France celebrates Bastille Day in a scaled-down version with no parade in the Champs Élysées, but rather with a ceremony in Place de la Concorde, focusing on workers who fought the coronavirus pandemic in the front line.
Special edition: Lebanon grapples with worst economic meltdown in years
In this week’s show we’re turning our attention to Lebanon, a country whose economy has been pushed to the brink of collapse. The Lebanese pound has lost 85 percent of its value since anti-government...
US Navy ship fire threatens to dump 4 million liters of oil off San Diego | DW News
In the US city of San Diego, hundreds of firefighters have been battling a blaze on a U.S. Navy vessel that started on Sunday morning. The fire began in the lower cargo hold of the USS Bonhomme Richard which was docked...
Merkel’s visits Bavaria: Is she meeting with her successor? | DW News
A meeting in Germany has been generating quite a bit of buzz. For the first time in her chancellorship, Angela Merkel is attending a cabinet meeting of the Bavarian government. She was invited by Bavaria’s state...
How about pro-cop & anti-racism? | BLM activists CLASH with ‘Back The Blue’ protesters
The violent protests in the US are becoming ever more complex, with BLM activists now clashing with the pro-police supporters of the Back the Blue movement, and the police themselves stuck in the middle. Among the...
Macron to lay out Covid-19 crisis response at downsized Bastille Day
President Emmanuel Macron will host Tuesday a Bastille Day ceremony scaled-down because of the coronavirus pandemic and also address the French in a rare television interview as fears grow over a potential second wave...
Coronavirus: White House targets US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci – BBC News
US infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci is being targeted by the Trump administration as tensions rise between the health expert and the president. The White House has been increasingly critical of Dr Fauci, and on...