Equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be a challenge as wealthy nations preemptively secure millions of doses of experimental vaccines. Bigger Than Five visits Peru and India to hear how residents view...
Pandemic leads to temporary relief for Thailand’s indigenous people
Thailand’s economy is also grappling with the effects of the pandemic, especially because it relies so heavily on tourism. But what’s bad for business, has been a temporary source of relief for its...
Ski season under threat as Germany pushes for an EU-wide ban
Europe’s Christmas ski season is under threat, as Germany pushes for an EU-wide ban on ski holidays. Coronavirus clusters in Alpine resorts played a major role in the spread of coronavirus earlier this year, but...
Tier 3 areas need financial support, says MP
Shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon believes areas must be given the financial support in order ‘to get through the other side’. He that the government can do ‘far more’ in terms of the...
Will Conservative MPs vote for the tier system?
Backbencher MP Pauline Latham, whose constituency is going from Tier 2 into Tier 3 when the national lockdown ends on 2 December, has said she “might” be able to support the government in next week’s...
Malls reopen for Black Friday as new daily virus cases climb above 1,000
The Ministry of Health suffering some buyers remorse, after opening shopping malls across the country for Black Friday.
Underground Maradona museum in Naples pays tribute to football legend
An underground museum in the backstreets of Naples is filled with Diego Maradona memorabilia. FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen reports on a tribute to the football legend.