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26.05.2020 / 19:09

Russia says US leaving overflight treaty will hurt security

MOSCOW – Russia said Tuesday that the U.S. decision to withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities would erode global security by making it more difficult for governments to interpret the intentions of other nations.

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What is antibody testing for COVID-19, and how is it useful?

Both the European Union and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in the United States, have now approved certain antibody tests for COVID-19. But what are these tests, and how can they be useful? Read our Special Feature to find out.

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At a glance: Latest global developments in Covid-19 fight

Big step for pilgrims and tourists

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Germany could lift European travel warning in mid-June according to government source

Germany aims to lift a travel warning for 31 European countries including Ireland and other EU states from mid-June, a government source has said, provided Covid-19 infection rates remain under control.

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The Latest: Spain: EU should agree on cross-border travel

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

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NI facing 'very severe' recession, warns Murphy

Northern Ireland faces a "very severe" recession following the coronavirus crisis, Stormont's finance minister has warned.

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Germany will take stake in Lufthansa in landmark $9.8-bn bailout deal

Government’s holding in the company, privatized with fanfare two decades ago, to start at 20% and could rise above 25%

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Dominic Cummings defended by Bake Off's Prue Leith after breaking lockdown

The Only Way Is Essex starlet Jasmin Walia has spoken out in defence of Boris Johnson's aid Dominic Cummings after he was caught making at least one 200+ mile trip to Durham and back from London despite his wife showing Covid-19 symptoms and there being a government imposed lockdown.

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International students at UCD seeking compensation over fees paid

A UCD student from India has begun a petition calling on the college to compensate international students who paid substantial fees to study at UCD only for their year of study to be disrupted by Covid-19.

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Sunny weekend with looser coronavirus rules draws Europeans outdoors

BERLIN — Europeans soaked up the sun where they could, taking advantage of the first holiday weekend since coronavirus restrictions were eased, while governments grappled with how and when to safely let in foreign travellers to salvage the vital summer tourist season.

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Boris Johnson backs aide Cummings despite calls to resign over lockdown travel

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed his senior adviser Dominic Cummings on Sunday, despite calls from within his own Conservative Party for the aide to resign for travelling 250 miles during the coronavirus lockdown.

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24.05.2020 / 13:31

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Spanish Prime Minister gives update on when tourists will be able to visit country again

People across the country have been forced to cancel holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Boris Johnson ignores calls to fire advisor accused of breaking COVID-19 rules

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted calls on Saturday from opposition parties to sack senior adviser Dominic Cummings after he traveled 400 km to northern England while his wife showed COVID-19 symptoms.

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‘Frugal Four’ EU members propose a two-year emergency fund

Austria, Denmark, Sweden and The Netherlands, sometimes dubbed the ‘Frugal Four’, say their objective is to provide temporary, dedicated funding through the MFF and to offer favorable loans to those who have been most severely affected by the crisis

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UK says PM's adviser did not break lockdown rules with 400 km drive

Dominic Cummings, who masterminded the 2016 campaign to leave the European Union during the Brexit referendum, travelled to Durham in northern England in late March, when a strict lockdown was already in place

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NRIs stranded in India will soon get to fly out: Hardeep Puri

NEW DELHI : Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said that Indians who are ordinarily resident abroad but are stranded in India due to cancellation of international flights will soon be able to go back with the government considering arrangements for it.

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Tom Watson calls post-Brexit visas and costs for touring artists “commercially crass and culturally wrong”

The head of UK Music backs plan for a Musicians' Passport

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EU Commission recommends Ireland broaden its tax bases

The European Commission is recommending that Ireland takes all necessary measures to effectively address the Covid-19 pandemic, sustain the economy and support the recovery that follows.

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EU wants to reduce pesticides use, promotes organic farming

BRUSSELS – The European Commission unveiled plans Wednesday to protect biodiversity across the 27-nation bloc while building a more sustainable food system, insisting on the need to both reduce the use of pesticides and promote organic farming.

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EU says virus fund access to be linked to its budget advice

BRUSSELS – The European Union signaled Wednesday that it will not punish member countries for breaking the bloc’s deficit rules to tackle the coronavirus but that it could condition their access to sorely-needed recovery funds on them following its advice on how to manage their budgets.

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Croatian president sets parliamentary vote for July 5

ZAGREB – Croatia’s President Zoran Milanovic on Wednesday scheduled a parliamentary election in the European Union nation for July 5.

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Menthol cigarettes banned from today in latest crackdown on social smoking

Menthol cigarettes are banned from Wednesday, as new anti-smoking laws come into force across the UK.

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Menthol and flavoured cigarette ban starts today and Scots expert hopes it's the end of "global success" for tobacco companies

Menthol cigarettes are being banned across the UK and the EU from today (WED) in a bid to discourage younger people from taking up smoking and improve public health.

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WHA passes pandemic probe resolution; Korea clarifies reinfection reports

The World Health Assembly (WHA) approved a resolution today calling for an independent inquiry into the pandemic and the World Health Organization's (WHO's) role in responding to it, as South Korean researchers revealed that discharged patients who test positive for COVID-19 again don't appear to be contagious.

