In recent weeks, the northern #Tigray region of #Ethiopia has become a bloody battlefield. Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched a military offensive in the region, accusing the Tigray ruling...
Austria returns to lockdown to limit rise in Covid-19 cases
#Austria will introduce a national #lockdown on Tuesday in a bid to bring its soaring #coronavirus infections under control, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Saturday, confirming an earlier Reuters report based on a...
SpaceX astronauts successfully dock at International Space Station
Four #astronauts riding a newly-designed spacecraft from Elon Musk’s rocket company #SpaceX greeted their new crewmates aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday after successfully docking in a landmark...
Coronavirus pandemic: US reports 1 million new Covid-19 cases in a week
The United States recorded more than 1 million new #Covid-19 cases last week as new infections rose in every state except for Hawaii. US President-elect Joe #Biden expressed frustration Monday over Donald Trump’s...
Burkina Faso: Thousands of internally displaced face disenfranchisement
Thousands of people in #Burkina Faso remain internally displaced after having fled the unrest that prevails in some regions of the country. These Burkinabes are now at risk of being disenfranchised in the November 22...
EasyJet reports first annual loss in 25-year history as coronavirus hits travel
The low-cost airline easyJet has reported an annual loss of £1.27 billion (€1.4 billion) for the year to the end of September, a first in the company’s history. Like its rivals, EasyJet’s finances have been...
Poland, Hungary veto EU budget over new rules linking funding to rule of law
Poland and Hungary on Monday vetoed the European Union’s next seven-year budget and a massive coronavirus recovery plan due to a new mechanism that links EU funding to the rule of law, plunging the 27-nation bloc into a...