The chinese practice of wearing #masks to reduce the spread of #Covid-19 was adopted universally and from the very beginning of the outbreak. But with the country now having largelly conquered the virus, why is so many...
France’s culture sector mobilises over continued closures as Covid-19 lockdown lifts
#France‘s government announced in November that a lockdown imposed at the end of October to tackle a second coronavirus wave would be partially lifted by Dec. 15 and would include the re-opening of #cultural...
Coronavirus pandemic in France: Culture sector workers protest closures
#France‘s government announced in November that a lockdown imposed at the end of October to tackle a second coronavirus wave would be partially lifted by Dec. 15 and would include the re-opening of #cultural...
Coronavirus pandemic: France eases some restrictions while imposing new curfew
Starting on Tuesday, the #French will no longer need to fill out forms justifying their reason for leaving home. They will, however, be subject to a new 8pm-6am #curfew as the country battles to avoid a third wave of...
Electoral college confirms Joe Biden’s presidential victory – BBC News
Joe Biden has said it is “time to turn the page” after his presidential election victory was confirmed by the US electoral college. In a speech after the announcement, he said US democracy had been...
Nigeria’s Katsina school abduction: ‘I was very afraid’ when the kidnappers came – BBC News
Hundreds of students are feared missing after gunmen raided a secondary school in north-western Nigeria. Witnesses saids the attackers arrived on motorbikes and started shooting into the air, causing people to flee. It...
Wife of jailed Turkish businessman recalls abuse and torture in UAE prisons
Emine Ozturk, the wife of a Turkish businessman who has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the United Arab Emirates over “false accusations,” recounts the horror and abuse he faces in prison in the UAE.