Now playing Next China Happy Lunar New Year: Welcome the Year of the Ox! It's one of the globe’s biggest annual celebrations with approximately one-fifth of humanity taking part in the festivities. Though the pandemic has closed temples and severely limited travel and family gatherings, many traditional celebrations ARE going ahead across Asia and beyond. 12/02/2021
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Now playing Next Germany Germany to reinstate border controls over coronavirus variant The interior minister says border controls and restrictions will be temporarily imposed on neighbouring regions in the Czech Republic and Austria from Sunday evening. 11/02/2021
Now playing Next World Portugal urged to extend its national COVID-19 lockdown until Easter A study suggested that sticking with the lockdown, and keeping schools closed, through the end of March would bring down the number of COVID-19 intensive care unit patients to around 300. 11/02/2021
Now playing Next world news Six ex-Soviet states get €40m to help their COVID-19 vaccine rollout The joint €40 million programme will involve Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. 11/02/2021
Now playing Next Italy Amid a pandemic, Italian town rebuilds its earthquake-hit basilica A tale of resilience in central Italy. 11/02/2021
Now playing Next World Holidays in UK and Europe: is it worth making plans? Sean Tipton, a spokesman for travel association ABTA, says he thinks things are slowly improving. 11/02/2021
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Now playing Next no comment Ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting against COVID rules clash with security The gatherings have led to clashes with police and an unprecedented wave of public anger toward the religious community. 10/02/2021
Now playing Next no comment Pet dogs and cats can get COVID-19 tests in Seoul, South Korea It comes after a cat in the southeastern city of Jinju became the country’s first animal confirmed to have COVID-19. 10/02/2021