US officials warned Friday of potential “mass” fatalities as more than 20,000 firefighters from across the country battled sprawling deadly wildfires up and down the West Coast.
Covid testing: “When you see the queues in the streets of Paris, it’s damning”
How to live with the disruption and uncertainty of #Covid? From #France‘s decision to reduce the #isolation period from 14 to seven days to whether or not prime minister Jean Castex showed enough social distancing...
Greek authorities struggle to feed and house migrants after Moria fire | DW News
Thousands of migrants and refugees on the Greek Island of Lesbos are demanding more permanent housing elsewhere, after a fire destroyed the overcrowded Moria camp. A massive blaze on Tuesday left more than 12,000 camp...
Trump and Biden remember 9/11 – separately – BBC News
US President Donald Trump and his political rival Joe Biden have been marking the 19th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Almost 3,000 people died when four hijacked airliners were crashed into the...
Why’s everyone interested in the eastern Mediterranean?
The last decade has seen the eastern Mediterranean become a hotspot in the global natural gas industry. Estimates show that there is 3.5 trillion cubic metres of natural gas in the region.
Israel forcibly installed its loudspeakers in Al Aqsa
Israeli authorities have forcibly installed loudspeakers in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound for the third time since 2017.
COVID-19: R number rises above 1 in sign of growing UK epidemic
The R number has risen above 1 for the first time since March, which indicates that COVID-19 cases are now growing exponentially across the country. The latest estimate is between 1.0 and 1.2, which represents the...