The four nations of the UK have each had strikingly different responses to the coronavirus crisis. Devolution has meant different policies in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – from easing lockdown...
Pakistan’s mango industry hit by reduced exports, low prices
With much of the world’s air traffic grounded by the coronavirus pandemic, exports of mangoes from Pakistan have been badly affected. As Rahul Radhakrishnan explains, farmers are struggling as the domestic market...
Millions affected by widespread flooding across Asia
Flooding and landslides have wreaked havoc across large swathes of countries in South Asia.
Jerusalem SHAKEN by anti-govt rally and calls for PM Netanyahu to quit
Anti-government rallies swept through Jerusalem on Tuesday night. Police used crowd control measures on protesters who defied orders to follow ‘social distancing’ regulations. Demonstrators called on the...
Drunken maskless Brits force Magaulf shutdown, Spain
Drunk and obnoxious British tourists causing chaos and singing football chants… it’s lovely to see Magaluf getting back to some normality. Once the order that required anyone returning to Britain from Spain to...
South Korea takes on 2nd wave of Coronavirus pandemic with testing
Although South Korea has been held up as an example of a country that had beaten the coronavirus pandemic, authorities announced last month that the country was in the grip of a second wave of infections. In February...
EU court scraps order for Apple to pay €13 billion in Irish taxes
A European Union high court on Wednesday ruled in favor of technology giant Apple and Ireland in its dispute with the EU over 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes, as FRANCE 24’s Brussels correspondent...