France’s Macron to decide on climate moves after Green city hall wins
French President Emmanuel Macron is due to set out his response to 150 recommendations from a citizens’ convention on climate change.The centrist president is...
9.6m people download Germany’s coronavirus app
Some 9.6 million people have downloaded Germany’s coronavirus track-and-trace app, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for disease control said on Friday.The app was made...
Don’t celebrate victory over coronavirus too soon, Pope tells Italians
Pope Francis on Sunday warned Italians to not let their guard down against coronavirus now that infection rates have fallen and urged them to...
Black Lives Matter comes to Paris as thousands join banned protest
Thousands of people in Paris on Tuesday evening defied a ban to protest about the 2016 death of a young black man in police...
Macron says coronavirus vaccine must be public property
Any vaccine against the new coronavirus must be considered a “global public good,” French President Emmanuel Macron said at a pledging conference for international...
Italy records nearly 40% more deaths than usual in early 2020
An official report on Monday in Italy showed a rise in the number of deaths in the country in 2020 by nearly 40 per...
Italy’s virus deaths drop to 174 on eve of lockdown easing
Italy’s daily COVID-19 death toll fell to the lowest level in nearly two months on Sunday, the eve of the first easing of a...
Pope urges obedience of rules during exit from coronavirus lockdowns
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged people to obey rules aimed at preventing a devastating second wave of infections as their leaders begin to ease...
COVID-19: France lockdown extended until May 11
French President Emmanuel Macron has extended the anti-coronavirus lockdown in France until May 11, in a televised speech to the nation on Monday.The strict...
Turkey’s Erdogan announces lockdown in 31 provinces for next weekend
Turkey President Recep Erdogan on Monday announced a lockdown in 31 cities and provinces for next weekend after a recent surprise curfew order prompted...
