The Madrid region, the epicentre of an explosion of #coronavirus infections in Spain, said on Friday it would place a partial lockdown on hundreds of thousands of people. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Morris tells us more.
US to ban TikTok and WeChat app downloads from Sunday
The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from US app stores starting Sunday night, a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chinese-owned platforms over concerns they pose a...
Still suffering six months on: the ordeal of “long-haul Covid” patients
It has been dubbed “long-haul Covid” and is little understood, but for those who suffer from it, it can turn life into a daily battle. The condition sees those who have contracted the virus continue to have...
Covid spike in Europe, Abraham accords, Macron backs 5G technology, US West Coast burning
How can Europe better tackle the current spike in #coronavirus cases? François Picard’s panel looks at the new tightening social distancing measures across the continent. Also, Israel officially normalised...
British-Lebanese musician Mika on his virtual benefit concert for Beirut
Mika speaks to Eve Jackson about hosting a concert with Kylie Minogue, Salma Hayek and Rufus Wainwright to raise money for those affected by the explosion in Beirut’s port that killed hundreds, injured thousands and...
Fierce backlash to Trump’s ‘Patriotic Education’ plan
Donald Trump is setting up a “Patriotic Education Commission” to promote a “pro-American curriculum” in US schools… Or a propagandist “Hitler Youth” programme, as many commentators see it. Elsewhere women...
Mali pays tribute to former dictator Moussa Traoré with state funeral
Former Malian dictator Moussa Traore is laid to rest… Members of the military junta among those present at his state funeral. Traore died earlier this week at the age of 83. In Cameroon, appeals court upholds life...