Coronavirus
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France eases ban on AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for over-65s
Issued on: 01/03/2021 – 21:18 People in France aged over 65 with existing health problems can be given the AstraZeneca…
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French city of Lyon cooks up controversy over meatless school lunches
Issued on: 23/02/2021 – 20:36 Mayor Grégory Doucet of Lyon, a member of the Green Party, has come under fire…
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‘No jab, no job?’ – UK businesses consider requiring Covid vaccine
Issued on: 17/02/2021 – 21:58 Some British companies say they may require their employees to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. But the…
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In France, UK variant found in a quarter of new Covid-19 infections
Issued on: 11/02/2021 – 21:22 France’s average count of new Covid-19 cases continued to fall on Thursday and the number…
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Navalny’s trial, Myanmar coup, Italy’s politics, Marjorie Taylor Greene
Issued on: 05/02/2021 – 20:22 Alexei Navalny in a Moscow court twice inside the same week. Thousands arrested over the…
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As the West competes for vaccines, China exports jabs and expands soft power
World powers are competing over Covid-19 vaccines, with national interests taking precedence over the World Health Organisation’s call for multilateralism. But…
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Exit polls suggest Portuguese president Rebelo de Sousa has been re-elected
Issued on: 24/01/2021 – 21:54 Portugal’s president appeared poised to win a second term in office Sunday, in an election…
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Disneyland Paris delays reopening to April 2 amid coronavirus pandemic
Issued on: 18/01/2021 – 18:30 Disneyland Paris said on Monday it was postponing its reopening by almost two months, to…
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Coronavirus pandemic: Several different strains of Covid-19 recorded
FRANCE 24’s Health Editor Julia Sieger tells us why virus variants are not always more contagious or more deadly, and…
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How India plans to roll-out vast Covid-19 vaccine drive
Issued on: 06/01/2021 – 19:51Modified: 06/01/2021 – 19:53 India this week granted approval for the emergency use of two Covid-19…
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