00:00 Authorities in the Australian city of Melbourne have reimposed strict lockdown measures in some areas in an attempt to contain a second wave of coronavirus infections. Residents of nine inner-city public housing...
Australian state hit by second wave of virus
In Australia, fears of a second wave of coronavirus appear to have materialised, with 127 new cases recorded in the southern state of Victoria. FRANCE 24 correspondent Richelle Harrison Plesse says it’s the...
Coronavirus: India overtakes Russia in Covid-19 cases – BBC News
India has recorded more than 24,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Russia. The country now has the third-largest number of confirmed cases in the world, 697,413. There have...
Why extremist militias are on the rise in the West African Sahel | DW News
The West Sahel is becoming Africa’s hotbed of terrorism. The Sahel is dry, hot and vast, so it’s difficult to govern. That provides room for criminals who’ve trafficked people, weapons and drugs for...
Honk, honk! | BLM protesters block entrance to San Francisco Airport with their cars
Dozens of BLM activists blocked the main entrance to San Francisco Airport and sounded their horns.
Child sex abuse warning as coronavirus school closures continue
Child sex abuse offenders are “taking advantage” of the coronavirus pandemic to make and share more abusive material online. That warning from Catherine De Bolle, head of European law enforcement agency...
Japan flooding leaves dozens dead and missing
About 34 people are either confirmed or feared dead — including 14 at a nursing home — after torrential rain in Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides, authorities said Sunday.