Members of the Illinois Air National Guard with big containers of equipment fly to Washington DC to increase security ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. The airmen are part of the up to 21,000 National Guard...
CDU leader election: The three men vying to succeed Merkel
#Germany‘s conservative #CDU party will pick a new #leader on Saturday from three candidates: moderate Armin Laschet, arch-conservative Friedrich Merz and outsider Norbert Roettgen.
French govt tightens Covid-19 border controls to fight virus
#France will strengthen #border controls and bring forward its night curfew by two hours to 6 p.m. as it tries to slow the spread of #coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.
Biden’s stimulus plan includes proposed hike in minimum wage to $15 an hour
Among the highlights of US President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal are another round of direct payments to Americans and a hike in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour...
Are Palestinians left out of Israels vaccination drive? | DW News
Israel has been praised for its record in vaccinating its population. But Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is also facing flak for failing to organize vaccine supplies for five million Palestinians in the occupied...
Johan ‘N0tail’ Sundstein: Inside the mansion owned by the world’s richest Esports player – BBC News
Johan “N0tail” Sundstein is the highest-earning Esports player in the world, having taken more than $7.4m (£5.4m) in prize money to date.
COVID-19: Brazil’s hospitals ‘close to collapse ‘
Officials in Manaus say hospitals in the area are close to collapse as COVID-19 takes hold across the Amazon’s biggest city.