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Now playing Next France France makes quarantine compulsory for travellers arriving from UK Travellers arriving in France from the UK will need to go into mandatory self-isolation, a French government spokesman said on Wednesday. 26/05/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU seeks huge fine in court over AstraZeneca vaccine delivery delays After months of a bitter dispute over vaccine delivery delays between the European Union and AstraZeneca, a highly publicised trial opened on Wednesday in Brussels. 26/05/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Boris Johnson faces MPs after Dominic Cummings said government failed Johnson dismissed the criticisms, saying: "None of these decisions have been easy [...]. At every stage, we've tried to save lives, protest the NHS and follow the best scientific advice available." 26/05/2021
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Now playing Next United Kingdom China overtakes Germany to become UK's largest import partner Uncertainty over Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic have hit Britain's imports from Germany but boosted those from China. 26/05/2021
Now playing Next USA Moderna says its COVID-19 jab is highly effective in 12-17 year olds The results could pave the way for the vaccine to be made available to younger age groups. 25/05/2021
Now playing Next Japan US warns against travel to Japan, even for vaccinated people With the Olympics just two months away, Tokyo was quick to deny that there is any need to avoid travelling to Japan. 25/05/2021
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Democratic challenges have accelerated during COVID pandemic | View Pierre Peytier, from the European Network of Election Monitoring Organisations, on how the COVID pandemic has affected democracy. 24/05/2021
Now playing Next world news What do we know about the B.1.617 variant that first emerged in India? The B.1.617 variant was first detected in India in October 2020 and has multiple concerning mutations that affect how it binds to proteins. It is thought to spread more rapidly than other COVID-19 strains. 24/05/2021
Now playing Next world news Estimated 115,000 health workers have died from COVID-19, says WHO At least 115,000 health and care workers are estimated to have lost their lives to COVID-19, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. 24/05/2021
Now playing Next Spain Spain begins vaccinating 30,000 homeless people The homeless have been one of the groups most exposed to the virus in Spain, with limited access to face masks and hygiene. Vaccinating them has posed many challenges for health authorities. The Janssen vaccine which requires only one shot has made things easier. 24/05/2021
Now playing Next India India COVID-19 death toll passes 300,000 The health ministry Monday reported 4,454 new death in the last 24 hours, bringing India’s total fatalities to 303,720. 24/05/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines 'highly effective' against India variant Both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines were found to be about as effective against the Indian variant than against the British one after two doses. 23/05/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Katalin Karikó honoured in her Hungarian home town for COVID jab work Karikó, who is the vice-president of BioNTech, became best known for her work with mRNA technology that is used in the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines. 22/05/2021
Now playing Next Nepal Austrian climbing guide says at least 100 COVID-19 cases on Everest Lukas Furtenbach of Austria is the only prominent outfitter to halt Everest expeditions due to virus fears 22/05/2021
Now playing Next Germany Germany bans all non-essential travel to UK over Indian variant The German Embassy in the UK said the new classification is due to "local outbreaks occurring again, including cases of more infectious variants such as the Indian variant at present." 22/05/2021
Now playing Next Economy Greece's mink farms take a different approach to survive the COVID-19 pandemic In doubt as to whether COVID-19 can be transmitted from mink to humans, various countries across Europe have culled their mink farm populations. But Greece is taking a different direction to protect its economy and its farmers. 21/05/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Everything you need to know about the EU's COVID travel pass The pass will contain information about an individual's COVID vaccination, test record and/or recovery status. 21/05/2021
Now playing Next world news G20 leaders at Rome summit pledge more vaccines for poorer countries European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced 1.3 billion doses of vaccine will be delivered by Europe alone to low-income countries 21/05/2021