Europe

Tattoo Artist Fills Time During Quarantine Practicing On Himself

6:22am May 05, 2020

Chris Woodhead of East London told CNN he's given himself one new piece of ink every day of quarantine. Woodhead, who sports hundreds of tattoos, has been contorting to find blank spots on his body.

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Coronavirus Pandemic Cases Continue To Spike In Russia

5:51am May 05, 2020

by Charles Maynes

Russia reported its third consecutive day of more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases. The continued surge comes as warmer weather, and May holidays, challenge authorities efforts to enforce a lockdown.

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A Soviet-Era Poem Resonates With Russians Under The Lockdown

4:07pm May 04, 2020

by Charles Maynes

A Soviet-era poem about people isolating in their apartments from the harsh realities of communism is resonating with Russians once again.

How The U.S. Response To The Pandemic May Affect Its Standing In The World

4:07pm May 04, 2020

The United States has the highest coronavirus death toll in the world. NPR's international correspondents discuss what the U.S. response to the pandemic means for America's standing in the world.

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Italians Come Out Of The Lockdown To Find Country Devastated By The Coronavirus

4:07pm May 04, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

Italy has started reopening after an eight-week lockdown on Monday. Italians are now emerging to a country changed by the devasting human and economic toll of the coronavirus.

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Commuters crowd Cadorna train station in Milan on Monday. Italy has begun stirring again, after a nearly two-month coronavirus shutdown, as restrictions on movement ease.

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Millions Return To Work In Italy After Weeks Of Lockdown

12:48pm May 04, 2020

by Austin Horn

Italy was one of the first countries to be racked by the disease. The government imposed strict lockdown policies on March 9, earlier than many countries started responding.

Countries Worldwide Try To Figure Out When To Lift COVD-19 Restrictions

12:23pm May 04, 2020

A look at how Kenya, India and the United Kingdom are dealing with the issue of when and how to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown.

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Greece Faces Economic Crisis As It Combats Coronavirus Outbreak

8:14am May 04, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Greece has had surprising success so far in containing the spread of the coronavirus, which struck just as the country was pulling out of a decade-long financial crisis.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke during his first day in Downing Street, London, after battling coronavirus for nearly two weeks.

U.K.'s Boris Johnson Says His Battle With Coronavirus 'Could Have Gone Either Way'

2:35pm May 03, 2020

by Hannah Hagemann

In an interview with a British newspaper, the prime minister told of his dramatic ICU stay during treatment for COVID-19. He said doctors were making plans for "what to do if things went badly wrong."

A deadly bacterium, xylella fastidiosa, has killed millions of olive trees in southern Italy. One of the hardest-hit areas is Lecce province in the Puglia region (pictured here). Xylella, which has no cure, "is almost like the coronavirus of olive trees,"

Southern Europe Could Lose $22 Billion Fighting Deadly Olive Tree Disease

12:34pm May 03, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

The tree killer is a bacterium called xylella fastidiosa. It has killed millions of olive trees in Italy and is now threatening Spain and Greece. These countries produce 95% of Europe's olive oil.