules and allow Britons to travel abroad.

World News

Euroviews. New technology and political will can give tourism the post-COVID-19 lift needed to save jobs ǀ View

Shrinking away from the challenges posed by international crises like the coronavirus pandemic will not save the millions of jobs set to be lost in the tourism sector.

World News

Analysis: Six months on, has COVID-19 changed Europe for good?

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey looks back at how COVID-19, six months since it emerged, has affected Europe.

World News

How will Europe's US travel ban affect transatlantic relations?

"I feel this is my grandparents' generation when they emigrated from Greece to the US and never saw their parents again," Pauline Manos, an American who has lived in Brussels for 30 years, told Euronews.

New Zealand

New Zealand's health minister resigns after virus blunders

New Zealand's health response has been praised around the world after the country managed to eliminate community transmission of the virus. But Health Minister David Clark himself has been widely ridiculed.

USA

COVID-19: Trump is 'all for masks' as US cases rise by record 52,000

The US President said wearing a mask made him look like a Lone Ranger. "I have no problem with that, and if people feel good about it, they should do it," he added.

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Banquet in Prague to celebrate the end of the lockdown

Thousands of Czechs celebrated the coming end of most COVID-19 restrictions in the country with a dinner in the capital on Tuesday night.

Czech Republic

Czechs celebrate end of lockdown with giant dinner party in Prague

The country has fared relatively well, registering fewer than 12,000 coronavirus cases and under 350 deaths. However, a sharp rise in infections has been observed in recent days.

Business

EasyJet could cut three UK airport bases as job cuts loom

Nearly one in three of easyJet’s pilots in the UK could be facing losing their jobs, as the budget carrier considers closing bases at three airports in the country.

USA

EU negotiating with remdesivir maker as US buys up world stock

The EU said that "multiple discussions" had been undertaken with the drug's manufacturer, Gilead, which included "production capacity".

USA

Fauci warns US could see 100,000 coronavirus cases a day

The leading infectious disease expert in the US has warned the country could see 100,000 coronavirus cases a day if people don't start following safety guidelines.

France

Ex-health minister Buzyn defends France's early coronavirus response

Agnès Buzyn was health minister in France until mid-February and faced criticism over the government's coronavirus response.

World News

Analysis: Germany takes on the EU's rotating six-month presidency

From post-Brexit trade deal negotiations to agreeing a coronavirus recovery fund, Germany's EU presidency inbox is already filling up.

Germany

Germany: COVID-19 lockdown extended in Gütersloh, eased in Warendorf

The partial local lockdowns were imposed last week after a significant cluster of new coronavirus infections.