As Joe Biden becomes the new president of the United States after a bitterly contested election, Inside the Americas takes you to Washington and to his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. In this special edition of the...
New year, new tariffs: French wine & cognac hit by new US trade tax
In another blow to French wine producers, the United States has expanded the list of products it’s hitting with tariffs to include all French and German wines – except for champagne – as well as cognacs...
Covid vaccination: A ‘bittersweet’ moment for India’s health workers
Front-line workers – from doctors, nurses and hospital assistants to those working in sanitation – are among the first Indians to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
UK closes travel corridors as fears grow over new coronavirus variants – BBC News
The UK is closing all its travel corridors as fears grow about new variants of the coronavirus.
TV series show: Assane ‘Lupin’, gentleman burglar and Netflix charmer
Alison Sargent joins Olivia Salazar-Winspear to talk about “Lupin”, Netflix’s latest French-language original that’s stealing the number one slot worldwide. French star Omar Sy plays Assane, a modern-day...
Operation Warp Speed: How US Covid-19 vaccination plan became politicised
Operation Warp Speed is the name of an ambitious programme put in place by the Trump administration to deliver Covid-19 vaccines across the US. Widely touted during the presidential election campaign and officially...
CDU to pick new leader in key vote for Merkel succession
Chancellor Angela #Merkel‘s conservative #CDU party will elect a new leader on Saturday, in a key vote kicking off the race for #Germany‘s top job as a deadly pandemic roils Europe’s biggest economy...