Prime Minister Boris #Johnson was Brussels-bound on Wednesday, with #Britain‘s fading hopes for a post-#Brexit trade deal hanging on crisis talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Macron seeks backing for law against ‘radical Islamism’
President Emmanuel #Macron on Wednesday seeks his cabinet’s blessing for draft legislation combatting “radical #Islamism” after a spate of attacks, which critics fear risks targeting all Muslims...
Rich countries ‘hoarding Covid vaccines’ – BBC News
Rich countries are hoarding doses of Covid vaccines and people living in poor countries are set to miss out, a coalition of campaigning bodies warns. The People’s Vaccine Alliance says nearly 70 lower-income...
Coronavirus: Merkel urges for stricter lockdown as COVID deaths peak in Germany | DW News
Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for much tougher restrictions on public life going into Christmas. She came out explicitly in favor of the recommendations that Germany’s National Academy of Science...
‘Voluntary-Obligatory’ bias | Unvaccinated Canadians might face restrictions – Ontario minister
Certain restrictions may be faced by those who refuse the supposedly voluntary vaccination against COVID in the Canadian province of Ontario, according to the province’s health minister. Authorities are...
Trump signs order giving jab priority to US citizens, Pfizer delivery falls short of nation’s needs
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at ensuring that US citizens have priority access to COVID jabs as Pfizer’s vaccine is expected to become the first to be approved for emergency use. Yet...
The strike goes on | Indian farmers block roads outside New Delhi
Indian protesters faced off with armed police forces outside the capital amid a national day of action against new agricultural reforms, launched by country’s farmers.