The UK has suspended Covid-19 rules for travellers from Ethiopia to allow British citizens to leave the country as the war between the government and northern Tigray rebels and their allies intensifies. “In the coming days we may see the fighting move closer to Addis Ababa, which could severely limit …
Read More »Bulgaria: car explosion kills 46 people including 12 children
Forty-six people, including twelve minors, died calcined in the night from Monday to Tuesday in Bulgaria after the explosion of a bus carrying 53 passengers. “It is a great tragedy. Twelve of them were under 18, including five children whose age was not specified, and the others were between 20 …
Read More »COVID-19: China confines a city of 4 million inhabitants
Chinese authorities on Tuesday imposed confinement in Lanzhou in the northwest of the country, a city of four million inhabitants in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The decision was motivated because of a rebound in Covid-19 cases a hundred days before the Beijing Winter Olympics. The country …
Read More »Emmanuel Macron says no to Tunisian-born baker’s bread
Against all odds, the winner of Paris’ prestigious best baguette award will not be supplying the French president with any bread, has announced the president’s cabinet. Makram Akrout, Tunisian-born and winner of the award, has been at the centre of a controversy since he won the award last month, after …
Read More »Emmanuel Macron asks Algerian war veterans for forgiveness
The French president Emmanuel Macron has asked for forgiveness from the Harkis Algerians who fought for France during Algeria’s war of independence. Mr Macron faced heckling from Harkis in the audience as he said France had failed in its duties to them. He promised a monument and legislation on reparations …
Read More »UN Environment Programme declared the Era of leaded petrol over
In a statement published on its website, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says leaded petrol has been eradicated from the world. The agency described the end of the use of leaded petrol as a “huge milestone”. The fuel has contaminated the atmosphere, drinking water and crops for nearly a …
Read More »COVID-19: “teachers should be among those prioritized for the vaccines”, WHO
On Monday August 30, the European directorates of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef said teachers and school staff should be among the priority groups for vaccination against Covid-19. Measures to ensure that schools can stay open throughout the pandemic “include offering teachers and other school staff the COVID-19 vaccine as part of …
Read More »After Greece, Portugal in turn hit by a major forest fire
More than 600 Portuguese firefighters were trying Tuesday to tackle wildfires which broke out the day before in the tourist region of the Algarve (south), making a slight injury among the firefighters and leading to the evacuation of a dozen hamlets, local authorities said. The fire broke out overnight from …
Read More »Germany: trial of a man suspected of cannibalism
The trial of a 41-year-old teacher suspected of murder and cannibalism on another 40-year-old began Tuesday in Berlin, a sordid news item that shocked Germany. The suspect Stefan R., dressed in a green checkered shirt, remained impassive when reading the charge and did not speak. The prosecution suspects him of …
Read More »COVID-19: the French demonstrate again against the health pass
After the validation Thursday by the Constitutional Council of the main part of the law which will extend from Monday the health pass to new public places, as well as an obligation of vaccination for caregivers, the French decide to demonstrate Saturday throughout the France. About 140 events are planned …
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