Lebanese protesters forced their way into government ministries in Beirut and trashed the offices of the Association of Lebanese Banks on Saturday as shots rang out in increasingly angry demonstrations over this...
Brazil’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 100,000
Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, crossing the grim milestone after President Jair Bolsonaro said he had a “clear conscience” on his response to...
Europe swelters under a heatwave complicated by Covid-19 restrictions
Sun-seekers flocked to beaches over the weekend as parts of Western Europe sweltered in a heatwave, but authorities urged people to avoid crowded areas and keep wearing masks despite the heat over concern for the...
COVID-19 brought socialism to America – Nassim Taleb | SophieCo. Visionaries
The COVID-19 pandemic came as an external shock, almost unprecedented. How can we navigate the uncertainty of the post-pandemic future? We talked to the author of bestselling books ‘The Black Swan’, ‘Antifragile’, and...
Coronavirus cases rising fastest in India
COVID-19 is spreading in India faster than anywhere in the world and testing only covers a fraction of the population. With 10 to 15 people living together in cramped slums, social distancing is next to impossible for...
Protesters storm govt buildings as anger over blast grows
In Lebanon, thousands of protesters have clashed with police in the capital Beirut. Almost 200 people have been injured, while dozens more have been hospitalised. People have been demonstrating against what they see as...
Universities in Ankara pool resources to develop Covid-19 vaccine
More than 150 different projects are currently underway around the world to try to develop a vaccine for Covid-19. Eight of those are in Turkey. TRT World’s Andrew Hopkins has been to visit one of them, in the...