Now playing Next Austria Austria steps up border checks as COVID-19 cases rise in Balkans As COVID-19 cases rise in the Balkans, people entering Austria from Slovenia are now facing checks of their cargo and health status. 20/07/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'Good news': Trials show COVID-19 vaccine produces immune response The experimental COVID-19 vaccine has produced an immune system response in hundreds of volunteers as part of its early clinical trial. 20/07/2020
Now playing Next No Comment Universal Studios Japan fully reopens after coronavirus restrictions Universal Studios in Osaka began reopening in June but only to people living in the local region. Now anyone can visit, including people from the capital Tokyo, where coronavirus cases have been rising. 20/07/2020
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Now playing Next Cyprus Cyprus warns migrants positive to COVID-19 may illegally cross into EU It comes after a number of migrants who recently crossed from the breakaway north to the internationally recognised south of Cyprus tested positive to COVID-19. 19/07/2020
Now playing Next France Coronavirus: France brings forward date for compulsory face masks Those who don't comply risk a €135 fine. 19/07/2020
Now playing Next No Comment Coronavirus: Performers create a drive-in circus in Brazil Following measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19, Brazilian circus artists decided to go back to work in a different way. 19/07/2020
Now playing Next No Comment Paris Plages opens with floating cinema on the Seine With an unusual alternative to indoor movie theatres in the time of COVID-19, Paris Plages has this year opened with an open-air cinema set on the banks of the River Seine. 19/07/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking claims Britain, the US and Canada said earlier this week that a hacking group called APT29 — also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of Russia's intelligence services — has been targeting various organisations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development in the three western countries. 19/07/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit: COVID-19 leaves UK companies even less prepared, report warns "The coronavirus crisis has made a difficult task much harder," the report from the Institute for Government states. 19/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Coronavirus: WHO reports record rise of more than 259,000 new cases The global death toll also passed the 600,000 thresholds, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. 19/07/2020
Now playing Next Spain Catalonia asks millions to 'stay at home' amid COVID-19 surge Around four million people in the Barcelona metropolitan area have been requested to only leave home for essential reasons, with cinemas, theatres and nightclubs also closing. 18/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Coronavirus: Where are infection rates surging in Europe? Sweden, Bulgaria, and Portugal have crude incidence rate of over 40 cases per 100,000 population, the latest data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control show. 18/07/2020
Now playing Next No Comment Stringent health measures ahead of EU summit on COVID-19 recovery plan Health and safety preparations were made for the arrival of European Union leaders for day two of EU budget negotiations. Workers conducted a deep clean of the meeting room at the European Council in Brussels before negotiations continued. 18/07/2020
Now playing Next Europe News EU Summit: Talks are 'deadlocked' says Italy's Conte Positions still far apart on financing the coronavirus economic recovery, despite a new proposal being tabled. 18/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Human tragedies more brutal than COVID-19 if poor not helped, says UN The UN has called on wealthy nations to do more to help the poorest deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, which it says could undo decades of development. 18/07/2020
Now playing Next Serbia Serbia denies hiding COVID-19 impact to push ahead with election The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) found Belgrade underreported COVID-19 deaths by nearly 400 between March 19 and June 1. 17/07/2020
Now playing Next Economy EU leaders 'far apart' on trillion-euro COVID-19 recovery package deal The good news is leaders agree a common response is needed. The bad news is that they disagree on how the money should be handed out. 17/07/2020
Now playing Next Romania Romanian coronavirus patients can't be made to quarantine, court rules With a health system that consistently ranks among the EU's worst, Romanians suspected of having COVID-19 are discharging themselves from hospitals and there are no longer any legal grounds to stop them after a recent Constitutional Court ruling. 17/07/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Captain Tom Moore receives knighthood from the Queen The 100-year-old received his knighthood from the Queen in a unique private ceremony at Windsor Castle. 17/07/2020