The freshly minted head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and incoming Japanese prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, who has vowed to continue the policies of his predecessor Shinzo Abe, named his new cabinet on...
Coronavirus pandemic: Clusters of infections detected in student populations
While France’s health authorities on Tuesday reported 7,852 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, new clusters have been identified in a dozen French universities.
Four Chinese citizen journalists still missing after investigating Covid-19 in Wuhan
Since coming to power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched an unprecedented crusade against press freedom. Facing censorship, threats from police and sometimes jail, the last few independent reporters...
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...