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Dishwashers and padlocks to be cheaper after Brexit - but tariffs on cars and lamb remain

Household goods and foods are set to be cheaper under a post-Brexit tariff regime unveiled by the Government today.

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Resolution seeking to establish origins of covid-19 passed at World Health Assembly

NEW DELHI : A resolution seeking to establish the origins of the novel coronavirus as well as initiate an “impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation," of how the World Health Organisation handled the covid-19 crisis was passed by an overwhelming majority of countries at the World Health Assembly on Tuesday.

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WHO will continue to lead global fight against coronavirus pandemic, Tedros vows

The WHO will continue to lead the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic which threatens to tear at the fabric of international cooperation, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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Germany breaks taboo in effort to get EU through pandemic

FRANKFURT – Germany’s agreement to share debt with other EU countries to finance an economic recovery plan is being greeted as an overdue sign of unity in the face of the worst downturn the bloc has ever seen and as a potential advance toward deeper integration among its 27 members.

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Reopening schools in Europe has 'not been harmful to kids and teachers', evidence shows

Re-opening 22 schools across Europe has not led to any major rise in Covid-19 infections, EU education ministers have heard - though the results need to be met with caution, they were warned.

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World Health Assembly opens amid pandemic tensions, calls for probe

Calls for investigations into the World Health Organization (WHO) role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and a probe into the source of the virus in China dominated the opening of the World Health Assembly (WHA) today, held virtually and shortened to 2 days.

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18.05.2020 / 21:17

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Spain says when UK tourists will be able to visit country again after lockdown

Spain is aiming to be welcoming back foreign visitors to the country by late June.

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Spain aims to reopen borders in June as Covid-19 deaths fall again

Tourism accounts for over 12% of Spain's economic output

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Coronavirus: Germany, France propose EU economic recovery fund worth 500B euros

BERLIN — The leaders of Germany and France agreed Monday on a one-off 500 billion-euro ($543 billion) fund to help the European Union recover from the coronavirus pandemic, a proposal that would add further cash to an arsenal of financial measures the bloc is readying to cope with the outbreak’s economic fallout.

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Spain reopens five airports as flights to tourist hotspots start up

Spain has reopened five airports in popular holiday destinations as coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease.

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Germany, France propose EU economic recovery fund

BERLIN – The leaders of Germany and France are jointly proposing a 500 billion-euro ($543 billion) recovery fund for European economies hit by pandemic.

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Xi Jinping supports WHO-led probe into global response when virus under control

China had previously opposed calls for such investigations from Washington and Canberra, but Xi signalled on Monday that Beijing would be amenable to an impartial review

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Unions hit out at Tata Steel plans to make Netherlands bear bulk of European job cuts

AMSTERDAM : Labour representatives at Tata Steel's Dutch operations said on Monday that the company plans to cut 1,000 jobs in the Netherlands and that the subsidiary's chairman will step down after opposing the layoffs.

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EU calls for independent probe of WHO's pandemic response

GENEVA – The European Union and other countries on Monday called for an independent evaluation of the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic “to review experience gained and lessons learned.”

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Major Spain new travel update for Brits wanting to go on summer holiday

Flights to Spain have resumed with the reopening of five major airports including Tenerife, Ibiza and Menorca.

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India backs other nations in questioning WHO on Covid-19 response

NEW DELHI: Ahead of its election as the chair of the World Health Organization’s decision-making Executive Board at its session early next week, India has joined a group of countries to seek an “impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation" into the WHO’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Menthol cigarettes banned in the UK from next week in bid to stop youngsters smoking

Menthol cigarettes will be banned in the United Kingdom from next week in a bid to discourage young people from taking up smoking.

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Greece, France and Italy open beaches as EU gears up to welcome tourists in June

Greece, France and Italy opened up beaches on Saturday as part of plans to carefully ease coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

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Italy to reopen borders to EU tourists 'without 14-day quarantine' on June 3

Italy will reopen its borders to EU holidaymakers from June 3 and those arrivals reportedly will not face a 14-day coronavirus quarantine.

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'Brexiteer Archie and pro-EU me disagree - but there’s also much that unites us'

Locked-down Brits are connecting with each other in new and different ways.

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Spain issues major coronavirus travel update which will impact any Brit holiday plans

Spain has issued an update to its current travel restrictions which will stop British holidaymakers entering the country.

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Coronavirus: Europe relaxing restrictions but cases flare elsewhere

Germany, several other European countries where the coronavirus spread has slowed were moving ahead with relaxing border restrictions, while flare-ups in Mexico and elsewhere served as a reminder the pandemic is far from over

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Brexit: Blink or there will be no deal, both UK and EU tell each other

The main sticking point has been so-called 'level playing field' rules to harmonise regulation, which the EU says are needed to ensure Britain does not undercut its standards, but which Britain rejects as binding it to European laws

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As Europe relaxes coronavirus lockdowns, cases flare in Mexico and Brazil

Germany and several other European countries where the coronavirus spread has slowed were moving ahead Friday with relaxing border restrictions, while flare-ups in Mexico and elsewhere served as a reminder the pandemic is far from over.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0