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Now playing Next France France announces new date for second round of local elections The elections will take place with health and social distancing measures in place, France's Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said. 22/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Coronavirus: Don't open schools on June 1, experts tell UK government A governmental advisory body said a two-week postponement would "halve" the risk to primary and secondary school children, the ones expected to return to school first. 22/05/2020
Now playing Next World News Latest: Trump says places of worship are 'essential' and should reopen Euronews brings you all of the latest updates about the coronavirus pandemic. 22/05/2020
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Now playing Next Spain Madrid challenges ongoing coronavirus lockdown in supreme court It comes after Spain's lockdown was extended for a further two weeks until June 7. 21/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK to scrap healthcare surcharge for foreign NHS and care workers The UK government has pledged to scrap a healthcare surcharge for foreign NHS and care workers - although other migrants will still see an increase to their fees. 21/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Release the hounds: UK deploys dogs to sniff out coronavirus Medical detection dogs already have a successful history catching the presence of malaria and certain types of cancers in humans. 21/05/2020
Now playing Next World News Euroviews. COVID-19 has created a political vacuum. Who will fill it? ǀ View Europe's people are already discovering new ways to be in contact in a contactless world and reinventing the idea of solidarity - even when they cannot physically stand together. 21/05/2020
Now playing Next World EU countries pledge support for tourism sector in bid to save summer Socially-distanced sunbeds, anyone? EU ministers pledge to support the bloc's key tourism industry while taking measures to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections. 21/05/2020
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