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What’s the true COVID death toll in Europe?

A new study based on excess deaths shows the world has been under-reporting COVID deaths. The true figure is much more stark.

Europe News

A majority want working from home to continue, new survey finds

Do you want home working to continue?

World

WHO Europe Chief Kluge calls for a greater vaccination push

Global Conversation speaks to Hans Kluge at the Mental Health Summit in Athens about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Spain

Spain sees uptake of vaccines by younger people amid COVID-19 surge

In Spain there's been an uptake of vaccines by younger people as cases of COVID-19 surge across the country

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World News

Delta variant of COVID-19 now dominant in Europe, says WHO

The World Health Organization has said that the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now dominant in much of the European Region and has urged governments to step up vaccination programmes.

Health news

Big Brother at the beach: Drones helping to enforce social distancing

Authorities in Sitges in Catalonia are using drones to maintain social distancing rules on the beach as the region sees a spike in COVID cases.

India

India's COVID death toll 'could be 10 times the official count'

Researchers estimate the total number of excess deaths may be between 3 and 4.7 million since the start of the pandemic.

Spain

Spain's first national lockdown order was unconstitutional, says court

Spain’s Constitutional Court has that last spring’s lockdown order by the government under a state of emergency was unconstitutional.

Earth News

Raw dog food poses major international public health risk

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in multiple samples of raw dog food, making the substance an overlooked driver of antibiotic resistance.

Japan

Olympic flame lighting ceremony marks countdown to 2020 Tokyo Games

Paralympian Aki Taguchi and former tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka handed the Olympic flame over to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike.

Health news

Future of health: linking humans, animals and their shared environment

To prevent pandemics and fight the rise of drug-resistant "superbugs", scientists are pleading for more integrated health policies that protect the fragile balance between humans, animals and the environment.

Brazil

Protests against Bolsonaro held across Brazil after court decision

Demonstrators gathered by the thousands in more than 40 cities to demand Bolsonaro's impeachment or greater access to vaccines against COVID-19.

North Korea

Kim berates North Korean officials for 'crucial' virus lapse

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a “great crisis".

World News

Guterres re-elected for second-term as UN Secretary General

Guterres seeing building trust as key to tackling some of the world's biggest issues including the coronavirus pandemic and climate change

Work

Have Finns perfected the ultimate home office for remote working?

From the European country that normalised flexible working hours comes the practical home office on wheels designed for remote working.

United Kingdom

G7 leaders back developing world spending plan to rival China

The world's leading economies are also expected to issue a declaration on measures to avoid future global pandemics at the summit in Cornwall, England.

Home

UK parents are now actively homeschooling thanks to COVID (no, really)

The pandemic turned many parents into home-educators. An increasing number want to make the shift permanent.

World News

Euroviews. The good soldiers of cinema still fighting the good fight | View

The journey to bring the LUX Audience Award to life under uncertain conditions has been a valuable, complex and sometimes arduous mission, says Mike Downey, Chairman of the European Film Academy.

United Kingdom

Campaigners demand G7 leaders give firm commitment on climate change

As the G7 Summit gets underway in Cornwall, England, leaders are being urged to increase international development to ensure climate change targets are met.

World News

Vaccination rates need to be faster in Europe this summer, WHO warns

The regional director for the WHO has warned that Europe must learn from "last year's lessons" to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases after the summer.