Spain hopes to create 800,000 jobs with economic rescue plan
Spain's government has unveiled an EU-funded recovery plan aimed at creating over 800,000 new jobs and yanking the country out of its worst economic slump in decades
Global coronavirus death toll passes one million
More than one million people have died from coronavirus, according to an AFP toll, marking a grim milestone in the spread of the disease that has ravaged the world economy and upended lives
Italy avoids Europe’s dramatic virus uptick, but for how long?
Italy was the first Western country to be struck by the coronavirus pandemic, but now it is an outlier in Europe with limited new cases. How did it avoid a second wave in new infections?
How coronavirus has spread across the world
The global death toll from the coronavirus will soon pass the grim threshold of one million, eight months after the first death was officially recorded on January 11
Do masks help boost Covid immunity?
Could the face mask have another benefit in the fight against Covid-19? Some researchers believe they could expose wearers to smaller doses of the disease which spark an immune response
Coronavirus and other deadly epidemics
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic will soon pass the one million mark. It has proved deadlier than other modern viruses but the toll is still far behind the Spanish flu a century ago
The coronavirus pandemic, six months on
Covid-19 has upended everyday life in the six months since it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. This is what we know and don't know about the virus.
Nordics welfare model limits corona economic damage
While the coronavirus crisis has pushed Europe's economies into record slumps, Nordic countries have fared better than most, with their well-oiled welfare states helping to limit the damage
The party goes on for French ravers, despite pandemic and police
Summer time is rave time in France but this year battle lines have been drawn between authorities alarmed at the risk of coronavirus and serious party-goers determined to dance on
Virus lockdowns give major boost to e-commerce
While large traditional retailers announce big lay-offs because of the pandemic, the coronavirus lockdowns have given e-commerce a major boost as consumers shift to shopping online