Europe
It took about six months to reach 10 million infections, but just 43 days to double that tally.
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Paris makes face masks compulsory in crowded outdoor areas and tourist hotspots
Homebuyers see the UK, Spain and France as their top relocation choices for better housing and health care facilities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a Knight Frank survey.
If Ryanair continued to break the rules, Italy’s aviation authority would ‘suspend all air transport activities at national airports’.
Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten said at least 41 passengers and crew have Covid-19, amid fears the virus could have spread to dozens of towns along the coast.
German police said 45 officers were injured and 133 arrested after demonstrations in Berlin.
US says unlikely to use China, Russia virus vaccine as race heats up.
Curfews, closures and quarantine measures return as countries struggle to balance economic recovery with risk of Covid-19 flare-ups.
With the clock winding down on Angela Merkel after 15 years at the helm of Germany, the 66-year-old is once again at the height of power, in part because of her leadership during the Covid-19 crisis.
While debt campaigners train their fire on the G20 economies, Asian development banks have been delivering myriad loans and grants to help struggling countries cope.
Britain’s new rules took hold at midnight Saturday, hours after being announced, provoking anger and confusion among tourists.
In spite of various people with Covid-19 stopping by the Giglio Island, not one of the islanders developed infection.
Crew members would be tested on arrival in Norway, and then tested every 48 hours and not have contact with the public.
The PM said Britain would be through the crisis by mid-2021 but feared there may be a second spike that could overwhelm the health service.
WHO’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Pompeo’s remarks about his independence are ‘untrue and unacceptable’.
Private jets are in heavy demand in Russia as the country’s super-rich avoid coronavirus restrictions to travel abroad. Wealthy Russians are also chartering helicopters, others are using medical tourism to get away.
The US Secretary of State told British lawmakers that his allegation was based on a ‘firm intelligence foundation’.
Officials said the agreement, which came after more than four days of negotiations, is critical to dispel doubts about the bloc’s very future.