Lockdown extended in Portugal with schools to close for 15 days amid record spike in Covid-19 deaths
Portugal is to shut all schools and universities from Friday, its prime minister has said,…More
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Politicians among 48 arrested in huge Italian bust on ‘Ndrangheta mafia, hundreds of millions in cash seized
Anti-mafia police carried out sweeping early-morning raids against Italy’s most powerful mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta, on…More
France has become ‘a nation of 66 million prosecutors,’ says Macron, rejecting criticism of government’s pandemic response
French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his government and its response to the Covid-19 pandemic,…More
‘Failure not an option’, US climate envoy Kerry says, as he pushes to phase out coal FIVE times faster
America’s new climate envoy John Kerry has called for countries to phase out coal five…More
Dutch prosecutor on MH17 team testifies how he plotted arrest & extradition of innocent man to Argentina in 2009
Dutch public prosecutor Ward Ferdinandusse has recently told a court how he concocted a plan…More
Merkel threatens to close Germany’s borders unless Europe finds common ground in Covid-19 fight
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the European Union must find common ground in fighting coronavirus…More
Africa’s Covid-19 fatality rate now higher than global average, says continent’s disease control chief
The head of Africa’s disease control agency has warned that the continent’s fatality rate from…More
France’s main Muslim organization slams three Islamic groups for not signing up to anti-extremism charter
The President of the French Council of the Muslin Faith (CFCM) has criticized three Islamic…More
Mongolia’s PM resigns after mother and newborn weren’t given warm clothes during Covid-19 hospital transfer in freezing weather
Mongolia’s Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh has announced his resignation, after a woman who had just…More
UK risks sparking diplomatic row after refusing to grant EU officials full diplomatic status
The UK has risked starting a row with the European Union, after refusing to grant…More