#France’s prime minister defended the government’s plans to close schools for at least three weeks and to ban domestic travel for a month to slow a resurgence of the #coronavirus. Opposition parties were...
Brazil closes out deadliest month of pandemic by far
#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...
France’s national stadium gears up for mass Covid-19 vaccinations
The French stadium that hosted World Cup finals in soccer and rugby is taking on a new role in response to the #Covid-19 #pandemic: it is preparing to become a #vaccination centre. The opening of a vaccination centre...
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...
7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted over 2019 protests
Seven #HongKong pro-#democracy advocates were convicted Thursday on charges of organizing and participating in an unlawful assembly during massive anti-government protests that triggered a #crackdown on dissent...
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...