French authorities will swoop down Thursday on dozens of mosques and prayer halls suspected of radical teachings as part of a crackdown on Islamist extremists following a spate of attacks, Interior Minister Gérald...
Nearly half of Yemenis face acute food insecurity, UN says, pushing country closer to famine
Famine-like conditions have re-appeared in parts of Yemen and almost half the population is experiencing high levels of food insecurity, new United Nations data showed on Thursday, with aid agencies warning time is...
California announces regional lockdown plan as Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals
California’s governor on Thursday announced plans to impose COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on a regional basis, with tougher social and economic restrictions to be triggered when intensive care units near maximum capacity...
‘Does the vaccine give lifelong immunity?’: Your questions answered – BBC News
From next week the first Covid vaccine, developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, will be rolled out in the UK after being approved. England’s deputy chief medical officer Prof Jonathan Van-Tam has been answering questions...
Woman makes 1,400-mango gown to highlight food waste – BBC News
Jessica Collins grew up on a mango farm in Queensland, Australia. Frustrated by how many mangoes go to waste each year, she turned about 1,400 of the unwanted fruits into a dress for a school project.
Bar owner vs the State of New York
When New York brought in a 10pm curfew to combat COVID, one Staten Island bar stayed open and declared itself an autonomous zone. Then the cops were sent in.
Out Of Control | Raging Silverado Canyon fire prompts forced evacuations
A vegetation fire, first sparked by a house fire, prompted mandatory evacuations as it was raging through Silverado Canyon, California.