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France begins ‘Phase II’ of easing lockdown measures as coronavirus abates
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Economist: ‘French economic crisis compares to Great Depression, or worse’
FRANCE 24 spoke to economist Sébastien, who directs the economic research institute CEPII in Paris, about the state of the French economy, and where it is headed due to the…
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France lifts more Covid-19 restrictions: What you need to know for Phase II
France begins a second phase of easing lockdown rules on Tuesday as official figures show the novel coronavirus outbreak continuing to diminish in the country following an initial loosening of restrictions that…
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Istanbul Grand Bazaar reopens as Turkey eases Covid-19 lockdown measures
Turkey has begun to ease some coronavirus restrictions on Monday, with authorities saying that the outbreak is “under control”. Flights and car travels have resumed between big cities, while cafés,…
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UK schools begin to reopen as government eases Covid-19 lockdown measures
Thousands of people queued up in the UK as some children were allowed back into school as coronavirus restrictions have eased. But “the UK government is playing down a lot…
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Brazil’s web flooded by Covid-19 fake news spread by Bolsonaro’s followers
Brazil is Latin America’s worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, counting the World’s 6th record of reported cases. Since the beginning of the pandemic, President Jair Bolsonaro’s followers have been…
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UN says ‘unacceptable’ to use Covid-19 pandemic ‘as an excuse to limit freedom’
Some nations have been using the coronavirus pandemic “as an excuse to limit the freedom of expression, the freedom of press, the freedom of being critical", the United Nations High…
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New studies report ‘no benefit’ in hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19
Two new studies suggest that treating Covid-19 patients with hydroxycholoroquine has no positive effects, doing possibly more harm than good. The drug had been previously presented by Donald Trump and…
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Germany’s economy shrinks 2.2% in 1st quarter amid coronavirus pandemic
Germany has reported a 2.2% drop of its GDP over the course of the first 3 months of 2020, but the worse could be yet to come, as FRANCE 24’s…
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Restaurants reopen in Berlin after weeks-long Covid-19 shutdown
Restaurants and cafés in Germany’s capital Berlin, as well as in Austria, although social distancing rules remain in place, as FRANCE 24’s Berlin correspondent Nick Spicer reports. “We are happy,…