Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his annual press conference. This year’s event is a little bit unusual, taking place via video link due to #COVID, and featuring questions from journalists and the public.
‘It’s like the weather’ | Putin’s take on 2020, COVID pandemic, and its impact on global economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his annual press conference. This year’s event is a little bit unusual, taking place via video link due to #COVID, and featuring questions from journalists and the public.
‘Complete success’ | China’s Chang’e-5 returns to Earth carrying lunar samples
China’s Chang’e-5 lunar probe successfully returned to Earth. It brought back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the Moon in more than four decades. China is the third nation ever to retrieve...
Museums during lockdown: France’s cultural institutions struggle to stay afloat
Thursday Prime Minister Jean #Castex said #museums, cinemas and theatres would not reopen before at least the beginning of January as the target of keeping daily new infections below 5,000 had not been met. People from...
Coronavirus pandemic: French govt lays out vaccine rollout strategy
People in #France could start receiving the #Covid-19 #vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech in the last week of December if European Union authorities approve it next week, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on...
UNESCO lists ‘ordinary and special’ couscous as intangible world heritage
#Couscous, the #Berber dish beloved across northern #Africa‘s Maghreb region and beyond, Wednesday joined the #UN list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
China welcomes WHO mission to investigate origins of Covid-19 pandemic
#Beijing will welcome an international team of #Covid-19 #investigators due to travel to China in January, said the World Health Organization (#WHO), which is leading the mission.