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New imaging tool helps researchers see extent of Alzheimer’s early damage
New imaging technology allows scientists to see the widespread loss of brain synapses in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that one day may…
EU adds EUR 72m to fund 8 major coronavirus research projects
The EU is to increase to EUR 72m its funding for 8 large-scale European research projects aimed at developing treatments and diagnostics for the coronavirus,…
EU will push to unlock borders as coronavirus ravages travel and tourism
The European Union executive will recommend on Wednesday that border restrictions be gradually lifted and travel stalled by the coronavirus pandemic allowed to restart in…
Vienna crowned world’s greenest city for its parks and public transit
Vienna has been declared the world’s greenest city by a Canadian-American consulting company. The firm, Resonance, analysed the air quality, numbers of parks and access…
COVID-19 pandemic ‘quickly becoming a child rights crisis’: Daily death rate could spike by 6,000 for under-fives
As the coronavirus outbreak enters its fifth month, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that the health crisis is “quickly becoming a child rights crisis”,…
Report: Takeaway restaurants wasting 25 per cent more food since lockdown
New report from Just Eat and the Sustainable Restaurant Association notes that while restaurant food waste is up during the coronavirus lockdown, takeaway consumers’ attitudes…
EU to put off new tax rules due to coronavirus crisis
The EU Commission decided Friday to postpone entry into force of two EU taxation measures to take account of difficulties businesses and Member States are…
Europe warned of second waves of COVID-19
Countries are starting to ease the lockdown measures and there is fear in Europe of a new wave of infections towards the summer. Experts warn…
Masks and no touching: Indonesia aims to keep traditional markets alive
A traditional market on the island of Java has moved outdoors and set stalls at least a metre (3.3 ft) apart as Indonesia looks to…
Bulgarian fossils suggest Homo sapiens arrived in Europe earlier than previously thought
Fossils found in a Bulgarian cave show that Homo sapiens may have swept into Europe 46,000 years ago. This indicates a longer overlap with Neanderthals…
Brazil launches military operations to protect Amazon rainforest
Brazil deployed thousands of soldiers to protect the Amazon rainforest on Monday, taking precautions to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus, as the government mounts an…
Hong Kong leader vows education overhaul after protests
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader on Monday vowed to overhaul the city’s education system, arguing its liberal studies curriculum helped fuel last year’s violent pro-democracy protests….
Lockdowns pile job losses and hunger onto Syrian refugees’ plight
Many of the 5.6 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey had scraped by on meagre daily wages but now find even that is…
Increase in Covid-19 infections in Germany cause for concern
Germany’s coronavirus spread appears to be picking up speed again, official data showed Sunday, just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country could gradually…
WHO denies report of pressure to withhold info
The World Health Organization has dismissed as “false allegations” a media report that it withheld information about the new coronavirus following pressure from China. The…
French to return to shops and hair salons as lockdown lifted
Millions of French people are set to cautiously emerge from one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns on Monday, once more able to engage in everyday activities…
Brussels to clamp down further on dirty money
The EU Commission put forward Thursday a set of measures it wants to take over the next 12 months to better enforce and coordinate EU…
Calls to domestic violence hotlines soar amid lockdowns – WHO Europe
Calls to domestic violence hotlines in Europe are up by as much as three-fifths as alcohol and drug abuse combine with close confinement in coronavirus…
China, US agree to move forward with trade deal despite Covid-19 blame game
Chinese and US trade representatives agreed Friday to ”create favourable conditions” for the phase one trade deal signed in January, Beijing officials said, despite recent…
Brave new world: could pandemic lead to positive change?
Major social advances have often emerged from the depths of disaster: the Black Death brought an end to serfdom, and Britain’s welfare state emerged from…















