The EU is waiting further information from the United Kingdom about a highly infectious strain of coronavirus surging through the country. FRANCE 24 correspondent Dave Keating says European countries are “playing...
Hopeful Spanish eye jackpot from world’s ‘largest’ lottery
Hopeful Spaniards have queued outside for hours to buy tickets for what is considered the world’s largest lottery. The El Gordo Christmas jackpot, held each year on December 22, is a tradition that dates more than...
UK in crisis amid EU travel ban and mutated coronavirus rampaging unchecked
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in crisis talks Monday, amid an EU ban on UK travel and goods, and the continued breakdown in Brexit talks. The Channel Tunnel was shut for the first time in 12 years, leaving up...
Polish ex-pats scramble to return home before UK travel ban
Poland will suspend all flights with the UK from midnight on Monday, with airlines scheduling extra capacity to return stranded Poles before Christmas. FRANCE 24 correspondent Matthew Day says while the situation is...
Covid-19: UK isolation grows as more countries ban travel – BBC News
More countries have banned arrivals from the UK because of concerns at the spread of a new variant of coronavirus. India is the latest state to suspend flights from the UK, joining Hong Kong, Canada, Switzerland and...
Israelis get Covid-19 vaccine as Palestinians forced to wait
Israel has begun its mass vaccination drive against Covid-19. It’s reached an agreement with Pfizer to buy eight million doses of its vaccine – and has secured another six million doses of the Moderna jab...
Biker Santas bring awareness to child abuse
Santas on bikes in Tokyo are parading through the streets to bring awareness to child abuse. Japan’s child abuse cases saw a rise between January and March of this year compared to last year’s numbers, as families...