A hospital in Jerusalem is carrying out what it says is a world first to support Covid-19 patients. People who have recovered from the disease are volunteering to access the wards and help those currently being treated...
Nursing home in Spain finds a way to ease loneliness
A nursing home in Spain installs large window allowing residents to see their relatives while speaking to them on the phone to fight loneliness sparked by the epidemic.
Second survivor rescued after ship with 5,800 cows on board sinks off Japan
A second survivor, Jay-nel Rosals, a Filipino deckhand, was rescued by Japan’s coastguard, after a ship carrying thousands of cattle from New Zealand sunk during stormy weather. Another crew member, Chief Officer...
Curtain’s up at the 46th Deauville American Film Festival
It’s a French tradition: since 1975, the Normandy seaside town of Deauville has celebrated American cinema at the start of September. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s festival will be held with...
Coronavirus cases in India top 4 million | DW News
Health authorities in India say the country has now exceeded four million coronavirus cases. Nearly two million new COVID-19 infections were recorded in August alone. India has the third highest total worldwide, behind...
One seaman survives capsize of cargo ship in typhoon – BBC News
The Japanese coastguard has released footage of the sole survivor so far from a large cargo ship thought to have sunk during a typhoon. There had been 43 crew and nearly 6,000 cattle on board. The Filipino seaman was...