Leading Lebanese politician Walid Jumblatt said on Wednesday it seemed some people did not understand that French-led efforts to lift Lebanon out of crisis were the last chance to save the country. France has been...
UE ‘State of the Union’ speech: Comission President von der Leyen to give address for first time
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will champion plans to relaunch Europe’s coronavirus-devastated economy through a green new deal Wednesday, in her annual State of the European Union address. France 24 Dave Keating...
West African leaders hope for Mali civilian transition ‘in days’
The Tuesday deadline for Mali’s military junta to hand over power has come and gone. ECOWAS is instead saying it hopes to see a civilian government lead the country “in days not weeks”. In Algeria, a...
“Europe’s moment”: EU’s von der Leyen calls for unity to confront crisis
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen championed plans to relaunch Europe’s coronavirus-devastated economy through a green new deal Wednesday, in her maiden State of the European Union address. FRANCE...
‘They sacrificed the elderly’: How Covid-19 spread in Sweden’s care homes
Care home residents account for nearly half of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Sweden, a high proportion that health professionals and families of the victims have blamed on the government’s reluctance to admit elderly...
Wildfire smoke causes record pollution in Oregon, wafts as far as Washington, D.C.
Dangerously dirty air spewing from the West Coast wildfires is seeping into homes and businesses, sneaking into cars through air conditioning vents and preventing people already shut away by the coronavirus pandemic...
EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen delivers first ‘State of the Union’ speech | DW News
In her first speech on the state of the European UNion The EU’s most powerful senior official Ursula von der Leyen unveiled plans to reboot the bloc’s battered economy with what is being dubbed a...