Over 71% of Lebanon’s population risks losing access to safe water – UNICEF
Children play outisde a UNICEF tent put in place to provide psychosocial support to people affected by a massive explosion in Beirut’s port area, Lebanon August 20,…
Slovak police use teargas at protest over COVID-19 restrictions
PRAGUE, July 23 (Reuters) – Riot police fired teargas at hundreds of demonstrators who blocked the entrance to Slovakia’s parliament and pelted the building with eggs on…
Colombia boosts budding cannabis industry by removing ban on dry flower exports
Cannabis plants are seen inside a greenhouse of the Clever Leaves company in Pesca, Colombia October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo BOGOTA, July 23 (Reuters) – Colombia…
France says boatload of 42 migrants rescued in English Channel
Dinghies used by migrants to try to cross the channel are seen at the French gendarme brigade in Marquise, France, August 20, 2020. Picture taken August 20,…
U.S. mulls crackdown on Chinese imports of Iranian oil
DUBAI, July 23 (Reuters) – The United States is considering cracking down on Iranian oil sales to China as it braces for the possibility that Tehran may…
China retaliates with sanctions on former U.S. commerce secretary Ross, others
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speaks during the third annual U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/Pool/File Photo China…
Canada vows to resettle Afghan interpreters, citing threat from Taliban
Former Afghan interpreters, who worked with U.S. troops in Afghanistan, hold signs during a demonstration about their safety, in front of the U.S. embassy in Kabul June…
Senior U.S. diplomat Sherman to lead arms control talks with Russia next week
Wendy Sherman arrives for a meeting on Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo WASHINGTON, July…
Paul Pogba ‘unlikely’ to sign new Man Utd contract as Raphael Varane finalises personal terms
Paul Pogba is ‘increasingly unlikely’ to sign a new contract extension at Manchester United amid interest from Paris Saint-Germain. Talks between Pogba’s representatives and United failed to…
COVID gamble: Coherent or confusing?
Adam Boulton and guests assess the government’s COVID gamble after the prime minister lifted all remaining restrictions in England against a backdrop of increasing infections and deaths….
Electric vehicles, staff shortages and the return to the office
On today’s episode, Ian King speaks to the chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association about new self-isolation rules. We also hear from an industry expert…
Tokyo Olympics: Japanese superfan who spent £30,000 on tickets ‘heartbroken’ at ban on spectators
An Olympics superfan who spent £30,000 on tickets to the Games has said it “breaks his heart” that spectators were banned due to COVID-19. Kazunori Takishima has…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine withdraws to avoid facing Israeli competitor Tohar Butbul
An Algerian judo competitor has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics after learning he could have faced an Israeli opponent. Fethi Nourine said his political support for the…
COVID-19: Woman given ’empty vaccination’ by exhausted nurse in Malaysia
A woman in Malaysia was injected with an empty syringe when going for her COVID-19 vaccine, the government has confirmed. The government has said it was “human…
COVID-19: ‘Summer of closures’ for hotels and restaurants left off ‘pingdemic’ exemption list
Hotels and restaurants face a summer of closures after their workers were not included in quarantine exemptions, the government has been told. Industry body UK Hospitality said…
Tokyo Olympics: Games not right place for athletes on ‘soapboxes’, former star Fatima Whitbread says
The Olympics is not the right place for athletes to get on their “soapboxes”, former British star Fatima Whitbread has said. Whitbread, who won bronze in the…
Tokyo Olympics: Opening ceremony was respectful, hopeful but sombre night
Olympic opening ceremonies are something of a unique art form. Playing to a global audience but with the host nation wanting to make the night their own….
COVID-19: Train firms cut services as staff forced to self-isolate after being ‘pinged’ by NHS app
Train services across England are being cut as a result of rail staff being forced to self-isolate. Reduced timetables are being introduced by operators in a bid…
‘We need a sense of urgency here’: Farmers, meat processors and supermarkets struggle with pingdemic exemption confusion
Under sweltering skies in Norfolk, the harvest is coming in. It’s the busiest time of the year for agricultural production here and across the UK, but despite…
COVID-19: ‘Pingdemic’ blamed on ‘steep’ rise in cases as estimated infections in England hit six-month high
The so-called “pingdemic” is the result of a “steep” rise in COVID cases, a senior health chief has said – as the estimated number of people with…
Latitude: Pink sheep, live music and vaccines – festival season is back
With 40,000 people packing into Henham Park in Suffolk this weekend, Latitude festival is welcoming the largest crowds since most restrictions were lifted in England. It is…