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Moscow has been on a coronavirus lockdown with residents being told to stay at home and go out for essential purposes only.

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Russia Tops 10,000 Coronavirus Cases With Moscow At The Epicenter

11:50am April 09, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Officials said Thursday that the country had nearly 1,500 new cases in a single day with 13 new deaths from COVID-19. The news came as the Kremlin extended a national "non-working week."

Tony Doré wears a face mask as baguettes cool in his bakery in Paris' 15th arrondissement.

'Boulangeries Are Helping Us Make It Through': In France, Bakeries Remain Essential

9:45am April 09, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

In a country that consumes 10 billion baguettes every year, "If the bakeries started closing, people would be unnerved," says Paris baker Tony Doré. His boulangerie now stays open seven days a week.

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Police In Czech Republic Tell Nudists To Wear Face Masks

6:53am April 09, 2020

Police in one town found 75 people violating coronavirus rules by not covering their mouths in public. Police told them that they didn't need to get dressed, they just had to wear face masks.

In Paris, French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (left) speaks on the phone with his German counterpart as his advisor Juliette Oury (center) and cabinet deputy director Thomas Revial (second right) and French Treasury director Odile Renaud-Ba

Amid Divisions, European Finance Ministers Fail To Reach Coronavirus Support Deal

4:30pm April 08, 2020

by H.J. Mai

European finance ministers spent the overnight hours arguing over the best way to offer financial support to southern members badly hit by the coronavirus. The row highlights a north-south divide.

Valentina Constanza Cerda Aravena of Santiago, Chile, and Simone Di Benedetto of Italy have had to adapt to a new social life with the isolation measures required to suppress the spread of COVID-19.

Gen Z Under Lockdown: How They're Coping, From TikTok To Virtual Drinks

1:21pm April 08, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Gen Z has been criticized for not taking social distancing seriously. We talk to teens and people in their early 20s around the world about why they're staying home — and how they're staying sane.

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Britain's Foreign Secretary Is De Facto Leader While Johnson Is Hospitalized

12:58pm April 08, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Katy Balls, deputy political editor of the British magazine The Spectator, about the U.K.'s leadership structure amid Prime Minister Johnson's hospitalization for COVID-19.

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A Roma family rides a horse-drawn cart carrying scrap metal out of Romania's Pata-Rât city dump.

'Where Is This Going To Lead?': Roma People In Europe Face Coronavirus Disaster

11:57am April 08, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Many in Europe's largest ethnic minority group live in poor, marginalized communities where conditions could lead to a swift outbreak, say researchers and activists.

On advice from his doctor, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital in central London on Sunday.

U.K.'s Johnson Spends 2nd Night In ICU With COVID-19 Symptoms

11:56am April 08, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, "I'm confident he'll pull through." Meanwhile, the U.K. on Tuesday set a new high for COVID-19 deaths — with 786.

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle cruises at the coast of Frederikshavn in Denmark on March 29. The carrier is returning to home port after suspected cases of COVID-19 were found aboard.

French Aircraft Carrier Returns To Port After Suspected COVID-19 Cases Found Aboard

11:44am April 08, 2020

by Scott Neuman

France's armed services ministry said in a statment that about 40 sailors aboard the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle were under "close medical observation" after showing symptoms.

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Give Us This Day Our Daily Baguette: Bakeries Remain Open In France

8:31pm April 07, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

French bakeries are staying open during the crisis because freshly baked bread — including, of course, the baguette — is essential to life in France.

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