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Shortly after returning to the White House from hospital, US President Donald Trump removed his mask to pose for cameras. He also sent a message on Twitter telling people: "Don't be afraid of Covid". The virus is now spreading among members of his staff. The president's behaviour continues to fuel controversy.

Fratelli tutti (All Brothers) is the name Pope Francis has given to his third encyclical. In his most recent work he outlines his vision of better politics and enhanced solidarity. The pandemic has forced us to be concerned "for everyone, rather than for the benefit of a few", the pontiff argues. Commentators discuss the meaning of the text in a social context.

Germany's Minister of Labour Hubertus Heil has presented the draft for a "Mobile Work Act" that would grant full-time employees the right to work from home 24 days per year. According to the draft law, companies and employees are to arrange questions of accessibility by mutual agreement, and digital timekeeping is to become mandatory. The press is not entirely convinced.

Dress codes in schools are currently being debated in several European countries. In Sweden, clothing that is considered to be typical of gangsters is a thorn in the side of teachers. In France and Switzerland, teachers are concerned about girls dressing in a way that is too revealing. Now some girls at a school in Geneva are being made to wear an oversized T-shirt that reads "I am appropriately dressed". Commentators discuss whether such rules make sense.