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Protecting critically endangered orangutans from coronavirus

Orangutans share 97 per cent of their DNA with humans so a rehabilitation centre in Indonesia decided to take extra care.

Iran

Euroviews. It is wrong of the Iranian regime to use coronavirus to relax existing sanctions ǀ View

There is a growing push for relief from sanctions on Iran. But the advocates for sanctions relief are as misguided now as they were when the Iranian regime was facing a different set of crises.

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Fake voice note claims UK ambulances won't call out on Thursday

Public Health England called the voice note "fake news" and urged people "to ignore the message and not share it further".

World News

Euroviews. The EU should learn lessons from Germany’s coronavirus protocols so life can return to normal ǀ View

Lockdown probably worked well during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic - but not now. Lockdown probably helped China, but it does not fit all countries. We are looking forward to seeing the European Commission helping its member countries to ease their lockdowns as soon as possible.

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World

Coronavirus: How to make your own face mask – no sewing required

Makeshift masks may be be better than nothing, but they’re no miracle solution. They cannot and must not replace regular handwashing and social distancing measures.

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Indian inventor hopes COVID-19 car will put brakes on spread of virus

This is the wacky COVID-19 car created to encourage Indians to stay at home and prevent the spread of the virus.

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People board trains and planes out of Wuhan for first time in 11 weeks

Wuhan residents are now permitted to leave without special authorisation as long as a mandatory smartphone application shows they are healthy

USA

USA's deadliest day: More than 1,700 fall victim to COVID-19

More than 1,700 people in the US died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, the country's deadliest day so far during the coronavirus pandemic.

Europe News

Coronavirus in Europe: EU science chief quits, slams pandemic response

The head of the European Research Council has resigned saying he has "lost faith in the system" at the height of the coronavirus crisis.

Business

'Job catastrophe': 1.25 billion workers face major hit from COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest crisis since the Second World War, with more than a third of the global workforce at risk of "drastic" layoffs and wage cuts, warns the International Labour Organization.

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Coronavirus live blog: As it happened on April 7-8

Coronavirus live blog: As it happened on April 7-8

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Analysis: The life or death decisions of leadership during a pandemic

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey on the life or death decisions European leaders are having to make amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Domestic abuse is spiking in lockdown - so what can be done about it?

A UK charity chief is calling on people to keep a watchful eye on their neighbours as domestic abuse spikes in lockdown.

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkey's approach to COVID-19 deserves more attention and less fake news ǀ View

A controversy recently broke out on social media over the New York Times, CNN and the BBC featuring photos of Turkey in their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outlets published photographs of well-known Turkish landmarks in a manner that seemed to portray Turkey as a hotspot of the outbreak.

World

"We're all in a war against COVID-19 together"

Euronews speaks to the European Union's Coronavirus Crisis Team, Cypriot Commissioner Stella Kyriakides about the COVID-19 pandemic and about when life will return to normal.

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Robots help to keep medical staff safe from coronavirus

To cope with the shortage of masks, robots help Thai doctors and nurses reduce their risk of exposure to infected COVID-19 patients.

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European Parliament in Strasbourg could become COVID-19 testing centre

EU chiefs have made the European Parliament in Strasbourg available to French authorities to use as a COVID-19 testing centre

Italy

Italy ups COVID-19 stimulus spending to €750bn - nearly half its GDP

Italy is trying to spend its way out of the COVID-19 crisis, but the EU's second-most indebted country is already in financial hot water.

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WhatsApp put limit on forwarding to slow coronavirus misinformation

WhatsApp is aiming to slow down the spread of viral messages with misinformation on the platform amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Where are we with COVID-19 vaccines and treatments?

With over a million people already infected and 50,000 fatalities, the race is on to find a cure for COVID-19, the virus which has arguably caused the most serious global crisis since World War II.