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Now playing Next United Kingdom UK retailers Boots and John Lewis announce up to 5,300 job cuts Boots will close 48 opticians and cut 4,000 jobs while John Lewis will close eight stores affecting 1,300 jobs due to fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. 09/07/2020
Now playing Next world news COVID-19: How the euro area recession will impact you Unemployment and incomes are expected to take a hit. They've barely recovered from the previous crisis. 09/07/2020
Now playing Next France Coronavirus: French health authorities investigating 68 clusters Five new clusters were identified on Tuesday, according to the National Health Agency, Santé Publique France, bringing the total number under investigation to 68. 09/07/2020
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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 Finland Locals muck in for Finland's summer strawberry harvest Migrants normally make up the bulk of fruit pickers in Finland, but in this pandemic year, farmers are instead turning to locals for help. 07/07/2020
Now playing Next Spain Pamplona bull-running festival scrapped for first time in decades The coronavirus pandemic has forced the Spanish city to cancel its iconic – and booze-fuelled – bull runs. 07/07/2020
Now playing Next no comment Italy's La Scala opera house reopens with social distancing Milan's 842-year-old La Scala opera house reopened on Monday evening after a 4-month shutdown amid Covid-19 pandemic. 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 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
Now playing Next France Louvre renaissance as Paris museum opens for first time since lockdown After months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Louvre has reopened, giving art-lovers the chance to once again take in some of the world’s most famous works of art. 06/07/2020