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Germany

Germany extends lockdown until mid-April amid third wave of infections

Restrictions previously set to run through March 28 will now remain in place until April 18, with public life largely shut down over Easter.

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Global COVID vaccine inequality 'becoming more grotesque,' WHO warns

The US, UK, EU/EEA account for more than 206 million of the 448 million doses of vaccines administered worldwide.

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Bosnia and Serbia: Why are the neighbours worlds apart on vaccines?

When it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, it's difficult to think of another part of Europe where the juxtaposition is more pronounced.

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EU needs 'holistic approach' to tackle racial discrimination

A number of anti-racism protests took place over the weekend to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

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Protesters mark anniversary of Czech Republic's first COVID death

Protesters angry with the Czech government's response to COVID-19 defaced the cobblestones of the world famous Old Town Square in the centre of the city by spray painting them with hundreds of white crosses.

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Police on the hunt for violators of anti-covid measures in Venezuela

Police on the hunt for violators of anti-covid measures in Venezuela

Hungary

Hungary approves two more vaccines not authorised by EU regulator

It brings the number of jabs authorised in Hungary to seven. The country has one of the best vaccination rates in the EU.

World News

Lockdowns are 'not going to be over by summer' says health expert

We’re all fed up with lockdowns, but pandemic life probably won’t be over in 2021, a public health expert warns. So how can authorities keep enforcing restrictions?

France

Thousands flout COVID restrictions at carnival in Marseille

It came as more than a dozen départements in France were put under lockdown again to combat a third wave of infections.

USA

AstraZeneca jab 'effective' and 'doesn't increase risk of blood clots'

The early findings from the US study are just one set of information AstraZeneca must submit to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to get its vaccine approved for use in the country.

Germany

Germany poised to extend coronavirus restrictions amid third wave

Chancellor Merkel was due to relax restrictions at a meeting with regional leaders on Monday but a surge in infections has upended those plans.

USA

Miami imposes coronavirus curfew amid spring break chaos

Hard-partying spring break crowds gathered by the thousands without masks or social distancing.

France

France: New COVID-19 measures beset by technical glitches

Paris just had its first weekend under France's latest limited lockdown. Many Parisians did not know exactly what that meant.

Travel News

Iconic beaches in Rio de Janeiro and Miami are closed to the public

Rio and Florida are known for their long, sweeping beaches but spikes in Coronavirus cases and brawling crowds have led to them being closed.

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COVID-19: Protests across Europe rail against pandemic restrictions

Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Romania, Serbia, Poland, France and Britain all saw demonstrations on Saturday against constraints on freedoms, often featuring an element of pandemic denial.

Germany

Far right protest COVID-19 restrictions in German cities

Several thousand people participated in the protests in Kassel.

Japan

Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympic Games, says IOC

Officials justified the widely-anticipated move saying the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic.

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New lockdowns begin in France and Poland as COVID-19 infections soar

The measures imposed nationwide in Poland and on a third of the French population, less strict than during the first lockdown a year ago, come amid a surge in cases in much of Europe.

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European leaders receive AstraZeneca COVID jab after blood clot scare

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French Prime Minister Jean Castex both received their first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Friday.

Russia

As Europe mulls Russia’s Sputnik V jab, how is it going down at home?

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in March that just two million Russians had received both doses of the vaccine, representing less than 2% of the population.