TOP HEADLINES• France's daily death toll rebounded on Friday, three days before it starts lifting its lockdown. Friday's 243 fatalities was up significantly on Thursday's 178, for a total of 26,23
A relatively unheralded sporting pioneer was honored on Saturday when the Google Doodle – the animation that greets users of the search engine's homepage – celebrated Frank Soo. On 9 May 1942, Soo
COVID-19 contact tracing apps could be vital in controlling the pandemic. /Ina Fassbender /AFP As governments around Europe look to come out of lockdown sooner or later, most acknowledge the n
MAIN HEADLINES:– Russia has reported 7,933 new cases, its record daily rise, bringing the total to 114,431. It reported 96 more deaths, pushing the toll to 1,169.– Russia's prime minister, Mikhail Mi
HEADLINES– COVID-19's reproduction rate in Germany is currently averaging 0.76, according to the RKI public health authority. As the rate reflects the number each person will subsequently infect, a n
A sign banning football in Frankfurt, Germany – but there are also signs that professional football could be returning. /Yann Schreiber /AFP Legendary Italian manager Arrigo Sacchi called foot
TOP HEADLINES• There are now more than a million confirmed COVID-19 cases globally, with nearly 53,000 deaths and more than 210,000 recoveries• The U.S. daily total of 1,169 deaths is the highest rec
Around a pandemic-hit planet, reconciling a sudden, sharp drop-off in income with ongoing overheads is a difficult circle to square for many businesses. Few industries mix the high cost and global pr
TOP HEADLINES• Spain's COVID-19 death toll has reached 6,528; the 838 new deaths recorded on Saturday is the country's worst single-day rise• Italy is nearing the peak of its outbreak, according to d
A health worker sprays disinfectant in St Mark's Square, Venice. /Marco Sabadin/AFP TOP HEADLINES- Europe's worst-affected country, Italy, now has more than 10,000 confirmed cases. The Italian
TOP HEADLINES- Italy wakes up in full-country lockdown with schools and universities closed as prime minister Giuseppe Conte announces country's "darkest hour"- Worldwide death toll passes 4,000, wit
Cleaners sanitize the seats of the San Paolo stadium in Naples. Ciro Fusco/Ansa/AFP Italian football's top division descended into administrative chaos on Sunday, with one game delayed by 75 m
Greek soldiers fire tear gas grenades over the Turkish border near Kastanies on 4 March 2020. /Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP The European Union will deploy its Frontex rapid-intervention border force a
A tram in Luxembourg on 29 February - the day public transport became free. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP Luxembourg has become the first country in the world to offer free public transport.Th
Medical researchers are hoping to find a cure to help Michael Pirovolakis, who has an extremely rare degenerative condition. Pirovolakis family Conquering disease costs money, and the fight ag
02:02 The Venice Carnival has been cut short and football matches postponed as Italian officials race to contain Europe's worst outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus.While the UK announ
Gambia's justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou (front row, red tie) at the ICJ (Credit: AP Photo/Peter Dejong) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to take urgent measure
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