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France’s Macron announces new nationwide lockdown starting Friday to combat virus outbreak

Reading Time: < 1 minute French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a second national lockdown, banning travel between regions. Mr Macron said under the new measures, starting on Friday, people will only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons.Non-essential businesses, such as restaurants and bars, will close. Schools and creches will remain open, he added. The […]

Belgian ambulance crews say they risk being overwhelmed by COVID

Reading Time: < 1 minute Belgian ambulance crews say they are at risk of being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, running out of capacity to handle other calls. One ambulance company, NAAB Ambulance Services, said COVID cases now make up more than 70% of its callouts, having risen from just 10% at the start of October. Dressed in a full white […]

Turkey hits at “Crusades” against Islam in cartoons row with France

Reading Time: 3 minutes Turkey’s president said on Wednesday that Western countries mocking Islam wanted to “relaunch the Crusades”, heightening a confrontation with France over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that have stirred anger in Muslim-majority countries. In a speech to lawmakers of his AK Party in parliament, President Tayyip Erdogan said that standing against attacks on the Prophet […]

Almost 200 European airports face insolvency, airports body ACI Europe says

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nearly 200 airports in Europe will face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start recovering by the end of the year, airports body ACI Europe said on Tuesday. An estimated 193 European hubs are considered “at-risk airports”, ACI said, adding that they contribute to economic activity that creates 277,000 jobs and 12.4 billion euros […]

Germany to go into an emergency month-long lockdown

Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany will impose an emergency month-long lockdown that includes the closure of restaurants, gyms and theatres to reverse a spike in coronavirus cases that risks overwhelming hospitals, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. “We need to take action now,” she said, adding that the key to defusing the current “very serious” situation was to reduce […]

Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians killed or wounded in 2020: U.N.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of the year as heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban insurgents rages on despite efforts to find peace, the United Nations said. From January to September, there were 5,939 civilian casualties in the fighting – 2,117 people killed and 3,822 wounded, […]

Spanish airport operator Aena says no recovery in sight after 9-month loss

Reading Time: < 1 minute Spanish airport operator Aena said on Wednesday it sees no sign of a rapid recovery in passenger numbers after it made a net loss in the first nine months of this year. Aena posted a net loss of 107.6 million euros ($127.2 million) over the first nine months compared with a net profit of 1.11 […]

Belgium requires more blood plasma to continue testing

Reading Time: 2 minutes Belgian clinical studies to study the effectiveness of blood plasma for people recovering from COVID-19 are at risk of being suspended because of low plasma stocks, doctors said, prompting a call for more blood donors to come forward. The Belgian Red Cross is supplying plasma to two hospitals, University Hospital Leuven and CHU of Liege, […]

Drop in leisure driving stalls global recovery in fuel demand

Reading Time: 3 minutes Brandon Thompson was planning on making an eight-hour drive this year from his home in Iowa to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to see his favorite college football team play. Then the pandemic hit. “We realized very early on if there was a season, there would be no fans,” said Thompson, a University of Michigan Wolverines fan. […]

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