#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...
Admitting mistakes | Macron announces third lockdown
The French president admitted that mistakes were made by the government at every stage of the pandemic. He also announced tougher lockdown measures throughout France as COVID cases soar.
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...
4 killed in California office building shooting, gunman detained
Four people are dead, including a child, after a gunman opened fire at an office complex in Orange, California. The gunman was detained following a shootout with police.
Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan to be funded by corporate taxes | DW News
US President Joe Biden has set out plans for a two trillion dollar program of infrastructure spending. He’s called it a “once in a generation investment” that’ll create millions of jobs, while...
Children dropped over US border wall – BBC News
US authorities have released a video showing two children being dropped over a 14ft (4.2 m) wall by alleged smugglers at the US-Mexico border in New Mexico. The children, siblings from Ecuador, were taken to hospital by...