French interior minister calls on cops to crack down on people flouting Covid curfew after ‘deplorable’ scenes at bars & cafes
France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has vowed to come down with force on those flouting…More
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Top French court rejects article in controversial security bill that penalizes people for filming police
France’s highest legislative court has rejected a key article of a controversial bill backed by…More
‘Not limited to words’: German FM visits Israel; asserts its right for ‘self-defense’ amid continued conflict with Gaza
Germany will continue to make it possible for Israel to defend itself as long as…More
War & climate disasters displaced record 55mn people in 2020 amid global lockdowns, study finds
Amid a raging global pandemic, a record 55 million people were displaced from their homes…More
EU parliament votes to freeze signing of Chinese investment pact until Beijing lifts sanctions on European politicians
The European Parliament has voted 599-30 to suspend the ratification of a major investment deal…More
Trust in national governments plummets across the EU during Covid pandemic – Survey
Support for national governments throughout the EU has fallen in the course of the Covid…More
Bahrain bars unvaccinated citizens from most public venues amid record spike in Covid-19 cases
Starting from Friday, most of Bahrain’s public venues will be off-limits to people who haven’t…More
To tackle problem of space junk, ‘cyber-farmer’ proposes building future satellites out of MUSHROOMS
A so-called ‘cyber-farmer’ who has worked with NASA is proposing the development of a new…More
Indian government calls on states to declare ‘black fungus’ EPIDEMIC as cases of deadly disease rise
The Indian government has told the country’s states to declare a ‘black fungus’ epidemic as…More
Covid-19 vaccine intellectual property waiver ‘will not be enough’ to address inequality, WTO chief warns
Waivers on intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines alone are an insufficient way to address…More