Taking over fields and setting up shanty towns… Forty percent of Argentinians currently live below the poverty line. Millions of families that can no longer pay their rent have therefore been pushed out of the...
Coronavirus in France: Alsace, former epicenter of Covid, coping with crisis today
As the #Covid-19 second wave continues to spread across #France, the Eastern region of #Alsace has seen relatively few cases. Yet six months ago, it was the most affected region during the country’s first #outbreak.
Ivory Coast begins presidential election campaigning amid violent demonstrations
Campaigning begins in Ivory Coast Thursday for the October 31 presidential election, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara seeking a controversial third term while the opposition is pushing for civil disobedience amid...
Macron announces curfew: Paris, 8 other french cities to see further restrictions
President Emmanuel #Macron announced that 18 million French citizens in nine regions, including in #Paris, will have a #curfew starting Saturday through Dec.1. He also reinstated the state of health emergency for the...
France imposes curfew on Paris and other cities as Europe ramps up Covid-19 restrictions
France on Wednesday became the latest European country to toughen anti-coronavirus measures, imposing a curfew in Paris and eight other cities from Saturday, while Germany and Ireland also ramped up restrictions.
Spanish Catalonia region orders bars, restaurants shutdown for 15 days
The Spanish region of #Catalonia ordered on Wednesday the closure of bars and restaurants for 15 days from Thursday and limited the opening of shops and parks to try to curb a surge of diagnosed #coronavirus cases.
The world needs to trust science, urges historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari
Who are we, and where did we come from? These are the questions Yuval Noah Harari, historian and philosopher, attempts to answer in the first volume of the graphic edition of his bestselling book: “Sapiens, the birth of...