US senators Sherrod Brown and Dan Sullivan clash over face masks in chamber
Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Government forces ‘march on capital’ – BBC News
Ethiopia’s prime minister has said that his army is advancing on the capital of the northern region of Tigray where soldiers from the region are fighting the central government.
Excess death figures show thousands more Covid fatalities in England than official record – BBC News
The government’s official figures show more than 50,000 people have died with Covid-19 in the UK. However another measure – the excess death figures – suggest that more than 71,000 people have died...
Paris garbage collectors burn giant bins in protest of working conditions
Sanitation workers in Paris started a strike in the French capital on Tuesday, setting trash alight while protesting against worsening working conditions and the planned reform of their sector.
Greek police fire tear gas at protesters on anniversary of 1973 student revolt
Footage on social media showed Greek protesters fleeing police as authorities fired tear gas into the crowd, after they gathered to mark the anniversary of the 1973 student revolt in defiance of a Covid-linked ban on...
800-million shekels budgeted for students in need
Israeli authorities moving forwards with an unprecedented almost 800-million-shekel economic safety net, specifically aimed at helping students hurt by the pandemic.
Coronavirus pandemic: France aims to start vaccine distribution in January
#France said Tuesday it was preparing to kick off a nationwide #Covid#vaccination campaign in January when it hopes virus shots will be approved and available. The government is worried that millions of French people...