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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.

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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.

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European capitals mark New Year at midnight amid coronavirus measures

Rome, Berlin and Paris put on firework displays to mark the New Year, but the coronavirus pandemic made for muted celebrations.

My Europe Series

Beyond coronavirus: The news stories that shaped Europe in 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is not the only event to touch the lives of Europeans. Here are just some of the stories to make the headlines during the year of COVID-19.

World News

How COVID-19 upended life in Europe throughout 2020

COVID-19 submerged Europe's hospitals, tanked the economy, and forced us to avoid other people. One year since it was first reported in Wuhan, here's how the virus changed life in Europe.

The Cube

Euronews' most important misinformation debunks in 2020

Viral misinformation surged online in 2020. Here are ten of Euronews' best debunks from the last 12 months.

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.

Spain

Spain to keep registry of citizens who refuse a coronavirus vaccine

The registry, which will be shared with the EU, will not be made public and will be "done with the utmost respect for data protection," the country's health minister said.

United Kingdom

AstraZeneca has 'winning formula' to boost COVID vaccine efficacy

The chief executive of the pharmaceutical giant assured that the vaccine developed with Oxford University should be effective against the new coronavirus strain sweeping the UK.

Japan

Japan tightens ban on foreign arrivals over new coronavirus variant

Seven cases of the new variant have already been detected in Japan, according to local health authorities.

World News

EU kickstarts mass COVID-19 vaccination in 'touching moment of unity'

EU member states each received the first shipment of just under 10,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine on Saturday in what the EU's top official hailed as a "moment of unity".

USA

Trump threatens to reject massive COVID-19 relief package

Donald Trump threatened to reject a massive COVID-19 relief package, stating that there was not enough money for Americans in it.