Thomas #Pesquet is off on his second six-month mission to the #ISS, with no less than 232 scientific experiments to be carried out on board. He’ll also become the first French #astronaut to command the #space...
Conservatives bid to confirm disputed Laschet nomination for Merkel’s crown
Angela #Merkel’s conservatives will look to confirm Armin #Laschet’s disputed nomination as their chancellor candidate in September’s #election, hoping to draw a line under a bitter battle with his...
Minneapolis, other cities boost security ahead of Chauvin verdict
#Minneapolis and other #US cities were ramping up security measures on Monday, girding for possible #protests after a jury delivers a verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged...
Coronavirus pandemic in France: Health passes to allow people to resume leisure activities, travel
President Emmanuel #Macron summoned government ministers and local mayors in a series of meetings on Thursday in order to thrash out a plan for #reopening shops, bars and cinemas this spring. #France
CDU party board backs Laschet to run as German conservative chancellor candidate
Armin #Laschet, leader of #Germany’s Christian Democrats (#CDU), won the backing of senior party members at an internal meeting to run as the conservative candidate to succeed Angela #Merkel at a September...
Navalny hunger-strike: Russia transfers opposition figure to prison hospital
Russian opposition leader Alexei #Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike while behind bars, was moved to a #hospital in another #prison after his doctor said he could be near death, his lawyer said...
Murderer or ‘reasonable officer?’ Jury begins deliberations in Chauvin trial
Jurors on Monday began mulling the fate of the white ex-#Minneapolis policeman accused of #killing African-American #GeorgeFloyd, a death that sparked a nationwide reckoning on racism and which prosecutors called a...