Bypassing all COVID-19 restrictions, some 250 migrants arrived on Lampedusa over the weekend, making the detention center there severely overcrowded – in fact, so overcrowded that the Italian island’s mayor called the...
Italy opens new Genoa bridge
Two years ago, the Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy collapsed – killing 43 people. A new one has now been unveiled. But, as Sarah Morice reports, the new bridge can’t hide the scars left by the tragedy.
Bodycam footage shows new details of George Floyd’s arrest
Leaked #police bodycam footage obtained by Daily Mail shows new details of #GeorgeFloyd‘s fatal #arrest
New tests which detect coronavirus in 90 minutes to be rolled out in England – BBC News
Two different tests which can detect coronavirus and flu within 90 minutes are to be made available in England, starting mostly in hospitals. The labs which have devised them say they are more reliable than current swab...
Climate change and Russia’s Arctic reindeer | Global Ideas
For centuries the Nenets people have wandered across northern Russia with their reindeer. But now, climate change threatens to bring an end to their nomadic existence. Researchers are looking for a way out of this man...
Former king Juan Carlos to leave Spain amid probe over financial scandal
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has told his son, King Felipe, that he has decided to leave the country, the Royal House said on Monday, after corruption allegations about him surfaced in recent weeks.
Niger marks 60 years of independence from France
In tonight’s edition: Niger celebrates 60 years of independance from France. It’s one of eight francophone African countries to mark its sovereignty this month. Ten thousand tests a day, Gabon...