Protesters took to the streets of New York against proposed plans to reopen schools in autumn. Children cannot focus on schoolwork if their family members and teachers are in the hospital or dying, children cannot learn...
No Vacancy | Lampedusa runs out of space as more migrants arrive
Bypassing all COVID-19 restrictions, some 250 migrants arrived on Lampedusa over the weekend, making the detention center there severely overcrowded – in fact, so overcrowded that the Italian island’s mayor called the...
Italy opens new Genoa bridge
Two years ago, the Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy collapsed – killing 43 people. A new one has now been unveiled. But, as Sarah Morice reports, the new bridge can’t hide the scars left by the tragedy.
Genoa bridge ‘like a white vessel crossing the valley’ – BBC News
It is almost two years since Genoa’s Morandi Bridge, named after the engineer Riccardo Morandi who designed it, collapsed, killing 43 people. The Italian city is preparing to inaugurate its replacement, created by the...
New tests which detect coronavirus in 90 minutes to be rolled out in England – BBC News
Two different tests which can detect coronavirus and flu within 90 minutes are to be made available in England, starting mostly in hospitals. The labs which have devised them say they are more reliable than current swab...
Covid-19 in France – Mask policy: PM Castex in Lille as new rules come into effect
New Prime Minister Jean Castex arrived in Lille on Monday morning for a quick visit intended to take stock of the resurgence of the virus there. Wearing a mask is now mandatory in many open public spaces in the northern...
Former king Juan Carlos to leave Spain amid probe over financial scandal
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has told his son, King Felipe, that he has decided to leave the country, the Royal House said on Monday, after corruption allegations about him surfaced in recent weeks.