Sony’s newest game console, the Playstation 5, goes on sale today in countries including the US, Canada, Australia and Japan. The Japanese company is hoping for record sales, as gaming revenues have climbed during...
Liberating or reductive? Controversy over naked sculpture honouring British feminist
In the press, on Thursday November 12. Papers react to the mass resignation of Hong Kong’s opposition lawmakers. Chinese papers dismiss the move as a “political manoeuvre”, while the Wall Street Journal...
Ethiopia: “The city of Dansha was taken back by the federal forces”
Ethiopia’s federal government will set up a “transitional administration” in parts of Tigray state taken by federal troops in a push against local forces, state media quoted Defence Minister Kenea...
Covid-19: Savoie region hard hit by France’s second wave
The medical staff of the french hospital of Chambery is under pressure. The region of Savoie is being hard hit by a second wave of coronavirus, it has the highest infection rate in the country.
Libya: UN hails ‘breakthrough’ on election roadmap
Political talks on Libya’s future have reached agreement on holding elections within 18 months, the United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday, hailing a “breakthrough” in a peacemaking...
The real vaccine? Pfizer claims its drug is 90% effective against Covid-19
The news of a vaccine that is 90% effective against Covid-19 has sparked widespread hope across the world. The historic news broke on November 9 in New York, where Pfizer is based. The vaccine has been developed in...
Large-scale coronavirus vaccine production is already underway | COVID-19 Special
We’re getting closer to a coronavirus vaccine every day. The Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer, says it’s already produced 40-Mmillion doses of Astra-Zeneca’s potential...