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Coronavirus latest: Italy and Spain hopeful for slowdown

The infection rate in Spain, Italy and Germany is growing more slowly but hundreds are still dying daily. Meanwhile, the US is heading into what is expected to be a "tough week." Follow DW for more. Go to article

EU calls for Europe 'Marshall Plan'

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a news conference detailing EU efforts to limit economic impact of the coronavirus disease (Reuters/F. Lenoir)

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has urged huge investments in the EU budget amid the coronavirus crisis. Spain's premier, too, wants a "wartime economy" followed by a recovery program.

Malakasa (picture-alliance/dpa/A. Tzortzinis)

Coronavirus: Greece quarantines migrant camps

Public health authorities have locked down two migrant camps after residents tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Rights groups have called on Athens to move migrants from squalid island camps to the mainland.

CORONAVIRUS AROUND THE WORLD

Coronavirus: Is the EU's Erasmus program under threat?

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended daily life for millions of Europeans. Among them are hundreds of thousands of young people living in different countries as part of the EU's Erasmus exchange program.

A Roma family drive a cart loaded with scrap metal in the outskirts of Cluj-Napoca

Europe's forgotten Roma at risk

The COVID-19 pandemic is a looming disaster for the millions of Roma living in Central and Southeastern Europe.

Tepito market in Mexico City (Reuters/G. Graf)

Coronavirus hampers Mexican drug cartels

With borders shut and limited air traffic, cartels are turning on each other. Sandra Weiss reports from Mexico City.

Sweden mulls U-turn on coronavirus restrictions

People walk on a busy street in Stockholm (Getty Images/AFP/TT News Agency/F. Sandberg)

Sweden is one of the few European countries that has not yet put the country under some kind of lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19. The government had demanded emergency powers to change this.

Amid pandemic, migrants struggle in Delhi

Delhi struggles to feed migrants amid coronavirus lockdown

Amid the ongoing lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, the lives of migrant daily wage workers in the Indian capital region revolve around long lines and uncertainty over their next meal. Seerat Chabba reports.

Daily news on COVID-19

Two people have COVID-19. One is more infectious. Disease expert Marylyn Addo explains why. Listen to DW's science podcast for a different angle on the coronavirus — five minutes every day from Germany.

Coronavirus: In Germany, medical students step up to fight COVID-19

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Merkel sees 'bit of hope,' but keeps lockdown in place

Germany’s poor hit hard by coronavirus lockdown

Barcelona’s lockdown party crew

NEWS REPORTS

Russia: Man kills five for talking too loudly 4h ago

A police tape at the site of a mass shooting in an apartment building in the village of Yelatma, north-eastern Ryazan (picture-alliance/dpa/TASS/A. Ryumin)

A man in central Russia has shot and killed five people for making too much noise in front of his house, investigators say. The incident comes amid lockdown orders aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus.

Forest near Chernobyl catches fire 5h ago

eteran pro-democracy lawmaker Albert Ho (2nd L) reacts as fellow activists hold placards of detained Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang (Getty Images/AFP/A. Wallace)

Upon release, Wang Quanzhang was transferred to a residence far from his family to undergo two weeks of quarantine. Human rights groups have described the measure as a tactic to isolate the renowned human rights lawyer.

19 people killed in Mexico gang shootout 13h ago

Mexican police armed and in the back of a truck in Chihuahua (picture-alliance/Zuma/El Universal)

A shootout between two rival drug gangs in the Mexican state of Chihuahua has killed 19 people. The country has continued to see violent crime despite efforts to curb public life amid the coronavirus pandemic.

France launches terror probe after two killed in stabbing 16h ago

French police officers with guns (Reuters/C. Platiau)

A knife attack in southeastern France has killed two people, with several others injured. A terror investigation is now underway.

Reuters stands by Iraq virus reporting 21h ago

Iraqi women with face masks (Reuters/K. Al-Mousily)

Reuters news agency has been fined and suspended from Iraq after reporting that the official numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country were not accurate. The agency says it "will continue to report on Iraq."

STORIES & ANALYSIS

Hidden danger: Land mines still a global threat

Thousands of civilians are killed by land mines each year, but international efforts are making a difference.

IS prison riot in Syria highlights Kurds' plight

Prisoners in Hasakah jail in November 2019 (picture-alliance/ZUMAPRESS/C. Guzy)

The "Islamic State" was defeated one year ago. But Kurdish forces are still guarding thousands of former IS combatants. A recent prison riot demonstrates just how tense the situation has become in Kurdish regions.

Perspectives

Angela Merkel walks up to a podium (AFP/M. Kappeler)

Germans rally behind Merkel amid crisis

The chancellor's rise in popularity as Germany battles the pandemic illustrates that the country's democracy is stable.

Sweden mulls U-turn on coronavirus restrictions

French doctor apologizes for 'Africa' coronavirus test idea

Coronavirus latest: Italy and Spain hopeful for slowdown

Chernobyl: Radioactive forest near nuclear plant catches fire

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