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From the Colosseum to Pompeii: The reopening of Italy’s famous museums

“After the closures there is a desire for beauty, for culture, for a return to normal life.”

Angola

Meet the people behind Angola's COVID-19 response

In partnership with Governo de Angola

Catarina locked down in the hotel where she works in Luanda to ensure it kept running during the pandemic. She is one of many Angolans making an effort to keep the country's economy running smoothly during the health crisis.

France

France lifts rules on face masks and nighttime curfew

"The very good results recorded no longer justify it," said Prime Minister Jean Castex as he announced that the unpopular Covid curfew would be scrapped on Sunday. Wearing a face mask outdoors will no longer be compulsory starting Thursday.

United Kingdom

UK PM 'squandered' lockdown easing by 'letting in' Delta variant

The UK prime minister is accused by the opposition Labour leader of failing to tighten restrictions on travel from India quickly enough to curb the variant.

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Work

Have Finns perfected the ultimate home office for remote working?

From the European country that normalised flexible working hours comes the practical home office on wheels designed for remote working.

Germany

Rising number of far-right extremists in Germany, says government

Authorities in Germany say the number of far-right extremists in the country increased last year as neo-Nazis sought to join protests against pandemic-related restrictions.

World

Key to preventing new COVID variants is vaccination, expert says

Fewer than 1% of people in low-income countries have so far received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

World News

Most Europeans believe corruption is an issue in their country: Report

Over half of Europeans believe that their government is controlled by private interests, according to the latest report by Transparency International.

United Kingdom

Delta variant having 'huge impact on vaccine effectiveness'

The Delta variant first found in India is having a huge impact on vaccine effectiveness in the UK, an expert has told Euronews.

Italy

Italy to relax COVID-19 restrictions in six more regions

The regions of Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, Lazio, Piedmont and Puglia, and the autonomous province of Trento, have had their risk level downgraded to "white zones".

World News

Our COVID vaccine is 90% effective, says US firm Novavax

Vaccine company Novavax said on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine was 90.4% effective overall, fuelling hope that there could soon be another preventive tool to fight the pandemic.

Finland

Finland's coalition loses ground to opposition in local elections

The elections were the first for Marin as leader of both the government and her party.

United Kingdom

UK PM delays full easing of lockdown restrictions by four weeks

Johnson said if the government were to lift restrictions on June 21, as first planned, there could be thousands of more deaths.

Brazil

Bolsonaro fined 75 euros for not wearing a face mask at biker rally

Brazil's far-right president spoke to 12,000 bikers at an event in Sao Paulo where he cast doubt on the death toll from coronavirus.

United Kingdom

G7 COVID-19 vaccine pledge 'is not enough', says WHO, IMF

Boris Johnson announced that one billion doses of vaccine would be donated to the developing world. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says 11 billion are needed.

Russia

New restrictions in Moscow as COVID-19 cases rise

“It is impossible not to react to such a situation,” Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.

Hungary

EURO 2020 fan-zone opens in Budapest ahead of Hungary vs Portugal game

A fan-zone for EURO 2020 has opened next to Vajdahunyad Castle in Budapest ahead of Hungary's match with Portugal on Tuesday.

United Kingdom

G7 leaders back developing world spending plan to rival China

The world's leading economies are also expected to issue a declaration on measures to avoid future global pandemics at the summit in Cornwall, England.

Mobility

The futuristic portal that lets you peer into life in another city

The project in Vilnius and Lublin aims to build bridges between cultures after a year when COVID put an end to travel.

World News

COVID and restrictions are here to stay. Here's why

COVID-19 may never be fully eradicated but it could become manageable.