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EU considers barring Americans from travel list
The EU aims to start reopening external borders on 1 July, but US travellers may have to wait.
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EU considers barring Americans from travel list
The EU aims to start reopening external borders on 1 July, but US travellers may have to wait.
Statue vandalised in row over French slavery code
The words "state negrophobia" are sprayed over Jean-Baptiste Colbert outside the French parliament.
Russia holds WW2 victory parade in shadow of virus
The military parade celebrating Nazi Germany's defeat was postponed from 9 May due to the lockdown.
Video 6 minutes 52 seconds
Women turn to backstreet abortions during coronavirus
Women across Europe are struggling to get abortions because of the pandemic.
Slovakia's president goes into self-isolation
One of President Zuzana Caputova's aides came in contact with someone who had tested positive.
Airports giant set to halve UK workforce
More than 4,500 jobs could be lost at the ground handling firm due to coronavirus effects on air travel.
European MPs in mass letter over Israel annexation
Signed by more than 1,000 parliamentarians, it calls for Israel to face "commensurate consequences".
Statue vandalised in row over French slavery code
The words "state negrophobia" are sprayed over Jean-Baptiste Colbert outside the French parliament.
Russia holds WW2 victory parade in shadow of virus
The military parade celebrating Nazi Germany's defeat was postponed from 9 May due to the lockdown.
Video 6 minutes 52 seconds
Women turn to backstreet abortions during coronavirus
Women across Europe are struggling to get abortions because of the pandemic.
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The EU aims to start reopening external borders on 1 July, but US travellers may have to wait.
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Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova will self-isolate at home until Friday as a precaution after one of her aides came into contact with someone who had tested positive for Covid, her spokesman said.
The president has cancelled her engagements, including a meeting on Wednesday with the head of the Czech Senate, Milos Vystrcil and Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen.
Slovakia has been praised for its response to the pandemic. It was one of the first countries in Europe to close its borders and introduce mandatory mask-wearing even before the first cases were reported. The EU and NATO member, which has a population of 5.5 million, has so far recorded just 1,589 positive cases. The majority have now recovered. A total of 28 people have died.
Slovakia has eased its lockdown in recent weeks, and is currently allowing in tourists from 19 countries, mostly in central and eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic states. Tourists from the rest of Europe are not permitted to enter.
The military parade celebrating Nazi Germany's defeat was postponed from 9 May due to the lockdown.
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Russia holds its delayed World War Two victory parade and the EU mulls a travel ban. Here's the latest from Europe
- Planes, tanks and thousands of soldiers are gathered in Moscow as Russia holds its delayed 75th anniversary World War Two victory parade. Mass gatherings are still technically barred but President Vladimir Putin is going ahead with the event, a week before a planned vote which could pave the way for him to stay in power until 2036
- The EU is considering plans to bar travellers from countries with high infection rates - including the US, Brazil and Russia. While some countries worry about the affects such a ban could have on tourism, others are more concerned about the continued spread of the virus
- Lockdowns are under way in two German districts where there have been local outbreaks. Authorities have also reimposed restrictions in parts of northeastern Spain
- And world number one men's tennis player Novak Djokovic has apologised after becoming the fourth person to test positive who took part at his Adria Tour competition. Djokovic said it was "too soon" to host the event
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