#Brazil closed out its deadliest month of the coronavirus #pandemic by far on Wednesday as a surge of #Covid-19 patients overwhelmed hospitals, forcing doctors to make agonizing decisions over whom to give life...
‘No regrets’: France’s Macron defends measures against Covid-19 surge
With #France now Europe’s latest virus danger zone, #Macron on Wednesday ordered temporary school closures nationwide and new travel restrictions. But he resisted calls for a strict #lockdown, instead sticking...
Coronavirus pandemic: Gibraltar’s vaccine drive nears completion
#Gibraltar lifted it’s mandatory outdoor mask usage requirement on Sunday as most of the adult population in the British territory on Spain’s southern tip has been #vaccinated against #Covid-19. FRANCE...
New York state legalizes recreational marijuana
#NewYork Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation legalizing recreational #marijuana on Wednesday, with a large chunk of tax revenues from sales set to go to minority communities. New York joins 14 other #US states...
Macron orders Covid-19 lockdown across France, closes schools
President Emmanuel #Macron on Wednesday ordered #France into its third national #lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of #Covid-19 infections that threatens to...
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny goes on hunger strike
Jailed #Kremlin critic Alexei #Navalny on Wednesday said he is launching a #hungerStrike to demand proper medical treatment for severe back pain and numbness in his legs. President Vladimir #Putin’s most...
France bans alcoholic drinks in public spaces under new Covid-19 lockdown measures
#Alcoholic drinks will be prohibited in French parks and other outdoor public spaces as part of the new limited nationwide #lockdown to stem the #Covid-19 crisis, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday.