Now playing Next Portugal Lisbon mayor in bid to turn Airbnb rentals into key worker homes The Portuguese capital has launched a programme urging landlords to stop renting short term, promising tax breaks and guaranteed rent. 08/07/2020
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Now playing Next United Kingdom What we can expect from UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak's summer statement The UK's Chancellor is set to announce another round of measures to ease the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 08/07/2020
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Now playing Next Serbia Serbian president backtracks on curfew after thousands protest Thousands took to the streets of Belgrade again on Wednesday to protest the Serbian president's handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the country 08/07/2020
Now playing Next USA Novavax receives $1.6 billion from US government for 100m vaccines NVX‑CoV2373 is the name of the company's COVID-19 vaccine candidate. 07/07/2020
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro says he tested positive for COVID-19 He has said that his history as an athlete would protect him from the virus, and that it would be nothing more than a “little flu” were he to contract it. 07/07/2020
Now playing Next Germany German court orders end to coronavirus lockdown around meat plant The judges ruled that the restrictions imposed in Gütersloh after an outbreak at a slaughterhouse were disproportionate and should be replaced with more targeted measures. 07/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Few masks and little distancing as thousands pack Black Sea beaches The EU's ban on Russians and Ukrainians from entering the bloc has boosted the popularity of Black Sea resorts like Odesa and Sochi. 07/07/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom English pubs forced to close as customers test positive for COVID-19 It comes just days after they reopened for the first time in more than three months. 07/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Jobless rate to hit record this year in richest economies, says OECD The average unemployment rate across the OECD is forecast to reach 9.4 per cent at the end of 2020, and remain stubbornly high at 7.7 per cent in 2021. 07/07/2020
Now playing Next Economy EU to experience 'even deeper recession' than anticipated The European Commission announced that the euro area economy will contract by 8.7%, as the lifting of lockdown measures has been more gradual than expected. 07/07/2020
Now playing Next No Comment Hundreds of drones light up South Korean sky with virus messages Hundreds of drones lit up the night sky in Seoul for a spectacular showcase of motivational and awareness messages as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic. 06/07/2020
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Now playing Next Smart Regions Home help: the project supporting Italy and France's isolated mountain communities In partnership with the European Commission Smart Regions takes a look at a European project that's providing vital medical and social support to the sick and isolated in Italy’s Aosta and France’s Tarentaise mountain regions. 06/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Euroviews. State-sponsored disinformation in Western democracies is the elephant in the room ǀ View State-sponsored disinformation campaigns were once the preserve of authoritarian regimes. Without noticing, the same tactics have crept into public discourse in Western democracies. 06/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Greece shuts Serbia border amid COVID-19 spike in the Balkans Austria has also imposed a travel warning for six western Balkans countries, Bosnia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia, in view of high COVID-19 figures. 06/07/2020
Now playing Next World The other pandemic: HIV/AIDS fight hit by coronavirus crisis UNAIDS has warned that coronavirus-related disruptions in HIV treatment could result in half a million excess deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. 06/07/2020
Now playing Next Australia Australia closes state border as COVID-19 cases rise Melbourne, Victoria's capital, announced a surge of 127 new cases on Monday. 06/07/2020
Now playing Next India Coronavirus: India set to overtake Russia in total reported cases It comes as the country reports yet another daily record of COVID-19 infections. 05/07/2020