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Germany

German state governor criticised for 'Little Merkel' comments

Bodo Ramelow has been widely criticised for referring to the German Chancellor as "Little Merkel" during an online event and admitting to playing mobile games during COVID-19 meetings.

World News

Global COVID-19 cases pass 100-million milestone

A third of all confirmed cases around the world are in Europe.

Sweden

Swedish chief who resigned over pandemic holiday given new job

Weeks after offering his resignation over his controversial holiday to the Canary Islands, Dan Eliasson has been appointed Director-General of the Government Offices in Sweden.

Living

Earthling Ed: How can you prevent future pandemics? Go vegan

WATCH | Earthling Ed on the four biggest reasons veganism is going to explode in 2021.

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Japan

Tokyo 2020: Japan rebuffs claims Olympics Games will be cancelled

A majority of the Japanese think the Olympic Games in the capital should be postponed again or cancelled amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Europe News

Coronavirus: EU leaders aim to strengthen coordination on pandemic

European heads of state and government held a virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss how to collectively tackle the COVID-19 pandemic more effectively.

Experiences

This Norwegian concept could be the perfect lockdown tonic

With anxiety levels rising amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the world could learn a valuable lesson from some of the happiest people in the world and their love for the great outdoors.

Israel

Israel's COVID vaccination rollout is leaving Palestinians behind

The World Health Organization has raised "concerns" about the unequal distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the country.

Switzerland

Coronavirus: WHO against vaccine passports 'for the time being'

The agency's emergency committee said there were still "too many fundamental unknowns" about the effectiveness of vaccines.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic: Ex-president unremorseful after breaking COVID rules

Former Czech president Václav Klaus was pictured at a restaurant in Prague without a mask despite a COVID-19 lockdown across the country.

Brazil

'We're super tired of this war': Life on Brazil's COVID-19 frontline

Euronews was given access to a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, the city with the highest per capita coronavirus death rate in the country.

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Names of 111 women lost to femicide in 2020 pasted on Paris walls

Protesters in Paris pasted the names of 111 women killed by domestic violence in 2020 on walls in the city in an improvised memorial.

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Jerusalem's streets lie empty as Israel enters third COVID-19 lockdown

The country entered its third lockdown on Friday with restrictions set to last two weeks. Despite a widespread vaccination programme, COVID-19 cases are rising.

France

Coronavirus: What areas of France now have a 12-hour curfew?

A total of 25 départements across France will impose a 6 pm to 6 am curfew in a bid to curb the rising tide of new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

World News

Belgium and Germany reach grim new milestones for COVID-19 deaths

Since the first COVID-19 related death was announced by China on January 11, 2020, the virus has claimed more than 1.9 million lives worldwide.

Japan

New coronavirus variant detected in Japan in travellers from Brazil

The discovery of new variant came as Japan's regional governments requested a state of emergency be declared in their prefectures to combat a rising in coronavirus infections.

World News

One year since novel coronavirus identified and pandemic still rages

Chinese media reported a year ago that the mystery illness killing people in Wuhan had been identified as a novel coronavirus.

Travel News

Swedish chief quits after ignoring his agency's COVID holiday advice

Dan Eliasson had told Euronews he considered his Canary Islands trip to be "of personal importance" despite government advice against travelling abroad.

World News

EU's COVID-19 vaccine rollout suffering shortages and delays

The shortage is being partly blamed on the fact that the European Medicines Agency is yet to approve the Moderna and Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines.

Denmark

Queen Margrethe of Denmark vaccinated against coronavirus

The Danish court announced the monarch had received the first injection of the Pfizer/BioTech coronavirus vaccine.