Now playing Next China Twitter removes Chinese state-backed disinformation network The network included 23,750 accounts which mostly tweeted about Hong Kong pro-democracy protests and the COVID-19 pandemic for the Chinese diaspora, researchers said. 12/06/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. How to keep global superpowers China and the US from riding roughshod over human rights ǀ View Despite their differences, China's Xi Jinping and US president, Donald Trump have in common their dislike of any global effort to hold them accountable for their behaviour, including on human rights. 10/06/2020
Now playing Next China Satellite data suggest COVID-19 started much earlier: Harvard research A sharp increase in hospital attendance in the Chinese city of Wuhan was first observed in August 2019, researchers from Harvard Medical School have said. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next Italy Euroviews. In Italy and further afield, pollution and poverty have played a part in worsening COVID-19 ǀ View There are important clues in the patterns the disease is leaving that tell us quite a bit about what conditions can hasten its spread and worsen its lethality. So far, the areas where the most people are dying of the disease have been densely populated urban zones in China, Iran and northern Italy. 26/05/2020
Now playing Next World News ‘Extra vigilance required’: COVID-19 and strokes in younger people Stroke may be a rare manifestation of severe COVID-19 in young patients, new studies have said. 25/05/2020
Now playing Next World News COVID-19: UK records 118 deaths, plans to reopen schools from June 1 UK records 118 additional deaths, Wuhan lab denies link to COVID-19, Muslims celebrate Eid-al-Fitr, these are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic. 24/05/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump accuses WHO of favouring China and makes funding threat US President Donald Trump says he is prepared to permanently withdraw funds to the World Health Organization in 30 days 19/05/2020
Now playing Next World News WHO denies report of pressure to withhold info Weekly Der Spiegel reported that Xi asked Tedros during the call to hold back information about human-to-human transmission of the virus and delay declaring a pandemic. 10/05/2020
Now playing Next The Global Conversation Coronavirus exacerbating ''disordered world'' warns EU's top diplomat In an exclusive interview with Euronews, the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell discusses a host of issues, including Europe's diplomatic ties with China, the US and the global impact of Covid-19. 07/05/2020
Now playing Next France COVID-19 could have been present in France as early as December A hospital team in France retrospectively tested a sample from someone hospitalised in December, and it came back positive for COVID-19. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next World News EU calls for independent probe into origin of COVID-19 European diplomats say the war of words between Washington and Beijing is not helpful in understanding where the new coronavirus came from and how to prevent the next pandemic. 05/05/2020
Now playing Next USA Pompeo goes against US intelligence on virus being man-made The US Secretary of State says he sees no reason why the intelligence services would get it wrong, yet maintained the 'man-made' assertion regarding COVID-19. 03/05/2020
Now playing Next China Euroviews. Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites... 30/04/2020
Now playing Next World News Health workers are bookmakers' favourite for Time's Person of the Year The odds of doctors, nurses, health workers and first responders being given the illustrious title have been slashed from 4/1 to evens, according to betting aggregator, Oddschecker. 28/04/2020
Now playing Next World How much influence has China had on the coronavirus pandemic? Freedom of speech is not some leftist nonsense, says Filip Jirous, if it had existed in China, COVID-19's impact on the world would not have been as damaging. 24/04/2020
Now playing Next USA Cats with coronavirus: U.S. confirms two pets contracted COVID-19 The animals are the first pets to be diagnosed with the virus in the U.S. 23/04/2020
Now playing Next Belgium Analysis: Can we trust Belgium's COVID-19 death statistics? Belgium is facing an unusual problem, our political editor Darren McCaffrey writes. It's being accused of being “too honest” and overestimating the country’s death toll. 22/04/2020