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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — European Union leaders will take part in a crisis video conference Tuesday to coordinate actions to fight the spread of the coronavirus. “Containing the spread of the virus, providing sufficient medical equipment, boosting research and limiting the economic fallout is key,” tweeted European Council chief Charles Michel. The 27 EU member state leaders will hold their extraordinary summit — called by Michel — one day after the G7 holds a similar […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s foreign minister said Monday the rights to coronavirus vaccine research were not for sale, following reports Donald Trump wanted the US to buy exclusive access to a potential vaccine developed by a German biotech firm. The comments, made in an interview with media group Funke, come as scientists raced to develop a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus that has killed some 6,000 people, seen millions placed under lockdown and devastated […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — King Felipe VI of Spain moved Sunday to distance himself from his scandal-hit father, stripping him of his palace allowance and renouncing what he was due to inherit from him. The announcement came after reports earlier this month in the Swiss daily Tribune de Geneve that former monarch Juan Carlos had received 100 million dollars (90 million euros) from Saudi Arabia via an offshore account. The money was lodged in a […]
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) — Portugal will close its border with Spain to tourists for at least a month to curb the spread of coronavirus, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said Sunday. Goods and people traveling for work will still be allowed to cross the border but not those on leisure trips, he told a news conference after speaking by videoconference with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez. “There will be no tourism between Portugal and Spain […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy on Sunday recorded 368 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest one-day increase to date, taking the total to 1,809, the most outside China, official data showed. The number of infections has reached 24,747, a count released to the media by Italy’s civil protection service said. The northern Lombardy region around Milan remained the European epicenter of the pandemic, officially reporting 1,218 deaths or 67 percent of the Italian […]
LISBON Portugal (AFP) — UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged governments to work together to stop the coronavirus pandemic from plunging the global economy into recession. “No country can face it alone,” the secretary-general wrote in an opinion article in the Publico daily. “More than ever, governments must cooperate to revitalize economies, expand public investment, promote trade and ensure that people and communities affected by the disease are supported,” he said. The virus was […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) — Serbia declared a state of emergency Sunday to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, shutting down many public spaces, deploying soldiers to guard hospitals and closing the borders to foreigners. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said the new restrictions were necessary to “save our elderly” in the Balkan state of some seven million, which has detected around 50 infections of COVID-19 so far with limited testing. “From tomorrow, there is no […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany staked its claim Sunday to ongoing work into a vaccine against the coronavirus, after media reports claimed US President Donald Trump was trying to poach research from a German company. “The German government has a strong interest in producing vaccines in Germany and Europe,” a spokesperson for the economy ministry told media group Funke. The ministry also pointed out that the government had the power to scrutinize foreign takeovers of […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Swiss health minister on Sunday urged people not to be afraid as Geneva residents applauded, whistled and rang bells from their balconies and windows to thank health workers on the frontline in the battle against the coronavirus. Health Minister Alain Berset’s comments came as cases of COVID-19 surged and drastic measures to halt the spread of the virus took hold. “We must not give in to fear,” Berset told NZZ […]
by Damon WAKE BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The EU on Sunday imposed restrictions on exports of masks and other protective medical equipment as it seeks to protect its own supplies for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic. Announcing the measure in an online video, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also warned that EU countries imposing border checks were threatening supply chains and increasing the risks of shortages. The move came as Germany became […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News TILBURG, The Netherlands (Eagle News) – Update: as of 15 March 2020, all schools, cafes, restaurants, sports centres, and other establishments in the Netherlands will be closed until 6 April 2020. This was announced by Minister for Education Arie Slob in a press conference. On 12 March 2020, the Dutch government implemented measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. These include social distancing, cancellation of gatherings of more […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse France and Spain became the latest European nations to impose lockdowns, while Australia joined New Zealand in ordering self-isolation for all arrivals Sunday as the number of coronavirus infections around the world passed 150,000, with nearly 6,000 deaths. France ordered the closure of restaurants, bars, cinemas and nightclubs — but said food shops, pharmacies and banks would remain open, and pressed ahead with voting […]
