Experts in the care sector are warning that the UK’s new immigration rules will add to an existing crisis over recruiting staff to care for the elderly and disabled. In England it’s estimated there are already...
A year of COVID | French citizens and companies alike protest repeated lockdowns
After almost a year of repeated lockdowns, France finds itself facing an uncertain future as the bells ring in 2021. Charlotte Dubenskij takes a look at what the country, its businesses, and its citizens have gone...
COVID vaccination kicks off in France amid skepticism over the jab
As France aims to vaccinate a million people by the end of February, with seniors and healthcare workers first in line, polls point to high levels of ‘hesitancy’ about the shot, with over a half of the...
Russia starts COVID vaccination for elderly as Sputnik V safety confirmed
As COVID vaccination programs kick off worldwide, the elderly in Russia are beginning to get their ‘Sputnik Vee’ jab after frontline workers got theirs during the month. RT visits one of Moscow’s...
Israel and UAE collaborate to ‘eliminate’ the UNRWA – French media
A French newspaper has reported that Israel and the UAE are collaborating to “eliminate” UNRWA, the only UN agency that protects the identity of Palestinian refugees.
400 centres underpin German vaccination drive +++ ‘Corona’ board game sold out | DW News
00:00 Germany has set up more than 400 centres for its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive. It’s a huge undertaking, requiring between 60-70% of the population to be immunised, in order to bring the virus under...
China jails citizen journalist over Wuhan videos | DW News
Zhang Zhan is paying the price for speaking out. The citizen journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison for reporting on Wuhan’s COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.