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Lessons The U.S. Can Learn From Europe In Dealing With Unemployment

Some European governments are paying workers without jobs directly. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michael Birnbaum, Brussels bureau chief for the Washington Post, about lessons for the U.S.

Lessons The U.S. Can Learn From Europe In Dealing With Unemployment

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Boris Johnson: U.K. Is 'Past The Peak' Of Its Coronavirus Outbreak

Prime Minister Boris Johnson chaired his first remote Cabinet meeting since his return to work after his personal bout with the coronavirus. The British leader projected optimism during his comments on Thursday. Andrew Parsons/AP hide caption

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Boris Johnson: U.K. Is 'Past The Peak' Of Its Coronavirus Outbreak

The prime minister voiced the positive outlook at his first briefing since recovering from COVID-19. Johnson did not, however, lay out specifically when or how the U.K.'s lockdown measures would lift.

2 British Friends Hit A Shelter-In-Place Jackpot

Steve Pond and Dom Townsend share an apartment above a London pub. Like all British pubs, it's closed. But Townsend is assistant manager so he can get in. The two friends have the pub to themselves.

2 British Friends Hit A Shelter-In-Place Jackpot

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In France, A New App Is Helping Doctors Monitor COVID-19 Patients Remotely

People work in a call center of Covidom, a new remote medical monitoring app, inside the Paris public hospitals' Campus Picpus last month. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

In France, A New App Is Helping Doctors Monitor COVID-19 Patients Remotely

The Covidom app allows thousands of patients with non-critical cases of COVID-19 to ride the virus out at home. They answer questions on a range of health indicators and doctors follow up by phone.

Italy Considers Permits For Undocumented Migrants To Fill A Big Farmworker Gap

A Senegalese migrant collects oranges on the plain of Rosarno and San Ferdinando in Calabria, Italy, on Feb. 6. The lockdown countries imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic have cut off the usual flow of seasonal farmworkers. Alfonso Di Vicenzo/LightRocket via Getty hide caption

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Italy Considers Permits For Undocumented Migrants To Fill A Big Farmworker Gap

The country faces a shortfall of up to 350,000 laborers just when it is bracing for deep economic impacts from the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Italy Considers Permits For Undocumented Migrants To Fill A Big Farmworker Gap

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson And Fiancée Carrie Symonds Announce Birth Of Son

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner, Carrie Symonds, shown here in March, announced Wednesday that she gave birth to a "healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning" and both mother and baby are doing well. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson And Fiancée Carrie Symonds Announce Birth Of Son

Mother and baby are doing "very well," according to a spokesperson for the couple. Johnson returned to work Monday after being treated for COVID-19.

Italy Debates Permits For Undocumented Immigrants To Fill Seasonal Labor Shortages

Right-wing populists in Italy are battling more liberal politicians who want to give work permits to undocumented immigrants, who could fill seasonal labor shortages in the agriculture sector.

Italy Debates Permits For Undocumented Immigrants To Fill Seasonal Labor Shortages

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Sports

A Saudi Arabian Investment Fund Is Planning To Purchase Newcastle United

A Saudi Arabian investment fund wants to buy an English soccer club, Newcastle United. Some fans have welcomed the move — but human rights groups want it stopped.

A Saudi Arabian Investment Fund Is Planning To Purchase Newcastle United

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Germany Backs Away From Compiling Coronavirus Contacts In A Central Database

A woman walks past a vending machine that offers washable face masks in a Berlin subway station on Monday. German officials have said they will endorse a decentralized approach to coronavirus contact tracing. Michael Sohn/AP hide caption

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Germany Backs Away From Compiling Coronavirus Contacts In A Central Database

Privacy advocates had warned against Germany's plan to store cellphone-tracking information in a central database rather than on users' phones.

Masks Become Compulsory In Germany As Lockdown Restrictions Slowly Ease

Travelers wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus at the central station in Munich on Monday. Masks became mandatory in parts of Germany for people shopping and using public transport. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption

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Masks Become Compulsory In Germany As Lockdown Restrictions Slowly Ease

Wearing face masks on public transportation and in shops became mandatory in most of Germany on Monday, with some regions threatening fines for those who don't comply.

Britain's Johnson Back At Work After COVID-19, Counseling Patience During Lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spent three days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the disease, warned that any letup in efforts to halt it risked "a new wave of death and disease." Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images hide caption

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Britain's Johnson Back At Work After COVID-19, Counseling Patience During Lockdown

The prime minister, who spent three days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the disease, warned that any letup in efforts to halt it risked "a new wave of death and disease."

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Returns To Work

Johnson urged everyone to adhere to the lockdown and be patient. The prime minister spent days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the coronavirus.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Returns To Work

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Italy Announces Gradual Easing Of COVID-19 Lockdown

Italy's prime minister has announced that the country's lockdown will begin to lift on May 4 — in a phased reopening of the economy and public life.

Italy Announces Gradual Easing Of COVID-19 Lockdown

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Italy's Prime Minister Announces Gradual Easing Of COVID-19 Lockdown

A technician sets up a livestream in Rome's empty Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo church on Sunday. Italy's prime minister has announced a gradual ending of restrictions in the hard-hit country. Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images hide caption

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Italy's Prime Minister Announces Gradual Easing Of COVID-19 Lockdown

In a nationwide television address, Giuseppe Conte said that a phased lifting of restrictions would begin May 4, and if all goes well, most would end by June 1.

Swedish Ambassador Says Stockholm Expected To Reach 'Herd Immunity' In May

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Swedish Ambassador Says Stockholm Expected To Reach 'Herd Immunity' In May

Sweden has employed a controversial coronavirus response strategy of imposing only limited restrictions. The country's ambassador to the U.S. says the approach is having success.