From today in Croatia, up to 15 people can participate in family meetings, up to 30 in weddings and funerals. People's mobility has been restricted in Slovenia.more

The Australian city of Melbourne will exit lockdown from Wednesday after recording no new Covid-19 cases for the first time since June.more

France has seen a record 52,010 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, the country's health ministry said yesterday evening. The day before, there was also information about a record daily balance of infections - there were 45,422 infections at that time.more

Yesterday, in the early afternoon, a demonstration was held in front of the Polish Consulate General in Toronto against the tightening of abortion law in Poland and supporting women's protests. The demonstration lasted a little over an hour and was attended by about 110-120 people.more

As of today, restaurants, bars, confectioneries and ice cream parlors in Italy may only be open until 6.00 p.m., and cinemas, theaters, game rooms and casinos, gyms and swimming pools will be closed - the Italian government decided in a new decree. more

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is passing through Europe. Wearing masks is compulsory in almost all countries, and there are high penalties for not complying with this rule. Their amounts vary from UAH 170 in Ukraine to over £ 6,000 in England. Some countries have also imposed prison sentences for the lack of nose and mouth protection.more

The spread of the coronavirus pandemic in 23 EU countries and the UK is now "of serious concern," announced the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), calling for "immediate action".more

Conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 pandemic are so widespread in Canada, including by some politicians, that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has recently had to insist that the government is not building internment camps for the infected.more

Appeals from Muslim countries for a boycott of French products or the resignation of important politicians, according to commentators in France, are a reaction to the fight against Islamism announced by Paris and the promotion of its worldview, democracy and culture.more

In 13 EU Member States, a majority of respondents has a positive image of the EU, with the highest proportions observed in Ireland (71%), Poland and Portugal (both 55%). more

The coronavirus pandemic has inspired Austria to make stamps out of toilet paper, the country's postal service announced on Friday.more

Sunday, October 25 will see the clocks going back an hour at 2am across Britiain as the nation reverts back to GMTmore

The northern hemisphere is facing a crucial moment in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, with too many countries witnessing an exponential increase in coronavirus cases.more

A 99-year-old Spanish grandmother who has beaten Covid-19, is glad to be back watching her favourite TV show and playing computer games with her five-year-old great-grandson. more

In what most people would consider a lucrative mistake, a Detroit-area man who accidentally bought an extra lottery ticket has won two $1 million jackpots.more

Austria wants to encourage people to wear close-fitting masks instead of plastic face shields because authorities believe they do not offer enough protection.more

Proper use of masks and respect for social distancing reduces the severity of the coronavirus by 1,000 times in contact with it, Italian scientists from a hospital near Verona have found. This explains the lighter course of Covid-19 during the period of the restrictions. These conclusions were confirmed in a separate study by Japanese scientists.more

Ryanair has put in place a new refund system enabling customers to get refunds after booking with online travel agencies.more

Belgium is further tightening its measures to stop the rising coronavirus infections, hospital admissions and deaths in the country, announced Prime Minister Alexander De Croo during a press conference on Friday morning.more

The European Union is set to cut Canada, Georgia and Tunisia from a “white list” of countries from which travelers can visit the bloc without COVID-related restrictions such as quarantines or mandatory tests, while adding Singapore.more

French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced a vast extension of the nightly curfew that is intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus, saying "the second wave is here".more

Elderly people in Sweden no longer need to isolate themselves, the government said on Thursday, pointing to lower Covid infection rates than in spring and a growing toll on the mental health of its elderly as behind the new recommendation. more

President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden made their final arguments to voters at their second and final presidential debate, squaring off in Nashville, Tennessee, with less than two weeks until the election.more

Singapore Airlines said Tuesday that it will restart its nonstop service between New York and Singapore on 9 November, even as restrictions remain on travel to Singapore. However, there will be a new U.S. home for the route when it returnsmore

In a press release published today, the Institute coordinating the fight against infectious diseases in Germany Robert Koch (RKI) extended the coronavirus danger zone to the entire territory of Poland, the visit of which entails the possibility of being quarantined.more