The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is getting worse in the United States, as the country broke its own record for deaths and hospitalisations, with 3,000 people dying in the past 24 hours. 100,000 Americans are...
Israel could head to elections as ‘Netanyahu-Gantz power-sharing deal at heart of dispute’
Seven months after establishing a coalition, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz’s differences are levelling divorce level over the country’s 2021 budget. Israel could now face its 4th general election in two...
EU pays tribute to Former French President Giscard d’Estaing, ‘key architect of European project’
France is mourning former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, who died Wednesday, aged 94 after contacting Covid-19. ‘Giscard’, as he was known, was in office during only one term, from 1974 to 1981, but his...
Ex-President Giscard d’Estaing’s centrist vision impacted France and Europe
France is mourning former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, who died Wednesday December 2, 2020, aged 94 after contacting Covid-19. ‘Giscard’, as he was known, was in office during only one term, from 1974 to...
US hits record Covid cases and hospitalizations – BBC News
Record-high Covid infections and hospitalisations have been reported in the US, with fears they will not slow in the run-up to Christmas. The number of people in hospital passed 100,000 for the first time, a figure that...
Exams ‘absolutely’ won’t be cancelled – Williamson
The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has told Kay Burley he’s certain that A-Level and GCSE exams will not be cancelled next year despite the pandemic.
UN given complete aid access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
In tonight’s edition: Ethiopia is allowing unimpeded humanitarian access to the UN to try and help civilians caught in the middle of weeks of conflict between government and Tigray fighters. We speak to the Ethiopian...