By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Passengers wait next to the Eurostar Terminal at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris.Michel Euler/AP/Shutterstock Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 14 August UK visitors to France could face restrictions after UK […]
At the Science Gallery of Trinity College Dublin, a beautiful work of art is capturing the imagination of people all over the world. It’s called “Dark Distortions,” a work of interactive art by Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker of Woven Studio. Inspired by the ESA’s forthcoming Euclid mission, a visible to near-infrared space telescope that will […]
Published 60 years ago, “Jim Button and Luke the Engine-Driver” has been translated into many languages. But is the book about a little black boy racist? This is the story of Jim Button, who one day arrives on the island of Morrowland, a tiny baby in a postal package. Eventually, Morrowland’s king feels his island […]
Face coverings are now a legal requirement in many public spaces around the world. But even before they became compulsory, masks were causing litter problems on land and at sea. One February beach clean in Hong Kong found 70 masks along 100 metres of shoreline, with 30 more appearing a week later. In the Mediterranean, […]
Issued on: 14/08/2020 – 15:37 French Prime Minister Jean Castex led tributes to six French aid workers killed by suspected jihadists in Niger as their bodies arrived home in Paris on Friday. Watch the ceremony live on FRANCE 24. Advertising Read more The four women and two men were killed on Sunday along with their […]
Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro, Eldar Hasanov, has been detained on embezzlement charges. Azerbaijan’s State Security Service said in a statement on August 13 that Hasanov is suspected of embezzling from the Foreign Ministry’s consulate directorate. “The complex financial investigations revealed that the country’s ambassador to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro, Eldar Hasanov, had […]
The International Air Transport Association has urged European governments to coordinate efforts to lift border restrictions and find alternatives to quarantine measures in order to avoid further economic damage. The call comes as part of an update on the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on air passenger numbers, employment and economies across the region. Although […]
Classical guitarist and lute player Julian Bream has died at his home in Wiltshire at the age of 87. The virtuoso musician performed globally during his heyday, and was renowned for his recordings of new compositions and masterclasses. He won four Grammy Awards and received 20 nominations between 1960 and 85. A self-taught musician, Bream […]
Issued on: 14/08/2020 – 09:42 The French government on Friday declared Paris and Marseille and its surrounding area high-risk zones for the coronavirus, granting authorities there powers to impose localised curbs to contain the spread of the disease. Advertising Read more The declaration, made in a government decree, follows a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections […]
MINSK — Workers at factories and other businesses across Belarus are joining protests in growing numbers to denounce the disputed presidential election that handed Alyaksandr Lukashenka a sixth term and sparked nationwide protests that have been brutally put down by authorities. Thousands of workers at the Hrodna Azot chemical plant in the western city of […]