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Now playing Next no comment France rules limit in places of worship too restrictive France's top administrative body ruled in favour of the Catholic church on Sunday saying the 30 person limit in places of worship across the country was too restrictive. 29/11/2020
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Now playing Next no comment Last orders in Budapest before closure of bars and restaurants as viru Bars and restaurants have closed for 30 days from 11 November in Hungary 11/11/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italy introduces tougher measures to stem rise in new COVID infections New measures adopted by the Italian government to contain a new spike in coronavirus cases are leading to protests all over the country. 02/11/2020
Now playing Next no comment German eatery's bid to host winter guests hit by paritial lockdown Germany will begin a "lockdown light" on November 2 in an attempt to curb a rising number of COVID-19 infections. 29/10/2020
Now playing Next no comment Protesters clash with Italian police over coronavirus restrictions The protesters were angry over new restrictions announced to control the spread of COVID-19. 27/10/2020
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