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COVID-19: Cases hit record high in US as Europe clamps down on parties

The recent surge in US cases has led some states to tighten restrictions again.

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Analysis: Will Poland's election postponement help the opposition?

Support for Andrzej Duda, who is running for a second term as Poland's president, has fallen in recent weeks.

My Europe Series

Prostitution and the pandemic: Amsterdam's sex workers' struggle to survive under lockdown

Unreported Europe travels to Amsterdam to meet the sex workers struggling to survive under lockdown.

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Innovating out of lockdown

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From disinfecting Dubai's streets with drones to sanitizing gates, Sci-tech explores some of the innovative technological solutions being employed in the UAE to combat COVID-19.

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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

World News

Can testing and contact tracing prevent a second lockdown?

European countries are now focussing on testing and tracing coronavirus cases in an effort to avoid issuing a second lockdown.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Germany's EU presidency, COVID-19 and Eurovision

What are the key talking points across Europe this week?

World News

Spain launches minimum income scheme for its most vulnerable families

A quarter of a million Spanish households received their first support payment of up to €700 on Friday

Denmark

'He's very patient': Denmark PM postpones her wedding for a third time

"I have to do my job and protect Denmark's interest," Mette Frederiksen wrote on Facebook, praising her "amazing man" for being patient.

Europe News

The 11 countries where WHO Europe says COVID-19 is on the rise

Which 11 countries in WHO's European region have seen their COVID-19 outbreaks accelerate in recent weeks?

USA

COVID-19 cases in US may be at least 20 million, CDC says

US health officials said the true number of infections could be 10 times higher than what is officially reported.

World News

COVID-19 threatens increase in global drug use, UN report warns

The coronavirus pandemic could lead to an increase in drug use and trafficking, as well as heightened risks for narcotic users, a UN report warned on Thursday.

World News

COVID-19: 'Significant resurgence' observed in Europe, warns WHO

Thirty European countries have seen increases in new cumulative COVID-19 case over the past two weeks, WHO Europe said on Thursday.

World News

COVID-19 recession: How the euro area will be affected

To survive this crisis, the Eurogroup may have to throw away the old rule book.

United Kingdom

Surge in plastic waste as people discard PPE used to ward off Covid-19

Campaigners say beaches and seas across southern England are becoming littered with discarded medical equipment used to protect against coronavirus.

Euronews Debates

Euronews Debates: COVID-19 'unknown' hangs over tourism, say experts

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to European and international travel, including aviation. Now, as the travel industry re-starts its engines, what challenges does it face in getting travellers on the move again?

World News

What is Remdesivir, the drug being considered for COVID-19 treatment?

It has been used to treat Ebola, SARS and MERS.

Spain

Emotions overflow as loved ones reunited through plastic

Elderly family members meet each other for the first time in months in a Spanish nursing home

Germany

Lufhansa's bailout: Majority shareholder gives green light

It came before Lufthansa's shareholder annual meeting on Thursday. The German government is planning to take 20% of the company to save it from the coronavirus crisis.

Croatia

Coronavirus: Croatia orders new 14-day quarantine for Balkan arrivals

Travellers from Serbia, Bosnia, North Macedonia and Kosovo will have to self-isolate upon arrival in the country.