With #France now Europe’s latest virus danger zone, #Macron on Wednesday ordered temporary school closures nationwide and new travel restrictions. But he resisted calls for a strict #lockdown, instead sticking...
Coronavirus pandemic: Gibraltar’s vaccine drive nears completion
#Gibraltar lifted it’s mandatory outdoor mask usage requirement on Sunday as most of the adult population in the British territory on Spain’s southern tip has been #vaccinated against #Covid-19. FRANCE...
Alexei Navalny announces start of prison hunger strike over inadequate medical treatment
Russian opposition leader Alexei #Navalny has started a #hungerStrike in prison to protest officials’ failure to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains. In a statement posted Wednesday on Instagram...
Macron orders Covid-19 lockdown across France, closes schools
President Emmanuel #Macron on Wednesday ordered #France into its third national #lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of #Covid-19 infections that threatens to...
Pfizer says its Covid-19 vaccine protects younger teens
#Pfizer announced Wednesday that its #Covid-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in #kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall...
France bans alcoholic drinks in public spaces under new Covid-19 lockdown measures
#Alcoholic drinks will be prohibited in French parks and other outdoor public spaces as part of the new limited nationwide #lockdown to stem the #Covid-19 crisis, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Thursday.
French companies scramble to adapt staffing to school closures
French #companies are working out how to adapt to the closure of #schools announced by President Emmanuel #Macron on Wednesday night. Parents who cannot work from home but need to look after their children can avail...