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World leaders pledge billions for research into coronavirus vaccine

More than €7 billion have been pledged to speed up the development of tests, treatments and vaccines against COVID-19

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Face masks to the fore as Rome's transport network stirs into life

This was life after lockdown in Rome today as commuters returned to the Italian capital's transport network.

Moldova

Euroviews. Andrian Candu: Moldova’s future is being put on the line by a Trojan loan from Moscow ǀ View

Never let a good crisis go to waste. This seems to be the motto of the current political leadership of Moldova, which wants to take advantage of the pandemic to further weaken our democracy and economy and to advance shady deals, including a €200 million loan with Russia.

France

Staying out of school amid coronavirus crisis a 'time bomb': French PM

France clarifies how easing of restrictions will work May 11

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Lithuania

Vilnius becomes giant open-air café to support bars and restaurants

Cafés and restaurants in Lithuania have been allowed to reopen but only if they respect strict social distancing rules.

France

Availability of masks in French supermarkets sparks suspicions

"I give supermarkets three days to prove that they did not have a secret stock of masks during the crisis!" says one senior government official.

United Kingdom

Watch: COVID-19 survivors discuss their battles with the disease

Survivors of COVID-19 are joining Euronews for a special discussion about their battle with the disease.

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Ford's Europe HQ back at work as production restarts in first gear

Ford has restarted production at its main European car plants with strict standards on social distancing and safety precautions.

Russia

Russia hits new daily COVID-19 record as hospitals struggle to cope

Russia registered a record increase in COVID-19 cases on Sunday. But some say official data is still underestimating the scale of the outbreak.

World News

May the 4th be with you: Marking Star Wars day amid COVID-19 lockdown

Star Wars day is marked every year on the May 4, taking from the much-loved movie franchise catchphrase "may the force be with you" - and will be marked around the world amid lockdown.

Italy

Italy eases coronavirus restrictions after two month lockdown

Around 4.4 million people will go back to work on Monday.

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Coronavirus latest: Countries pledge €7.4 billion - von der Leyen

Follow all the latest coronavirus updates with our live blog

USA

Pompeo goes against US intelligence on virus being man-made

The US Secretary of State says he sees no reason why the intelligence services would get it wrong, yet maintained the 'man-made' assertion regarding COVID-19.

World News

Drive-in confession in France during Covid-19 lockdown

One church in southwestern France is keeping up the sacrament of confession by introducing a drive-in version in its car park during the coronavirus lockdown

United Kingdom

"Contingency plans" in place for UK PM in case of coronavirus death

UK prime minister Boris Johnson said "contingency plans" were already in place for his death as he recalled the hardest moments of his coronavirus ordeal in an interview to a British newspaper.

Somalia

Somali engineer invents home-made respirator

Somalia receives a boost in fight against COVID-19 in the form of home-made mechanised respirators, created by 21-year-old Mogadishu-based mechanical engineer A 21-year-old mechanical engineer came up with the device in response to a national shortage.

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German party-goers dance the night away under lockdown thanks to 'car-disco'

Despite strict social-distancing guidelines currently in place in Germany, people in the town of Schüttorf managed to party the night away as they attended a disco from the safety of their cars.

Cyprus

Coronavirus: Cyprus launches voluntary tracking app to halt spread

The government of Cyprus is encouraging the voluntary use of a locally developed app designed to locate people who may have come into contact with someone infected with coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Spain allows outside walks and individual exercise

Spaniards took to the streets on Saturday to exercise for the first time after seven weeks of confinement to their homes during the coronavirus lockdown.

France

Dogs in Corsica in COVID-19 emergency service detection trials

Firefighters in Corsica are conducting trials to see if dogs could detect the COVID-19 virus in infected people.