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Netherlands to begin phased easing of lockdown Monday
The Netherlands will begin a phased easing of its almost two-month-old coronavirus lockdown on Monday, according to a report by the national ...Qatar Airways warns of ‘substantial’ job losses
Qatar Airways is planning to cut a “significant” number of jobs because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on travel, according to a ...German museums and shops open as lockdown eased
Germany is accelerating its return to normality from a crippling lockdown, with regional leaders pushing back against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s pleas for ...India’s Delhi imposes 70% ‘corona tax’ on alcohol to deter large crowds
Officials in India’s capital imposed a special tax of 70% on retail liquor purchases from Tuesday, to deter large gatherings at stores ...EU spearheads $8 billion virus fundraiser
Celebrities, world leaders and philanthropists pledged some 7.4 billion euros ($8.1 billion) on Monday for research into coronavirus vaccines, treatments and testing ...‘Today is wonderful’: Relief in Lagos as lockdown ends
Africa’s biggest city, Lagos, got back to work on Monday at the end of a five-week coronavirus lockdown. In the metropolis of ...Spain’s Reina Sofia museum prepares to reopen in pandemic era
The halls are eerily quiet at Madrid’s Reina Sofia, Spain’s most visited museum, as a solitary art restorer looks after its star ...Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll drops sharply ahead of lockdown easing
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 174 on Sunday, against 474 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, ...Europe prepares for more lockdown easing as virus hopes rise
Europe on Sunday prepared for a further cautious easing of coronavirus restrictions following signs the pandemic may be slowing, with hard-hit Italy ...France extends virus emergency until July 24
The French government said on Saturday it will extend a health emergency imposed to fight the new coronavirus by two months, allowing ...














