English

More about this topic

World News

Analysis: How is the coronavirus crisis hitting young people?

More than one-in-six people aged 18-29 have stopped working since the onset of the pandemic, according to the UN’s International Labour Organization

Germany

Coronavirus: 657 new cases in German slaughterhouse

Company officials say the outbreak could be linked to a recent easing of travel restrictions. The new cluster of cases comes as hundreds of households in Berlin are back under quarantine after a spike in infections.

Italy

Coronavirus: Tourists back in Venice for Doge's Palace reopening

Souvenir shops and restaurants have largely reopened and the tourists are back on the gondolas, but authorities call for a more sustainable tourism model.

France

Black Lives Matter: Tear gas fired as thousands defy ban on gatherings

Despite gatherings of more than 10 people remain banned in Paris, thousands took to the streets to protest against police brutality on Saturday.

ADVERTISEMENT

Italy

COVID-19: Italy prosecutors question PM Conte over lockdown 'delay'

Families of COVID-19 victims claim business concerns delayed lockdowns being imposed on two Lombardy towns.

World News

India, Africa and Latin America newly in the crosshairs of COVID-19

The pressure is easing in Europe but other parts of the world are in the eye of the COVID-19 storm.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK economy suffers record 20.4% contraction

This drop is almost ten times larger "than the steepest pre-COVID-19 fall". Wholesale, retail and motor trades were the worst-affected sectors.

Green News

Social media saves Europe’s leading conservation zoo from closure

The future was looking uncertain for the zoo, but after a wave of public support the park is re-opening its doors.

United Kingdom

COVID-19 infection rate isn't dropping quickly enough, admits UK PM

English lockdown only partially eased because COVID-19 infection rate isn't dropping quickly enough.

Russia

Coronavirus: Moscow ends lockdown as infection rate decreases

Russia's capital has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, accounting for nearly half of the country's deaths.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: UK enforcing quarantine for incoming travellers today

The UK imposes a 14-day quarantine period for incoming travellers from Monday, but the travel industry says it will "devastate tourism"

World News

Coronavirus latest: Global death toll passes 400,000

Follow us for all the latest on the coronavirus pandemic from Europe and across the world.

World News

COVID-19 latest: Brazil's President Bolsonaro threatens to leave WHO

Follow our article for all the latest on the coronavirus pandemic.

Sweden

Is hard-hit Sweden being snubbed by its Scandinavian neighbours?

Norway and Denmark have yet to signal when they will let Swedish travellers in, despite opening their borders to other countries in the region.

Russia

Russia's tracking app sparks fury after mistakenly fining users

The tracking app for coronavirus patients got more than 2,500 complaints over several allegedly unjustified fines, including one to a bed-ridden professor who hadn't left home in a year.

World News

Euroviews. COVID-19 lockdowns have shown all workers need a new right to disconnect from work at home ǀ View

Before the outbreak, just one in 10 people worked from home every day. But new research has found that almost 40% of EU citizens started working from home during confinement.

World News

COVID-19 latest: Faithful back to holy spots while cases hit 6m mark

Worshippers are finally allowed back to holy spots from Rome to Mecca; India sees its deadliest week; South Korea suffers a new surge in infections. Follow us for all the latest on the coronavirus pandemic.

United Kingdom

What is Barnard Castle and why is everyone talking about it?

During the sixteenth century the phrase “That’s Barney Castle!” became idiomatic of a cowardly excuse after Sir George Bowes, who was steward of the Fortress, shut himself up inside it.

United Kingdom

'I don’t regret what I did': PM’s advisor defends 400km lockdown trip

Boris Johnson's chief advisor Dominic Cummings has insisted he “made the right judgment” in travelling 400km from London to Durham at the height of the coronavirus lockdown.

No Comment

A Mexican zoo has named two newborn puma cubs Pandemic and Quarantine

Vets at the zoo say the births were due to the coronavirus lockdown, which stopped visitors coming and stressing out the animals.