Authorities are trying to contain a growing anger in #Iraqi #Kurdistan after violent #demonstrations over unpaid salaries resulted in the deaths of 7 civilians. FRANCE 24’s Jack Hewson reports.
Collision course: Giant iceberg drifting towards South Georgia Island
A team of #scientists will set off next month on a research #mission to find out the impact of a giant floating #iceberg on the #wildlife and marine life on a sub-#Antarctic island, the British Antarctic Survey said...
Coronavirus pandemic: Virus-stricken Macron at presidential retreat with fever
President Emmanuel #Macron rides out the #coronavirus in a presidential #retreat at Versailles. While Macron routinely wears a mask and adheres to social distancing rules, he hosted or took part in multiple group meals...
US expert panel endorses Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
A panel of outside advisers to the #US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed emergency use of #Moderna Inc’s #coronavirus #vaccine, virtually assuring a second option for protecting against...
UK, EU leaders pessimistic about last-minute Brexit trade deal
#Britain and the European Union struck a pessimistic tone in trade talks on Thursday, with a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying it was “very likely” there would be no agreement unless the bloc changed its...
Dozens of Nigerian schoolboys arrive home after being kidnapped
Dozens of students who were freed after being kidnapped by suspected Islamists arrived in the city of Katsina on Friday. State Governor Aminu Bello Masari, who announced late Thursday that more than 340 of the boys had...
US snowstorm: Plane skids after landing in icy conditions at Baltimore – BBC News
A huge snowstorm has been causing chaos in the north-eastern US – with a Spirit Airlines plane skidding off the taxiway shortly after landing. No-one was injured. Binghamton, in upstate New York, received up to...