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Spain

Earthquakes cause minor damage in Spanish region of Granada

Three earthquakes over 4.0 magnitude and around 40 aftershocks were felt across the region in just a few minutes

Netherlands

Dutch police clash with rioters in third night of violence

At least 70 people have been arrested amid reports of looting in Rotterdam, as demonstrators take to the streets against a national coronavirus curfew.

Italy

COVID-19: Four further Italian regions reopen their secondary schools

Other regions will be holding off at least until the end of January.

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Hong Kong puts 10,000 people into lockdown - the city's first

The lockdown in the Yau Tsim Mong district will be in place until every resident is tested - something expected to take around 48 hours.

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Travel News

The female travellers exploring the world through postcards

These female travellers have found that exchanging postcards is a safe way to explore the world during lockdown.

World News

How are masks and lockdowns affecting early child development?

In a world that seems to keep going in and out of lockdown, and where faces are increasingly covered up with masks, how are babies and young children adapting? Euronews asked an expert in child development at Oxford University’s BabyLab.

Albania

Albania expels Russian diplomat for violating pandemic measures

Albanian Foreign Ministry says the diplomat had "continued to violate measures to protect against the pandemic".

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest over 100 at anti-government COVID-19 protest

Police in Amsterdam turned a water cannon on hundreds of demonstrators who were taking part in an authorised protest against the Dutch government and its coronavirus measures.

Germany

Which two German words were judged the ugliest of 2020?

Each January, a jury of German linguists picks out what it calls the "non-word" of the year: a word that’s ugly because of what it means.

Italy

Italy's schools set to reopen as NGOs warn of remote learning risks

After two months of closed classrooms, Italian primary, middle and secondary school students return to the classrooms. But 50% of older student will still have to rely on distance learning.

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London and Edinburgh quiet after new COVID lockdowns announced

The fresh lockdowns are aimed at stemming a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, driven by a new variant of the disease.

United Kingdom

The UK is struggling badly against COVID-19 — here's why and how

The four nations of the UK are up against a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19, which appears to reached all areas of the nation. Its strategy now relies mostly on the vaccine.

Sweden

Anger after Swedish official breaks his own agency's COVID guidelines

Is Dan Eliasson Sweden's answer to Dominic Cummings?

United Kingdom

Scotland announces another nationwide lockdown beginning at midnight

The lockdown is the first of 2021 for Scotland as it and the wider UK struggles to control the new variant of COVID-19.

Destinations

Things to do in locked down Paris

Here's our guide to the empty streets of Paris while France remains under tight coronavirus restrictions.

United Kingdom

English boy raises money for charity by camping out in his garden

Since March, an 11-year-old boy in England has been sleeping out in his garden for a charitable cause, raising over €100,000 for a local hospice.

World News

Lockdown, social distancing, quarantini: The 2020 pandemic lexicon

From talk of flattening the curve to doomscrolling: how the coronavirus pandemic hijacked our vocabulary.

Ireland

Ireland locks down again to stop the new COVID-19 variant in its track

The country will go into a full lockdown for a month, Taoiseach Micheal Martin said on Wednesday. This means restrictions will be reviewed again on January 31.

World News

Europeans face tighter coronavirus restrictions as vaccine rollout begins

Many Europeans woke up to harsher restrictions on Saturday as the first vaccines deliveries arrived in EU countries.

Living

Swamped with sprouts? Our guide to fighting Christmas leftover waste

From curry to pasties, here's how you can help the planet (and your wallet) by putting food waste to good use.