French President Emmanuel #Macron ordered a third of France’s population be put under nightly #curfew on Wednesday to tackle a surging second wave of the #coronavirus. The city of #Rouen, in Normandy has been told...
Coronavirus in Poland: PM announces partial lockdown amid virus spike
#Poland on Friday reported a new daily record of 132 #coronavirus-related deaths and counted 7,705 new confirmed cases, amid fears the pandemic is testing the country’s supply of hospital beds and ventilators.
New Zealand elections: Final day of campaigning before Saturday vote
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern on Friday urged voters to deliver her a strong mandate at this weekend’s general #election, promising to provide a swifter recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Ardern’s...
Race to the White House: Trump, Biden hold simultaneous televised town halls
President Donald #Trump and Democrat Joe #Biden squared off, in a way, in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial #justice and approaches to a #pandemic that has...
EU Summit: European leaders tell UK to budge at ‘critical stage’ in talks
British Prime Minister Boris #Johnson said Friday that the #UK must prepare for a no-#deal break with the #European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame...
The rise and fall of Juan Carlos: Is the Spanish monarchy in peril?
Appointed by the late dictator, Francisco Franco, as next in line to the Spanish throne, Juan Carlos I was long respected as the king of Spain’s democratic transition. But today, he may turn out to be the cause of the...
Reeling from a downturn, South Africa unveils new economic relief plan
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a new relief plan that includes an extension of unemployment aid as well as more than €5 million in infrastructure spending. Also, ride-hailing giant...