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Nicole Kidman spotted filming a new movie at Hong Kong's night market.

Hollywood star Nicole Kidman was spotted in Hong Kong filming a new TV series after a recent backlash over having quarantine exemption to work in the city. Kidman, who reportedly flew to Hong Kong from Sydney, was spotted in the city's famous Fa Yuen street, known for its night market.

Nature

Why COVID is making people quit their jobs to go and work on a farm

This year is the 50th anniversary of WWOOFING - which stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.

World News

Vaccinations stepped up in China and Israel as Delta wreaks havoc

The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant has forced China and Israel to ramp up vaccinations and Australia's state of New South Wales to go into lockdown.

Health news

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.

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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

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.