French business organisations have warned that a wave of bankruptcies may result from the second national lockdown, which begins on Friday. With all non-essential shops shut, many retailers will be closed for part of...
Polish president backtracks hardline abortion stance
Poland’s president has said women should have the right to abortion in cases of congenitally damaged foetuses. The u-turn follows seven days of largely peaceful nationwide street protests triggered by a controversial...
Resigned and frustrated: confinement adds to Parisian bar-owners pain
Parisians greeted news of their return to confinement with resignation and frustration that more was not done sooner to curtail the virus spread. For restaurant and bar owners, the announcement was an added blow, coming...
US early voting surpasses 70 million, continuing historic pace
More than 70 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, more than half the total turnout of the 2016 election with one week to go until Election Day, according to a Tuesday tally from the U.S...
US senators grill tech giants over content moderation ahead of election
Under fire from President Donald Trump and his allies, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google rebuffed accusations of anti-conservative bias at a Senate hearing Wednesday and promised to aggressively defend their...
French economy braces for second lockdown
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a second national lockdown, to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Construction projects and factory activity will be allowed to continue, but restaurants and non...
France holds its breath: Can this country withstand another lockdown?
The last lockdown was lifted five months ago but it is still fresh in people’s memories, and ever since September when people went back to school and back to work after the holidays, the COVID-19 situation has...