A 7-year-old girl was killed in Myanmar when security forces entered her home and attempted to shoot her father. An estimated 20 children have been killed during protests against the coup.
Massive fire destroys Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
A massive fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. At least 15 people are dead, 400 others are missing and tens of thousands of people have been displaced.
Saudi official accused of issuing death threats against UN investigator
Outgoing UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard, who in 2019 published a detailed report into the murder of journalist #JamalKhashoggi, has told The Guardian that a top Saudi official issued “death threats”...
Film show: The unheard story of the tragic rapper known as the Notorious B.I.G.
Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week’s film news, including leading French director Jean-Jacques Annaud’s film about the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral, as well as the new Netflix...
Children have stronger antibody response to Covid-19, study says
#Children who are 10 and younger produce more #antibodies in response to #coronavirus infection than adolescents and adults, a study showed Monday. FRANCE 24’s Julia Sieger tells us more.
EU moves toward stricter export controls for Covid-19 vaccines
The European Union is moving toward stricter export controls to ensure more #Covid-19 shot supplies for the bloc that should boost its flagging #vaccine drive. The #EU’s executive body said Wednesday on the eve of a...
Myanmar frees 600 protesters detained at anti-coup rallies
#Myanmar freed more than 600 coup detainees from prison on Wednesday, amid fresh outrage at the #junta’s brutal #crackdown on protesters. The regime has unleashed a deadly wave of violence as it struggles to...