Lockdown measures are to be reimposed in the Aberdeen area after a spike in coronavirus cases, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Kashmir Lockdown: Curfew imposed ahead of status revocation anniversary
It’s been a year since India stripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir of the autonomy it enjoyed for seven decades. The region has been at the centre of the ongoing conflict with neighbouring Pakistan, a...
Widespread damage after huge explosion in Beirut – BBC News
A large blast has hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, causing widespread damage and injuring many people, officials say. It is not yet clear what caused the explosion in the port area of the city. Video posted online...
Massive explosion rips through Lebanese capital Beirut – BBC News
A massive explosion has torn through the Lebanese capital Beirut causing. Dozens of people are known to have been killed in the blast with many more unaccounted for — officials say they expect the death toll to rise...
China: Crackdown on Buddhism | DW News
In China, the government is not only cracking down on Muslims, but on other religions as well as it pushes to assert communist ideology. Buddhist temples have been closed or demolished, while a campaign has been...
Bolivia overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic | DW News
Bolivia is at the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic with the country’s health care system overwhelmed by the spread of the disease. Most of the more than 80,000 infections are in the capital La Paz...
Coronavirus pandemic: more French cities make masks compulsory outdoors
More French cities make masks compulsory outdoors. Gavin Yamey, professor of Global Health, was France 24 guest to discuss it.