Social media platforms including #Facebook and Tik Tok are cracking down on anti-#Semitism and #Holocaust denial, in order to try to make their spaces safer and more inclusive.
EU leaders urge UK to ‘make the necessary moves’ to save Brexit talks
European Union leaders on Thursday placed the onus on Britain to unblock stalled post-Brexit trade talks, angering London and putting the fate of the talks in jeopardy.
NBC under fire for Trump town hall scheduling
#BoycottNBC is trending, as the network faces backlash for scheduling the Trump event at the same time as Biden’s ABC town hall. In other news, a French museum had to cancel an exhibit on Genghis Khan because of...
Covid-19 strategies: The same, but different?
Epidemiologist Viviane KOVESS-MASFETY and sociologist Olivier BORRAZ argue over the French government’s new measures to curb the number of Covid-19 cases, which include a 9pm-6am curfew in several French cities.
Covid Curfew: Can France avoid return to full lockdown?
Second wave, new approach, will it work? Emmanuel Macron bracing French citizens for six weeks of a 9pm to 6am curfew in eight metropolitan areas including Paris. With Covid patients taking up more than 40-percent of...
Test and Trace in England hits another low with just 58% of contacts reached – BBC News
The Test and Trace scheme in England has had its worst-performing week since the beginning of July, when it comes to reaching the contacts of those infected in the community. The tracing team only reached 58% of...
COVID-19: Liverpool gym owners defend keeping business open
Two gym owners who were fined £1,000 after refusing to close say the data shows gyms are not spreading the virus.