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Masks must be worn on US flights until at least January 2022

The announcement on travel guidance came late on Tuesday evening and is linked to the Delta variant.

Vatican

Pope Francis backs COVID-19 vaccination as an 'act of love' in video

“Vaccination is a simple but profound way of promoting the common good and caring for each other, especially the most vulnerable," Pope Francis said in a new video promoting COVID-19 vaccines.

United Kingdom

UK job vacancies hit record high following restrictions lift

The number of job vacancies rose to over 950,000 — the highest level since records were started in 2001.

Green News

Wildfires are increasing COVID cases and deaths, says new study

"Climate change and the pandemic are a disastrous combination."

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Health news

New COVID test can detect virus in as little as 3 minutes

Researchers in the UK say their new test is "sensitive and speedy" and could be used at airports, shops and restaurants.

Travel News

European under-30s likely to fall foul of UK travel restrictions

Even Angela Merkel could be affected by the new rule.

Tech News

Euroviews. COVID vaccine passports are a new international crisis in the making

As Europe rolls out COVID digital health IDs in the hope of getting back to normal, vaccine passports could leave developing countries left out.

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'Infringement of freedom': Protest held in Paris over COVID passes

Protesters marched through Paris against a national mandate for a coronavirus health pass.

World News

Vaccinations stepped up in China and Israel as Delta wreaks havoc

The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant has forced China and Israel to ramp up vaccinations and Australia's state of New South Wales to go into lockdown.

My Europe Series

How France's COVID pass has pushed diners over the border to Belgium

In Saint-Jans-Cappel, near the Belgian border, restaurant owner Bénédicte Duyck is worried. Her customers literally only have to cross the street to find a Belgian restaurant where they will not be submitted to France's new vaccine rules.

Travel News

The eye-watering cost of this year’s British summer holidays

The cost of going on holiday in their own country has become an unmanageable luxury for many British families.

Japan

Japan races to vaccinate as COVID-19 surges after Olympics end

Many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus spikes at record levels.

Travel News

UK cuts cost of COVID testing for travellers following criticism

As restrictions lift, there are worries that high costs could price people out of travelling this summer.

USA

US regulators OK extra COVID shot for those with weak immune systems

Several other countries, including France and Israel, have similar recommendations.

Travel News

Which European leaders are going on holiday amid the COVID crisis?

Emmanuel Macron is in the Côte d'Azur and Boris Johnson's up in Scotland, but are any political leaders breaking travel restrictions?

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Guadeloupe hospital says emergency rooms are saturated

In Guadeloupe, emergency rooms are saturated with patients suffering from Covid-19.

New Zealand

New Zealand to keep borders closed until the end of the year

The country has been able to successfully stamp out the pandemic by shutting its borders early and only allowing in residents and citizens.

Brazil

Brazilian leader accused of genocide at International Criminal Court

Indigenous people in Brazil have filed a complaint against far-right president Jair Bolsonaro at the International Criminal Court at the Hague. Tribes say his negligence led to at least 1,160 deaths.

Russia

Russia announces record number of COVID-19 deaths

The country is battling a surge of infections blamed on the Delta variant.

Australia

Australian capital goes into lockdown after one COVID-19 case found

Australia has used strict measures to control COVID-19 cases in the country.