Now playing Next Russia U.S. risks going down same path as Soviet Union, warns Putin Putin also criticised European, U.S. criticism of police crackdown on protesters in Russia and Belarus as hypocritical. 05/06/2021
Now playing Next state of the union Europe's week: COVID pass, Schengen, Hungary and corruption fight These stories were centre stage in Brussels this week. 04/06/2021
Now playing Next Travel News France changes rules for fully-vaccinated arrivals from EU, UK and US The French government is changing the requirements for arrivals from 9 June. 04/06/2021
Now playing Next Health news These drones are airdropping vaccines to remote Ghanaian villages Each drone can carry up to 2,000 vaccines 160 kilometres, reaching the remotest corners of the west African country. 04/06/2021
Now playing Next USA US to share initial 25 million COVID-19 doses with the world President Joe Biden has announced plans for the US to share an initial 25 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world. 03/06/2021
Now playing Next no comment US brewery gives away Covid vaccine shots and free beer A brewery in Sterling, Virginia, gives away Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine shots and free beer for those receiving an injection. 03/06/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe From Russia with... a sore arm? Sputnik tempts the young in Finland Faced with a long wait for a COVID vaccine, some younger Russians living in Finland have been travelling over the border for the Sputnik V jab. 03/06/2021
Now playing Next France Africa takes centre stage at Lyon's dance biennale Another victim of the pandemic last year, France's festival of dance is now back - and bursting with energy. 03/06/2021
Now playing Next Japan 10,000 Tokyo Olympics volunteers resigned ahead of opening of Games Organisers revealed that thousands of volunteers who were expected to take part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo resigned in recent months. 03/06/2021
Now playing Next France France extends COVID-19 vaccination to 12-18 year olds France will begin inoculating teens aged 12-18 on June 15, President Macron said as COVID-19 indicators were deteriorating in southwestern regions. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK hits COVID-19 vaccine milestone with 75% of adults inoculated Three-quarters of the adult UK population has now received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, authorities said on Wednesday. The milestone was hit amid concerns in the country over the fast-spreading delta variant. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next Greece Greece extends COVID-19 vaccination campaign to migrants camps Athens has faced criticism for not including asylum-seekers earlier in its vaccination campaign. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch production line to increase Moderna COVID-19 jab output This line will enable the supply of an additional 300 million doses of Moderna's booster variant vaccine candidate per year, if authorised. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID-19 pushed over 100 million more workers into poverty, says UN The pandemic is not just a public health crisis. It is also a job crisis that has pushed millions of workers into poverty, a new report warns. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next world news Only one of the three Delta variant lineages is of concern, WHO says "It has become evident that greater public health risks are currently associated with B.1.617.2, while lower rates of transmission of other lineages have been observed," the WHO said on Tuesday. 02/06/2021
Now playing Next world news WHO greenlights China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine "meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing," the UN health body said on Tuesday. 01/06/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK reports no new daily COVID-19 deaths for first since last year But new infections fuelled by a new virus variant are on the rise. 01/06/2021
Now playing Next Germany Germany probes allegations of COVID-19 test fraud The government's scheme to pay for one free test per citizen per week has led to a proliferation of businesses offering rapid antigen tests. 01/06/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Heathrow opens terminal for travellers from 'high-risk countries' London's Heathrow airport reopened its Terminal 3 on Tuesday as a special hub for travellers from high-risk countries. 01/06/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID variants renamed to ‘non-stigmatising’ letters of Greek alphabet The coronavirus variants widely known by the name of the country in which they were first discovered - such as the Indian, Brazilian or British variants - have been renamed by the WHO. 01/06/2021