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Russia

Coronavirus: Moscow to open mass vaccination centres on Saturday

The centres will open just days after President Vladimir Putin announced a programme to get as many Russians vaccinated as possible. Doctors, teachers and social workers will be first to receive the Sputnik V vaccine.

Ireland

Irish government criticised for rejecting pay for medical students

On Wednesday, the Irish government voted against a motion that called for student nurses and midwives to have their pay reinstated during the COVID-19 pandemic. One student told Euronews that the country's trainee nurses are "exploited".

World

How do the three COVID-19 candidate vaccines work?

there are substantial differences between them, including their composition, price and distribution capacity.

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London's National Gallery reopens as England's lockdown is lifted

As England's second lockdown comes to an end, cultural venues such as the National Gallery have reopened their doors to the public.

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United Kingdom

UK department store Debenhams collapses putting 12,000 jobs at risk

The future of some 12,000 retailing jobs in Britain hangs in the balance after the failure of Debenhams, one of the country's oldest department stores.

World

Italians quit cities for country life due to COVID restrictions

A new trend is picking up pace as a result of lockdown restrictions. Getting out of the city...

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Empty canals and idle gondoliers: COVID-19 hits hard in Venice

Coronavirus and the subsequent lockdowns have hit Venice hard: its 150 canals, so admired by tourists, are empty.

United Kingdom

How a London tailor uses a robot to measure customers remotely

A Saville Row tailor is using 21st-century technology at its 117-year-old business to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and reach customers abroad

Saudi Arabia

G20: Calls for worldwide coordinated response to COVID-19 pandemic

World leaders at the first virtual G20 summit, hosted this year by Saudi Arabia, called for COVID-19 vaccines for all countries and globally coordinated response to the coronavirus pandemic.

United Kingdom

Coronavirus: England facing tighter restrictions when lockdown ends

Prime minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce changes to the existing tiered system, putting some parts of England under tighter restrictions after the national lockdown ends on December 2.

Spain

The show goes on at Madrid's opera house despite coronavirus

While other the doors of theatres around the world have been closed throughout the pandemic, Madrid's Teatro Real has managed to continue performances, offering a brief respite from the reality of the pandemic.

World News

Nearly 1m people given two experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccines

As the race to release a viable coronavirus vaccine hots up, a Chinese pharmaceutical company claims to have inoculated nearly a million people against COVID-19 with so far still experimental vaccines.

World News

People infected with coronarvirus most contagious in first 5 days

A comprehensive new peer-reviewed study shows that people infected with coronavirus were infectious in the first five days, underlining the importance of track and tracing it early.

Mexico

Coronavirus: Mexico becomes 4th country to hit 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

With only 2.5 million tests carried out in a country of 130 million, the pandemic is taking a psychological toll on Mexicans who face a struggle to encourage people to take precautions against the virus.

World News

Coronavirus: EU could green light two COVID-19 vaccines in December

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has given hope that two vaccine candidates could be authorised for use in the EU before 2021.

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Europe accounted for half of the world's COVID-19 infections last week

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that out of four million new cases last week, 46% were reported from the continent.

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EU citizens approved of bloc's handling of first COVID-19 wave: survey

A survey of people in eight EU member states found that majorities approved of the bloc's response to the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Switzerland

Coronavirus 'cluster' recorded at WHO's headquarters in Geneva

According to an email obtained by the Associated Press, the WHO's anti-coronavirus measures have not been enough to stop the spread of the virus among its staff.

World News

New coronavirus vaccine 'is 94.5% effective' at preventing COVID-19

US biotechnology company Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective.

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Watch: Mexican balloon festival goes online due to COVID-19 pandemic

The annual event usually attracts half a million visitors - this year it was reduced to 400.