Police used water cannons and batons against protesters who stormed the parliament in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. The crowd demanded mobilization amid border escalation with Armenia, but officials said that it’s...
Ex-Austrian FM on EU-US relations after Merkel says the US no longer reliable
Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has urged Europe to reconsider its defence policy – arguing that Washington is no longer a reliable partner. The warning comes just weeks after the Trump administration...
South Korea takes on 2nd wave of Coronavirus pandemic with testing
Although South Korea has been held up as an example of a country that had beaten the coronavirus pandemic, authorities announced last month that the country was in the grip of a second wave of infections. In February...
Apple and Ireland win EU court appeal over back taxes | DW News
The Irish government and Apple has won its appeal against a 2016 EU decision that said Apple had to pay the Irish government 13 billion euros in back taxes – money that Ireland didn’t even want. So Ireland...
Coronavirus immunity: What do we know? | COVID-19 Special
Sweden opted against a lockdown when it came to measures against spreading Covid-19. Observers watched the country closely, to see whether enough of the population would eventually become immune to the disease. The...
South Africa endures coronavirus crisis as health services collapse – BBC News
Chronic failures in the health system of South Africa’s Eastern Cape have been exposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Key staff are on strike or sick with Covid-19 and there are reports of unborn babies dying in...
Pipeline explosion ROCKS busy highway in Egypt, injuring 12
A massive fire broke out along a petroleum pipeline near Cairo, engulfed scores of cars injuring at least 12 people, local authorities said.