More countries in Europe are shutting down businesses after attempts failed to keep the coronavirus in check. Germany will close all bars and restaurants from Monday for one month, while Belgium, where bars and...
France struggles for retail fairness in new lockdown
The French government has told giant grocery retailers they must stop selling non-essential items during the country’s second lockdown, out of fairness to smaller shops that have been required to close. The...
French schools pay homage to Samuel Paty, whose murder shocked the nation
Students across France on Monday paid homage to Samuel Paty with a minute’s silence at 11am, 17 days after his murder. The teacher was beheaded by an Islamic extremist over a class he taught on freedom of expression...
Deepfakes: Manipulating audio and video to spread misinformation
With the US elections fast appproching, we tell you more about the rise of so-called deepfakes, or how to generate videos by manipulating words or actions of individuals. How are they created and could they have an...
France’s independent bookshops struggle to survive a second lockdown
Many are worried that France’s independent bookshops – already struggling against large retailers and online giants – may not survive being forced to close for a second Covid-19 lockdown.
Trump vows to defy polls, Biden calls on voters to ‘take back our democracy’
Donald Trump vowed to again disprove the polls as he sprinted through five swing states Sunday, while his opponent Joe Biden urged supporters to “take back our democracy” by voting in two days.