Now playing Next World MSCI delays Kuwait’s emerging market upgrade due to COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted stock markets around the world. Amongst them is one of the oldest indexes in the Middle East, the Kuwait Stock Exchange. 01/05/2020
Now playing Next Russia Russian PM tests positive for COVID-19 as infections exceed 100,000 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has called on citizens to stay at home after he tested positive for COVID-19. 01/05/2020
Now playing Next USA Trump points finger at China over coronavirus outbreak Trump repeatedly blamed China for its handling of the outbreak, criticising the country for restricting domestic travel to slow the virus but not international travel to keep it from spreading abroad. 01/05/2020
Now playing Next Green News Wildlife in South Africa needs protection more than ever before Rangers are on duty day and night as the lockdown may lead to a surge in poaching. 01/05/2020
Now playing Next World News Covid-19: UK proclaims big rise in testing but numbers questioned Covid-19 latest: UK government gives briefing on pandemic. Follow all the latest #coronavirus updates with our live blog 01/05/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19: Boris Johnson promises UK lockdown exit plan next week The UK Prime Minister said five key tests must be met to ease lockdowns, to avoid a second spike in coronavirus cases. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next Lithuania In plain view: Drive-in cinema takes off at Vilnius airport Lithuania has a new twist on the coronavirus trend of drive-in cinemas 30/04/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Analysis: Will lockdown spark long-term changes good for the planet? "If 2020 has proved anything, it’s that anything can happen," writes Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey, pondering COVID-19's impact on the climate. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The “Ramadan bailout” of Zakat could help the world avoid a post-COVID-19 Great Depression ǀ View The rest of the world should take this crisis as an opportunity to reach a new accommodation between the worldly and the otherworldly. Capitalism is not dying - it is simply going through a rebirth of almost religious significance. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Coronavirus: EU's Vestager lukewarm on plans to cancel flight refunds A majority of member states are lobbying to suspend a rule that forces airlines to offer a full refund for cancelled flights. Margrethe Vestager, the EU's Competition czar, warned on Thursday that "some people may need the money". 30/04/2020
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 Germany What is the R value and how might it signal a second wave in Germany? All eyes are on Germany's R value. But what is it and why is it key in terms of when to lift lockdown? 30/04/2020
Now playing Next World News France and Italy in recession as Spain sees record GDP decline The devastating impact of the coronavirus lockdowns came into sharp focus today when the latest economic data was released. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next World News Remdesivir drug reduces recovery time from COVID-19, says study Remdesivir interferes with an enzyme that helps RNA viruses to replicate and has been shown to be successful against coronaviruses in laboratory studies. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Captain Tom Moore promoted to colonel on 100th birthday The Second World War veteran has been raising millions of euros for healthcare workers during the coronavirus crisis by walking laps of his garden. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next World News Coronavirus latest: UK 'past the peak' of COVID-19, says Boris Johnson Follow live updates on the coronavirus pandemic. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next World News 'Completely unacceptable': Cancelled flights refund refusals slammed It came as a dozen EU countries called on Brussels to suspend a European law guaranteeing passengers a refund for cancelled flights. 29/04/2020
Now playing Next World News Nearly half of world’s workers risk losing their livelihoods, says ILO The ILO estimates that 1.6 billion people are in “severe danger” of losing between 60 and 80 per cent of their income 29/04/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK is third worst-hit country in world after COVID-19 death toll soars The UK's COVID-19 death toll soars after government includes care home victims for the first time 29/04/2020
Now playing Next USA COVID-19 cases in the US have now passed the one million mark COVID-19 cases in the US pass the one million mark and more Americans have lost their lives to the disease than died during the Vietnam War. 29/04/2020