Restaurants across France remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. While some chefs have hung up their aprons, others have decided to band together and put their skills to good use to help the country’s most...
Women and migration: ‘The Wretched of the Sea’
News reports of people making clandestine crossings into Europe overwhelmingly depict men. But significant numbers of women also take that same path – and the challenges and stigma they face are often specific to their...
Air France-KLM prepares Covid-19 vaccine airlift
#AirFrance-KLM is among airlines gearing up for the challenge of transporting millions of doses of temperature-sensitive #Covid-19 #vaccines in the midst of a travel slump. Breakthrough vaccines developed by Pfizer and...
New York school shutdown angers parents as gyms, bars stay open
New York’s public #schools closed Thursday, sparking debate over whether the measure will help fend off a second #coronavirus wave when classroom transmission is low and non-essential businesses remain open. Mayor...
Mexico Covid-19 deaths exceed 100,000, making it fourth country to pass grim milestone
#Mexico said Thursday its #coronavirus death toll had risen above 100,000, becoming the world’s fourth country to pass the grim milestone.
Pompeo’s ‘lame duck’ trip: Middle East readies for end of Trump era
It’s hard to think of a more symbolically provocative final act. Mike Pompeo is on a farewell tour of Israel, visiting the Golan Heights and a settlement in the West Bank. Such trips have never previously been...
EU talks fail to break budget deadlock after Poland, Hungary veto
European Union leaders made no progress Thursday toward resolving a dispute to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and pandemic recovery package which is held up by #Poland’s and #Hungary’s rejection of a...