Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb'aggressive'COVID-19 resurgence

Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb'aggressive'COVID-19 resurgence

Under the new countrywide restrictions,retail businesses will be shut with the exception of supermarkets and pharmacies.

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Belgium air-lifts patients to Germany as pandemic surge continues

Belgium air-lifts patients to Germany as pandemic surge continues

Belgium's surging second wave of COVID-19 cases on Tuesday forced it to move some severely ill patients – many on ventilators – to neighbouring Germany.

Sweden's top banker backs controversial pandemic approach

Sweden's top banker backs controversial pandemic approach

The CEO of Sweden's biggest bank has a lot of good things to say about her country's strategy for tackling the coronavirus pandemic,at least when it comes to its effect on businesses.

  • byHanna Hoikkala andFrances Schwartzkopff
Sweden records highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases since June

Sweden records highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases since June

Sweden registered 752 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday,the highest daily rise since June,Health Agency statistics showed.

  • byNiklas Pollard
Documentary casts doubt on official cause of Baltic ferry disaster

Documentary casts doubt on official cause of Baltic ferry disaster

The governments of Estonia,Finland and Sweden have said they would investigate the claim,which comes after years of complaints by families of the victims and survivors over the lack of a proper inquiry.

  • byThomas Erdbrink
'Cases are increasing,deaths will follow':Summer of fun over for Europe

'Cases are increasing,deaths will follow':Summer of fun over for Europe

Britain's top health advisers warn the number of new infections might hit 50,000 a day,twice the number Australia has recorded for the entire year.

  • byBevan Shields
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Sweden considers restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise

Sweden considers restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise

"The downwards trend is broken,"the country's health chief said."We can only hope this is a blip,that the spread starts decreasing again."

  • byRichard Orange
Pandemic rebel Sweden plots its economic recovery

Pandemic rebel Sweden plots its economic recovery

Can Sweden's falling infections and lesser economic blow be taken as a victory for its light-touch approach to the pandemic? It depends who you ask.

  • byRussell Lynch
UN calls for $48 billion in extra funding to boost WHO's COVID-19 work

UN calls for $48 billion in extra funding to boost WHO's COVID-19 work

Less than 10 per cent of what WHO needs for its coronavirus vaccines,treatments and diagnostics program has so far been donated.

'My fault':submarine maker on the murder of journalist Kim Wall

'My fault':submarine maker on the murder of journalist Kim Wall

Danish would-be rocketman Peter Madsen is in prison for killing the Swedish journalist onboard his vessel.

  • byJan M. Olsen
'Sucked into China's black hole of a justice system'

'Sucked into China's black hole of a justice system'

A growing number of high-profile citizens are being jailed as the relationship between Beijing and Western countries deteriorates.

  • byEryk Bagshaw