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France to end border lockdown, open up to Europe

Sunday, 14 June 2020, 18:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

France is opening its borders with other European countries at midnight for the first time since shutting them amid virus fears three months ago, and will start opening up to visitors from other...

Covid-19: European nations sign 400-million dose vaccine deal

Sunday, 14 June 2020, 06:30 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pharma giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal with Europe’s Inclusive Vaccines Alliance to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The alliance forged by Germany,...

France has millions of unsold face masks after virus crisis

Saturday, 13 June 2020, 10:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The French praised the altruism of their prized textile and luxury goods companies when production facilities got diverted from churning out the latest fashions to making cloth masks designed to...

Prosecutors question Italy's Conte over slow virus lockdowns

Saturday, 13 June 2020, 07:17 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Prosecutors questioned Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Friday about the lack of a coronavirus lockdown on two towns in northern Italy’s Lombardy region that became one of the hardest-hit areas...

Three airlines challenge UK Coronavirus quarantine in court

Friday, 12 June 2020, 10:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Three airlines have launched legal action against the British government, describing the country’s plan to quarantine most incoming travelers as “flawed.’’ British...

UK economy shrinks 20.4% during April lockdown

Friday, 12 June 2020, 08:40 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Official figures show that the British economy shrank by a colossal 20.4% in April, the first full month that the country was in its coronavirus lockdown. The Office for National Statistics said...

Researchers ask if survivor plasma could prevent coronavirus

Friday, 12 June 2020, 07:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the coronavirus. And while the jury’s still out, now scientists are testing if the...

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