#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...
Pfizer says its Covid-19 vaccine protects younger teens
#Pfizer announced Wednesday that its #Covid-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in #kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall...
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.
French companies scramble to adapt staffing to school closures
French #companies are working out how to adapt to the closure of #schools announced by President Emmanuel #Macron on Wednesday night. Parents who cannot work from home but need to look after their children can avail...
Fagradalsfjall volcano eruption from above
Drone footage of the eruption of lava from Fagradalsfjall volcano
Two months since coup in Myanmar
Protesters in Myanmar mark two months since the military seized power in the country. A group of young people marched through the streets of Yangon, singing solemn songs, honoring the more than 500 demonstrators killed...