Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had “voluntarily paused” a randomised clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine in what it called a routine action after a volunteer developed an...
Rochester, New York police chief quits after protests over death of Daniel Prude
The police chief in the US city of Rochester resigned Tuesday, following days of protest over the death of a black man whom police had hooded and forced face-down on a road.
Thousands left without shelter after fires erupt at Greece’s quarantined refugee camp Moria |DW News
Several fires have mostly destroyed the Moria migrant camp, home to more than 12,000 asylum seekers. There are no known casualties so far. Authorities are now investigating reports of arson. Firefighters on Wednesday...
Belarus: Opposition figure ‘climbed through car window’ to avoid expulsion – BBC News
A detained Belarusian opposition leader, Maria Kolesnikova, tore up her passport and climbed through a car window to avoid expulsion to Ukraine, another activist has told the BBC. Ivan Kravtsov was travelling in the...
Fire destroys Greece’s largest migrant camp – BBC News
A large fire has engulfed Greece’s largest migrant camp, on the island of Lesbos. While the cause of the blaze is still unclear, strong winds fanned two separate wildfires elsewhere on the island. Migrants living...
‘Caretta caretta’ loggerhead sea turtles hatch next to ancient city of Patara
Here’s a chance to see endangered ‘caretta caretta’ loggerhead sea turtles hatch next to the ancient city of Patara, as Turkey’s first lady Emine Erdogan promotes awareness about this rare species
I Gotta Story to Tell, Episode 8: The richest man in the history of the world
Many historians believe the richest man in the history of the world was Mansa Musa, an African Muslim king who ruled the ancient Malian Empire. We revisit his legendary story and what it means today.