Denmark became one the first countries to emerge from strong Covid-19 restrictions, with schools and some businesses reopening. Are we right to do so, or are our children just test subjects in a mass public health experiment? As I look out of my apartment window, a bus goes past with children inside. Elsewhere, I can...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has suggested new measures to support small and medium-sized businesses by providing them with funds to continue paying salaries to employees instead of laying them off amid the Covid-19 pandemic. During a meeting with the members of the government on Wednesday, Putin proposed adding the hardest-hit non-food companies to the list...
Greece transferred a dozen unaccompanied children from overcrowded migrant camps to Luxembourg on Wednesday. The group is the first of more than 1,000 relocations that are being expedited amid concerns over the impact of coronavirus on vulnerable groups. Another group of 50 children is expected to fly from Athens to Germany on Saturday, and 20...
A joint document published by Fianna Fail and Fine Gael includes a Government unit to work towards a consensus on a united island, plans for affordable housing and universal healthcare.
Japan urged its citizens on Wednesday to stay home as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under pressure to hand out more cash. Japan, which only tests people with symptoms of the coronavirus, has so far recorded more than 9,000 infections, with nearly 200 deaths, Reuters reports. Tokyo on Wednesday announced 127 new cases, with at...
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have committed to forming a “historic coalition” that “works for the good of Ireland and its people”
With the world struggling to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, Poland's delegation to NATO has been eager to promote cross-border aid and international solidarity on its Twitter account – with one major exception. The Poland In Nato account has posted a slew of tweets in recent days and weeks, highlighting shipments of medical supplies around...
