French citizens who decline to take the coronavirus vaccine will be barred from public transportation, among other places, under a controversial “Green Passport” plan set out in a draft law that’s now on its way to...
Decoded: Turkey in Africa
Turkey is becoming one of Africa’s biggest foreign investors, with a target of $50B in trade in the next few years. But it’s not all about economic interests for Turkey, as we decode this week.
FYI Investigates: Brazil and Mental Health
The FYI team travels to Brazil to meet children who risk their lives to go to school. And they investigates the growing issue of poor mental health among young people. If you’ve been affected by any of what...
Trump vetoes US military spending bill, setting up likely showdown with Congress
President Donald #Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy #bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up the first override...
Trump pardons key 2016 campaign allies in fresh round of clemencies
#US President Donald #Trump on Wednesday granted full #pardons to former campaign manager Paul Manafort and former adviser Roger Stone, sweeping away the most important convictions made under the long-running Russia...
A new challenge for a divided Cyprus
A new Turkish Cypriot president was elected this year – a man who rejects the UN framework for a solution on Cyprus, which has been divided since 1974. Ersin Tatar proposes a two-state solution, and that’s...
COVID-19: Second variant linked to South Africa detected in UK
Two cases of a new “more transmissible” COVID-19 variant linked to South Africa have been identified in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Both individuals are contacts of people who travelled...