Indonesia’s most active volcano has once-again awakened, prompting locals to evacuate as authorities warn of the risk of lava flows reaching nearby roads.
New clashes heighten tensions at India farmer protests
Clashes erupted Friday between hundreds of opponents and supporters of a major #farmers protest that has disrupted the Indian capital for more than eight weeks. At least one farmer was seen brandishing a sword during...
Haute couture, spring/summer 2021: Made-to-measure gets re-sized for screens
This season’s Haute couture shows would ordinarily be taking place in Paris; this year they’re everywhere and nowhere. As the sector goes virtual due to Covid-19, fashion journalist Alice Pfeiffer joins us...
Coronavirus pandemic: WHO virus probe begins with fieldwork in ground-zero Wuhan
Experts from the World Health Organization visited a #Wuhan hospital Friday as the fieldwork began in a closely watched #coronavirus origins probe that will take in a food market presumed to be “ground zero”...
EU-China relations: Human rights concerns over new trade agreement
The European Commission has just reached a landmark trade and investment agreement with the most populous nation in the world: China. The deal comes after seven years of talks. It aims to liberalise trade between the...
Happy birthday! Mr. Men books still going strong 50 years on
It’s an occasion that might make even Mr. #Grumpy crack a smile. The colourful #MrMen children’s books are celebrating their 50th #birthday. The popular series has now entered its sixth decade in 2021...