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April 1, 2020

France reports record 509 more coronavirus deaths, toll tops 4,000

France on Wednesday reported its highest daily number of deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus epidemic began, saying 509 more people had died in hospital to bring the toll to 4,032. There are now 24,639 people hospitalised in France with…
April 1, 2020

13 EU nations ‘deeply concerned’ after Hungary power grab

Several EU member states including powerful Germany and France warned Wednesday that coronavirus emergency measures taken by bloc countries should not violate fundamental rights, after Hungary’s leader Viktor Orban took on sweeping powers. While not specifically naming Orban or Hungary,…
April 1, 2020

Cuban healthworker tests positive in Andorra: ministry

A member of the 39-strong team of Cuban doctors and nurses in Andorra to help fight the coronavirus has tested positive for the virus, the health ministry revealed Wednesday. He has been placed in isolation while officials decide how to…
April 1, 2020

France cracks down on movement as coronavirus toll mounts

A man has been jailed in France for repeatedly violating strict anti-coronavirus lockdown rules, which have seen 359,000 fines issued countrywide as the outbreak death toll continues to mount, authorities said Wednesday. Police Minister Christophe Castaner warned residents to write…
April 1, 2020

Satellite data lays scale of methane leaks bare

Methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is leaking from industry sites at rates equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of France and Germany combined, a new analysis using satellite data shows. Using imaging data gathered by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-5P…
April 1, 2020

French sports companies face 3bn-euro loss of turnover: study

French sports companies are expecting a loss of three billion euros ($3.3 billion) in turnover for the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a study by the French Sport and Cycling Union suggested on Wednesday. France has…
April 1, 2020

French auto sales plummet on virus shock

French new car sales in March plunged more than 72 percent and could be down 20 percent for the full year as the coronavirus outbreak sinks the market, industry figures showed Wednesday. With France under a strict virus lockdown since…
April 1, 2020

As Europe reels, US braces for staggering virus death toll

Americans were told Tuesday to brace for “very painful” weeks ahead in a worsening coronavirus pandemic projected to claim up to a quarter million US lives, as fatalities spiked in European hotspots Spain, France and Britain. With more than 42,100…
March 31, 2020

Deadliest day for Europe virus hotspots, as US toll surges

Deaths from the coronavirus spiked in Europe on Tuesday with Spain, France and Britain reporting their highest daily tolls to date, as field hospitals shot up across New York, the epicentre of the US outbreak bracing for dark times ahead….

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