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...
EU’s von der Leyen gives maiden ‘State of the Union’ address
EU Commission 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.
WTO slams US for violating trade rules with tariffs on China | DW News
The World Trade Organization has ruled that the Trump administration’s trade war is illegal. It says American duties imposed on more than 200-billion dollars in Chinese goods broke trading rules, as they applied...
EU’s ‘greener’ new deal: Can the industry keep up? | DW News
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen today announced an even greener new deal to cut emissions. She has the backing of a long list of CEOs and investors, who say Europe must avoid the worst affects of climate change and secure...
Breonna Taylor: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting – BBC News
Officials in Louisville, Kentucky have agreed to pay $12m (£9.3m) to the family of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home by police. Taylor was 26 when she was shot at least five times and killed on 13...
Scientists discover possible sign of life in clouds of Venus
Astronomers detected phosphine, a chemical compound, in the clouds of Earth’s closest planetary neighbour Venus, and it may be a possible sign of life.
Amazon on fire: Farmers speak of a wrecked landscape
Brazil’s government denies there is a problem with fires in the Amazon but farmers trying to save their land call it out.