In our latest “out-and-about” Talking Europe, we’re taking you to a land of mountains, lakes, chocolate, banks and neutrality. It is, of course, Switzerland: the landlocked country in the heart of...
Coronavirus UK: What next for schools as cases rise? – BBC News
PM Boris Johnson says he is “hoping to avoid” another national lockdown in England but admits Covid cases have increased “very much” in recent weeks.
Korean lantern festival gets Unesco heritage honours – BBC News
South Koreas Lantern Festival has won the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage status. It’s an annual festival that dates back centuries and it marks the birthday of Buddha. All across the country you’ll find...
Nigerian boys return home after kidnap ordeal – BBC News
More than 300 schoolboys have been reunited with their families, a week after they were kidnapped from their school in north-west Nigeria. The boys arrived in the state capital Katsina by bus. Reporters said they looked...
Frontline healthcare workers increasingly suffer from stress and exhaustion | COVID-19 Special
In the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline healthcare workers are having to work under particularly intense stress levels. They must work in makeshift settings created to handle the overflow of patients from intensive care...
Hong Kong teenager seeks asylum in Britain | DW News
A 15-year-old girl is believed to have become the youngest Hong Kong protester ever to seek asylum in the UK. Called “Aurora,” she joins a growing list of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists fleeing the...
COVID Update: Germany hits new Coronavirus infection record | DW News
Germany hit a new record for daily infections on Thursday, on the second day of tough new restrictions. More than 30,400 people were confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according...