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Romania in eye of COVID storm with record infections and deaths

Romania is facing a surge in infections amid alarmingly low vaccination uptake.

USA

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies aged 84

The first black American to head the US armed forces, Powell is remembered by many for his controversial support for the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

Russia

Russia reports highest daily number of COVID-19 cases

Russia reported its highest daily number of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic as the epidemic worsens in the country.

USA

Robert Durst hospitalised with COVID-19, his lawyer says

New York real estate heir Robert Durst, who was sentenced in a two-decade-old murder case, has been hospitalised after contracting COVID-19.

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Romania

Romania's hospitals overwhelmed with unvaccinated patients

"Some 90 per cent of the hospitalised patients are not vaccinated," Adrian Marinescu, medical director of the Matei Bals Infectious Diseases Hospital said.

Russia

Russia reports record 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day

Russia's COVID-19 deaths and cases have been mounting for weeks, reaching record highs since the beginning of the pandemic.

Health news

Tuberculosis deaths increase for first time in 10 years due to COVID

Tuberculosis deaths are rising for the first time in more than a decade due to the COVID pandemic, the WHO has warned.

Health news

Nipah virus could cause a deadly COVID-scale pandemic. But what is it?

The Nipah virus has a 40 per cent to 75 per cent mortality rate and there is no treatment or vaccine.

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Pumpkin-eating elephants

The Oregon Zoo in Portland held its 23rd Annual Squishing of the Squash Thursday to usher in the Halloween season.

Euronews Debates

Euronews debates how Europe and China should preserve biodiversity

In partnership with China Global Television Network (CGTN)

The first part of the UN biodiversity summit in Kunming, China is underway. To mark the event, Euronews and CGTN (China Global Television Network) together with leading experts and analysts, debated the latest efforts to protect nature worldwide.

Travel News

France makes COVID-19 travel tests chargeable from October 15

PCR tests will cost €44 for unvaccinated adults without a prescription and antigen tests will be charged between €22 or €25.

Travel News

Day 2 tests replaced by lateral flows in England from 24 October

Lateral flow tests are a much cheaper option for families, which airlines say is a "massive relief".

Italy

Protests across Italy as COVID pass becomes mandatory for workers

Thousands have demonstrated over COVID passes being made mandatory for employees to enter their workplaces.

Tech News

Fuel prices at an all-time high in Hungary and expected to climb more

Hungarians have seen the price of fuel reach an all-time high, and prices are expected to go even higher on Friday.

World News

Eastern Europe in midst of COVID surge as vaccinations lag

Russia recorded yet a new record in daily COVID-19 deaths on Thursday while infections are soaring in Hungary and Ukraine.

United Kingdom

Pigs pile up as Brexit and COVID leave UK farms with butcher shortfall

The UK government is issuing up to 800 temporary visas for foreign butchers to address a shortage of abattoir workers which has led to a backlog of pigs on farms.

France

France to extend COVID-19 state of emergency until July 2022

The French government will ask lawmakers to extend its COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency until July 2022.

Tech News

IMF reduces global growth forecast amid inflation and supply problems

In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF projects that global output will increase by 5.9% this year, compared with its projection in July of 6%.

France

Record 6,000 drop in Paris pupil numbers amid COVID and remote working

Paris' deputy mayor said it was down to a declining birth rate and the effects of the COVID pandemic.

Latvia

Latvia declares three-month state of emergency as COVID-19 cases rise

Under the new rules, masks are mandatory in all public buildings and only essential shops will be open at weekends.