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Japan

10,000 Tokyo Olympics volunteers resigned ahead of opening of Games

Organisers revealed that thousands of volunteers who were expected to take part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo resigned in recent months.

France

France extends COVID-19 vaccination to 12-18 year olds

France will begin inoculating teens aged 12-18 on June 15, President Macron said as COVID-19 indicators were deteriorating in southwestern regions.

United Kingdom

UK hits COVID-19 vaccine milestone with 75% of adults inoculated

Three-quarters of the adult UK population has now received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, authorities said on Wednesday. The milestone was hit amid concerns in the country over the fast-spreading delta variant.

Greece

Greece extends COVID-19 vaccination campaign to migrants camps

Athens has faced criticism for not including asylum-seekers earlier in its vaccination campaign.

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Netherlands

Dutch production line to increase Moderna COVID-19 jab output

This line will enable the supply of an additional 300 million doses of Moderna's booster variant vaccine candidate per year, if authorised.

World News

COVID-19 pushed over 100 million more workers into poverty, says UN

The pandemic is not just a public health crisis. It is also a job crisis that has pushed millions of workers into poverty, a new report warns.

World News

Only one of the three Delta variant lineages is of concern, WHO says

"It has become evident that greater public health risks are currently associated with B.1.617.2, while lower rates of transmission of other lineages have been observed," the WHO said on Tuesday.

World News

WHO greenlights China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine

China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine "meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing," the UN health body said on Tuesday.

United Kingdom

UK reports no new daily COVID-19 deaths for first since last year

But new infections fuelled by a new virus variant are on the rise.

Germany

Germany probes allegations of COVID-19 test fraud

The government's scheme to pay for one free test per citizen per week has led to a proliferation of businesses offering rapid antigen tests.

United Kingdom

Heathrow opens terminal for travellers from 'high-risk countries'

London's Heathrow airport reopened its Terminal 3 on Tuesday as a special hub for travellers from high-risk countries.

World News

COVID variants renamed to ‘non-stigmatising’ letters of Greek alphabet

The coronavirus variants widely known by the name of the country in which they were first discovered - such as the Indian, Brazilian or British variants - have been renamed by the WHO.

United Kingdom

UK could push back reopening due to Indian COVID variant

Despite the successful vaccination campaign in the UK, there are fears a third wave of COVID-19 may have already begun.

Peru

Peru more than doubles COVID-19 death toll with new figures

Peru more than doubled its official COVID-19 death toll on Monday, after the government updated the figures.

Finland

Six climate-friendly ideas to take from EU green capital Lahti

Finland’s ninth-largest city is, with its modest population of just 120,00 inhabitants, not used to being a capital. But this year is different. Here's why.

Brazil

Brazil: Tens of thousands protest Bolsonaro's response to COVID-19

Protesters are calling for the president to be impeached. Brazil has the world's second-highest death toll with more than 461,000 lives lost since the beginning of the pandemic.

Spain

Antoni Gaudi's iconic church in Barcelona reopens to the public

The Sagrada Familia Basilica is the most visited building in Spain, and the second most visited church in Europe.

Vietnam

Vietnam identifies new hybrid UK-India coronavirus variant

The variant is thought to be behind a recent surge in recorded COVID-19 cases in Vietnam's industrial zones.

People

Faked travel documents and foreign weddings: Love in the time of COVID

Facing lockdown alone, these couples faked travel documents and got married in foreign countries, all in the name of love.

Netherlands

Netherlands to further ease lockdown with cultural venues reopening

The Netherlands will further ease COVID-19 restrictions, allowing cultural venues such as museums, theatres and cinemas to reopen from June 5.