Europe

France shuts dozens of schools in bid to contain coronavirus

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French officials have closed about 120 schools in areas that have reported the largest numbers of…

Thousands take to street in Albanian judge row

TIRANA, Albania (AFP) -- Thousands protested on Monday in Albania's capital city Tirana against a left-wing government that they accuse…

Czech health official confirms first 3 coronavirus cases

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- The Czech Republic has recorded its first three cases of the new coronavirus: two men…

France closes Louvre as virus cases mount in Europe

by Caroline Taix and Juliette Collen with AFP bureaux PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's famed Louvre museum closed Sunday as…

COVID-19 has nearly doubled in 48 hours in Italy

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Infections by the new coronavirus has nearly doubled in the last 48 hours in Italy, the…

EBC interviews residents in Catalonia, Spain after first confirmed coronavirus case

https://youtu.be/OKHV8JVx7uE (Eagle News) -- EBC (Eagle Broadcasting Corporation) Spain Bureau correspondent Lyn Tumbaga Diez reports on the first confirmed coronavirus…

Luxembourg becomes first country to provide free public transport

LUXEMBOURG (AFP) -- Luxembourg will become the first country in the world on Saturday to offer a free public transport system…

Germany quarantines 1,000 as coronavirus cases push past 50

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Around 1,000 people were in quarantine in Germany's most populous state Friday, as the number…

Catholic Church’s Pope Francis cancels more official appointments over “mild ailment,” amid virus outbreak in Italy

  VATICAN CITY (AFP) -- Catholic Church's Pope Francis postponed his official appointments Friday and was working from home, the…

Lithuania confirms first case of coronavirus

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AFP) -- Lithuania confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus in a woman who returned from Italy,…

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