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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.

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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.

World News

COVID vaccination campaigns are 'too slow', WHO Europe director warns

Hans Kluge, the World Health Organisation Regional Director for Europe, warned people should continue to be cautious amid more transmissible variants and slow vaccination campaigns.

Europe News

Pfizer’s COVID jab is first in EU to be approved for 12-15 year olds

The European Medicines Agency gave the green light to member states to use the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in children between the age of 12 and 15.

United Kingdom

UK health minister on the defensive after Cummings' attack

UK health minister Matt Hancock has been defending himself after a blistering attack from the prime minister's former chief aide Dominic Cummings.

United Kingdom

'This isn't over': Indian variant cases double in UK in a week

The number of cases of the Indian variant in UK rose to 6,959 since last week.

USA

Biden calls for deeper probe into COVID-19 origins

President Joe Biden has asked US intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to determine the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

World News

Dominic Cummings is not the world's most credible witness, says expert

An expert has questioned Dominic Cummings' reliability as a witness after his blistering attack on the UK government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

France

France makes quarantine compulsory for travellers arriving from UK

Travellers arriving in France from the UK will need to go into mandatory self-isolation, a French government spokesman said on Wednesday.

Europe News

EU seeks huge fine in court over AstraZeneca vaccine delivery delays

After months of a bitter dispute over vaccine delivery delays between the European Union and AstraZeneca, a highly publicised trial opened on Wednesday in Brussels.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson faces MPs after Dominic Cummings said government failed

Johnson dismissed the criticisms, saying: "None of these decisions have been easy [...]. At every stage, we've tried to save lives, protest the NHS and follow the best scientific advice available."

United Kingdom

Ex-adviser Cummings says UK COVID-19 strategy was 'out of control'

Cummings has told a UK government select committee that the UK government failed the public over its response to the pandemic.

United Kingdom

China overtakes Germany to become UK's largest import partner

Uncertainty over Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic have hit Britain's imports from Germany but boosted those from China.

USA

Moderna says its COVID-19 jab is highly effective in 12-17 year olds

The results could pave the way for the vaccine to be made available to younger age groups.

Japan

US warns against travel to Japan, even for vaccinated people

With the Olympics just two months away, Tokyo was quick to deny that there is any need to avoid travelling to Japan.