This year’s line-up of nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony is the most diverse in Oscars history. Has the film world solved its racism problem, or is it a coronavirus anomaly?
Iraq sees an unprecedented spike in Covid-19 cases
Iraqi officials warn of decreased vaccine turnout and overwhelmed health system amid a huge wave of new infections.
New Delhi under strict lockdown as another Covid-19 wave hits
India’s capital is under lockdown as infections and deaths from virus spike.
Organic halal meat makes inroads in Germany
It’s the month of Ramadan, and millions of Muslims around the world are now dedicated to worship, self-improvement and fasting. Many of them are also concerned about their eating habits beyond Islam’s holiest...
EU agency links J&J shot to rare blood clots, says odds favor use
The European Union’s drug regulatory agency said Tuesday that it found a “possible link” between #Johnson&Johnson’s #Covid-19 vaccine and extremely rare blood clots and that a warning should be added to the label...
Pakistan parliament postpones debate on expelling French ambassador
#Pakistan’s parliament has postponed until Friday a debate on whether the country should expel the #French ambassador, as the government bids to appease a radical party that has threatened more violent...
French architects Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal on winning Pritzker Prize
With sustainable, low-impact homes and public buildings that put the inhabitant at the heart of design and construction, Jean-Philippe Vassal and Anne Lacaton have built their careers on a resourceful, thoughtful and...