Two prominent Italian intellectuals announced Monday they were returning their Legion of #Honor awards to #France to protest that Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-#Sissi was given the prize despite his...
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Strict lockdown measures begin as cases soar
#Germany reported a record level of #coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder #lockdown Wednesday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new daily infections. The country recorded 179.8 virus...
Associate of 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack gang found guilty of terrorism
A French court on Wednesday found guilty 14 accomplices of the French Islamist militants behind the January 2015 #attacks on the #Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket in #Paris. The three attackers...
Charlie Hebdo verdict: Closure for victims of January 2015 attacks?
It was billed as a trial for the history books. Now that the verdict is in the Charlie Hebdo trial, is France closer or further from closure? We ask about sentences for accomplices of the radicals who nearly six years...
UK, US sign post-Brexit customs agreement
The United Kingdom and United States have signed a deal to extend cooperation on customs controls once the Brexit transition period ends. It could be a symbolic step towards a broader trade deal. Also in the show...
“Extreme caution” urged over Christmas period as Covid infections rise sharply – BBC News
Despite growing pressure from doctors and scientists to abandon the relaxation of Covid restrictions over Christmas , the four nations of the United Kingdom have decided to stick largely to the previously agreed plans...
Landmark ruling finds air pollution contributed to 9-year-old girl’s death – BBC News
A coroner has ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a 9-year-old girl from south London who died following an asthma attack in 2013. It’s a landmark ruling — while the dangers of polluted air are well...