French government announced on Thursday it would lift the six-week-long partial lockdown on December 15 and impose a night-time #curfew instead. But in a severe blow for the cultural sector, it said that museums...
Ski slopes open in Spain’s Pyrenees despite pandemic
Most European nations have kept ski resorts shut over fears that crowds and apres-#ski revelry could fuel the spread of #Covid-19. In the Pyrenees, only ski resorts in #Spain‘s northeastern Catalonia region have...
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...
Stargazers witness solar eclipse spectacle – BBC News
Tourists and scientists gathered at an observation site in Argentina’s Neuquen province to watch a total solar eclipse. The spectacle was visible from a 90km corridor spanning Chile’s southern Pacific coast...
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...
Saudi Arabia took part in Israel-Morocco normalisation deal – report
Saudi Arabia reportedly played a role in the normalisation agreement between Israel and Morocco. Israel and Arab Peace Treaty
Brexit: European firms feel like they are ‘preparing for a hurricane’
Ports and food factories in Europe have expressed their concern in trying to prepare for what happens post Brexit in a deal and no deal scenario. Tom Hautekiet, CEO at Zeebrugge Port said: “I have the feeling...