#Israel toughened its #coronavirus measures on Thursday as a second nationwide #lockdown failed to bring down the world’s highest infection rate a week after it was imposed.
Climate generation: Young activists put the spotlight on brands using the forced labour of Uighurs
Young activists try to spark consumer-awareness by putting the spotlight on brands using the forced labour of Uighurs.
Guadeloupe faces new coronavirus restrictions as it reels from economic hardship
The French overseas territory of Guadeloupe is among the locations placed on maximum alert over a spike in new coronavirus infections. Bars and restaurants must shut down from Saturday. The new restrictive measures deal...
France and the US: Best frenemies?
France and the United States have been allies for centuries. Despite the mutual affection and fascination, they can also rub each other up the wrong way. How much of this is due to subtleties getting lost in translation...
Palestinian rivals agree to hold election in six months
Palestinian factions have agreed to hold an #election within six months, in the latest of many attempts to end more than a decade of infighting between President Mahmoud Abbas’s #Fatah movement and his Islamist...
Rio postpones world-famous carnival over Covid-19
#Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous #carnival parades became the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic Thursday as officials announced they were indefinitely postponing the February 2021 edition, with #Brazil...
France’s virus rebound: Marseille fights against closures
Angry restaurant and bar owners are demonstrating in #Marseille to challenge a French government order to close all public venues as of Saturday to battle resurgent #virus infections.