A U.N. investigator warned of the possibility of “another Iron curtain” descending in Europe during an urgent debate on the human rights situation in Belarus in Geneva on Friday.
Coronavirus pandemic: Swedish scientists study potential treatment
Tyson the alpaca could hold the key to developing a process to block the #coronavirus. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent and James André report from the prestigious Karolinsa Institute in Stockholm.
Israel-Bahrain-UAE deal: A new era for the Middle East ?
Earlier on Tuesday, Israel and two Gulf Arab states, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, signed normalisation agreements at the White House in Washington. FRANCE 24’s Sanam Shantyaei explains.
Coronavirus: How big is the damage to the tourism industry? | COVID-19 Special
Tourism is the world’s third largest industry. But that was before the COVID-19 pandemic brought it to a screeching halt. Border shutdowns and restrictions have shown just how many jobs are dependent on foreign...
Boris Johnson warns of second wave of pandemic and tighter lockdown across England – BBC News
Boris Johnson has warned that a second wave of the pandemic is coming, as the number of infections rises sharply. More than three million people in England have been told they will face tighter restrictions. Merseyside...
Argentina’s unemployed face evictions
Fourteen percent of Argentina’s population has been hit by unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic with most people facing evictions.
Historic blazes burn through world’s largest wetland
Brazilian firefighters struggle to douse devastating blazes in the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland which is home to around 1,200 animal species