Poland set June 28 on Wednesday as a new date for a presidential election that was canceled last month amid the coronavirus pandemic. Planning for the election had plunged the country into political turmoil after the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party abruptly called it off four days before the original May 10 date. “I...
After more than two months of watching their tourism-dependent economies get decimated by the coronavirus amid airport, beach and hotel closures, Caribbean nations are starting to reopen their borders to … Click to Continue »
Food insecurity is one of the byproducts of attacks by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso.
Pope Francis called for national reconciliation in the United States on Wednesday. He broke his silence on the tensions in the US, which has seen eight nights of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, by dedicating the entire English-language section of his weekly audience to the turmoil there. Francis said...
An alpaca at London Zoo has been given a new hairstyle after keepers clipped his fur to keep him cool.
The French government said it has signed off on a state-backed loan of €5 billion ($5.6 billion) for carmaker Renault in the wake of the Covid-19 shutdown, which had prompted the company to lay off nearly 15,000 people worldwide. The loan has been approved by Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire after his meeting with executives,...
Beijing lodged stern representations with the United Kingdom on Wednesday over its foreign secretary's remarks on Hong Kong. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Britain had no jurisdiction or supervision over the city, and that any threat to the city's stability and prosperity comes from foreign forces, Reuters reported. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab warned...
