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Police search homes of top French officials in COVID-19 probe

Among those to be targeted were ex-prime minister Edouard Philippe and health minister Olivier Veran.

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Explainer: Europe's tourism rescue plan

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet looks at what the EU is doing to support Europe's struggling tourism industry from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

World News

London bans household gatherings as it tightens COVID-19 restrictions

Cases in London have been doubling every ten days, prompting the government to bring in new restrictions .

World News

'We need to prepare now': Brussels unveils COVID-19 vaccination plan

"If we want our vaccination to be successful, we need to prepare now," Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen stressed on Thursday.

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Germany

COVID-19: Germany hit by record hike in new cases

More than 6,600 new COVID-19 infections were reported by authorities on Thursday morning, beating a previous record set on March 28.

France

Coronavirus: France issues curfew, bans weddings amid rising cases

This is due to a "sudden and spectacular" rise in COVID-19 cases over the past 10 days, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.

World News

Watch: MEPs debate impact of COVID-19 second wave in Europe

Are we making the same mistakes as we did during the 1st wave? Are we getting the balance right between protecting lives and livelihoods? Watch our debate from the EU Parliament on the #COVID19 2nd wave.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson refuses to rule out 'circuit break' lockdown in England

The UK prime minister is under increasing pressure to impose a weeks-long lockdown to act as a "circuit break" in coronavirus transmission.

United Kingdom

Liverpool mayor says images of crowded streets 'shame our city'

Crowds were pictured dancing in Liverpool before new COVID-19 restrictions were brought in on Wednesday in the UK's new three-tier alert system.

France

Fizzling out: Champagne sales down as coronavirus pandemic rumbles on

The bubbly stuff is often used as a barometer of global crises.

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Education moves forward

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During the first wave of the global coronavirus pandemic, 1.5 billion students across 160 countries worldwide were forced to study at home.

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Players, coaches and famous football names get behind Special Olympics ‘Faces of Football’ campaign

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These last eight months of pandemic have deprived us of our lives as we knew them, but among all our routine, one might have been hit the hardest: our freedom to move. Athletes were particularly badly hit as training and games were cancelled across the world.

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland introduces four-week 'circuit-breaker' lockdown

Northern Ireland is the first region of the UK to re-introduce strict measures similar to those imposed close to the first peak of the pandemic in March.

Spain

Catalonia to shut bars and restaurants to curb coronavirus case hike

Pere Aragones, Catalonia's vice-president, said it was "a painful but necessary measure if we do not want the pandemic to spread even faster than it is doing now".

France

Restauranteur who claimed COVID-19 losses on insurance loses case

Although the restauranteur was covered for 'epidemics' the court denied his claim.

United Kingdom

UK needs new lockdown to slow COVID-19 spread, says opposition leader

Labour leader says that Boris Johnson's approach to tackling the virus is not working.

Europe News

Think of COVID-19 in bars like cigarette smoke, says expert

It comes as bars across Europe are facing new restrictions amid a fresh wave of coronavirus.

USA

COVID-19 vaccine trial suspended after 'unexplained illness'

Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is one of four candidate vaccines in advance stages of testing and was supposed to yield results early next year.

Europe News

EU agrees traffic light system for travel amid COVID-19 second wave

The EU has approved a traffic lights system for travel within the bloc, in an attempt to provide clarity for travellers amid a resurgence of coronavirus throughout the region

World News

COVID-19 creates opportunity to 'reshape the future of energy': IEA

The International Energy Agency says that CO2 emissions will likely fall by 7% in 2020 but now the world needs to create more sustainable energy solutions.