The French cabinet was meeting on Tuesday, with economic recovery a key priority. Over 13 million workers were placed on state-sponsored furlough during lockdown, and job cuts could be in excess of 800,000 in 2020. The...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: The richest person in the world – BBC News
His wealth is now estimated to be $171bn (£137bn), having made tens of billions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos even has plans to take the human race into space. The BBC’s James Wignall takes...
UK-China Relations: US sanctions to hit Huawei
US sanctions designed to restrict the ability of China’s Huawei to source advanced microchips for 5G equipment is likely to have a significant impact on the reliability of the supplier, Britain’s culture...
Lockdown 2.0 | Restrictions reimposed locally in Catalan district
Officials in the northeastern Spanish province of Catalonia have imposed a local lockdown in Segria county, home to tens of thousands of people, after a spike in #COVID19 cases. READ MORE:
Suspected drug cartel plane SET ON FIRE after being forced to land in Mexico
A jet believed to belong to a drug cartel made an emergency landing on a Mexican jungle road before being set alight. The plane flew in from South America and was tracked as soon as it entered Mexican airspace. The...
South Africa reopens more schools despite surge in Covid 19 cases
In tonight’s edition: Thousands of South African students have headed back to class in the second phase of schools reopening. Burundi finally launches a mass screening process as it changes tune on coronavirus...
Economy and defence ministers to remain under new PM Castex, new faces at interior and culture
The Élysée Palace announced the makeup of the new government under Prime Minister Jean Castex on Monday, tasked with helping the economy brave its worst crisis since World War II and inject fresh momentum into...