Britain insisted on Sunday that the European Union should shift position to open the way to a post-Brexit trade pact, drawing a swift response from the bloc’s negotiator defending the union’s right to...
US Congress reaches deal on $900 bn Covid-19 stimulus package
US lawmakers reached a deal Sunday for a nearly $900 billion Covid-19 relief package for millions of Americans as the nation struggles against the world’s largest outbreak of the virus. David Smith, Washington D.C...
Polish ex-pats scramble to return home before UK travel ban
Poland will suspend all flights with the UK from midnight on Monday, with airlines scheduling extra capacity to return stranded Poles before Christmas. FRANCE 24 correspondent Matthew Day says while the situation is...
Town in Iceland evacuated after mudslide hits – BBC News
Residents of the port town of Seydisfjordur in east Iceland have been moved to safety following a mudslide after record levels of rainfall. Some houses were destroyed by the deluge of mud and rocks. An 11-year-old boy...
Israelis get Covid-19 vaccine as Palestinians forced to wait
Israel has begun its mass vaccination drive against Covid-19. It’s reached an agreement with Pfizer to buy eight million doses of its vaccine – and has secured another six million doses of the Moderna jab...
COVID-19: How contagious is the new variant?
New documents suggest the new COVID variant could spread more quickly than the Prime Minister said yesterday. It comes after the government’s scientific advisers said there is no reason to believe that the new...
COVID-19: UK travel banned in European countries
France has joined Ireland and a growing list of European countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK after a spike in cases. France’s ban also includes all incoming accompanied freight by road, air, sea or...