Disrupted Jean-Marc Ollagnier says “there are opportunities that we have to shape, understand and capture”
USA US Senate approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Not a single Republican voted in favour of the massive rescue package, highlighting the bitter partisan divisions that have characterized the early days of the Biden presidency. 06/03/2021
Brazil Restrictions on Rio's Copacabana beach as COVID-19 cases rise Police are now patrolling Brazil's most famous beach after its many stalls were closed on Friday. 06/03/2021
India Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccinated The Dalai Lama, who is 85, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharamsala. 06/03/2021
World What help is on the menu for Europe’s struggling restaurateurs? Many of them SMEs, restaurants are edging further and further into the red, forced to rely on the temporary supportive measures being introduced across the continent. But where are they best supported? 06/03/2021
world news The most striking images from this week's top stories The key stories of the week, captured by photographers around the world. 06/03/2021
World NASA's Mars rover Perseverance does first drive on red planet Perseverance moved forward a bit, turned 150 degrees and then backed up a few metres in its first test drive. 06/03/2021
Myanmar Protests, tear gas in Myanmar after UN envoy urges action Security forces in Myanmar again used force on Saturday to disperse anti-coup protesters. 06/03/2021
Iraq Watch: Pope Francis celebrates mass on historic visit to Iraq Pope Francis and Iraq's top Shia cleric delivered a message of peaceful coexistence on Saturday. 06/03/2021
Senegal 4 killed in protests in wake of Senegal's opposition leader's arrest Supporters of Ousmane Sonko - a strong opponent of President Macky Sall and a popular with the country’s youth - say charges against him are politically motivated, 06/03/2021
United Kingdom Long-term British expats set to reclaim right to vote in UK elections The UK government has vowed to scrap a law that bans British citizens - who have lived abroad for more than 15 years - from taking part in UK elections. 05/03/2021
The Cube Amazon directs customers to vaccine misinformation, study finds The world's largest online retailer Amazon directs customers towards books containing vaccine misinformation, a new study has found. 05/03/2021
Germany 'Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn' wins best film at Berlinale Judges said the Romanian satirical movie, about a teacher facing scrutiny over a sex tape, "captures on screen the very content and essence, the mind and body, the values and the raw flesh of our present moment in time". 05/03/2021
France Plane painted green in protest over France's climate crisis response Several of the protesters stood on the plane's wings, carrying banners reading: "Is there a pilot to save the climate?" 05/03/2021
Switzerland Swiss voters approve face coverings ban The country held one of its regular referendums on whether to outlaw both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by protesters. 05/03/2021
Romania Nine Romanian police officers prosecuted over violent facemask arrest Prosecutors in Bucharest have opened criminal proceedings against nine police officers for their treatment of two people they arrested for failing to wear facemasks in September. 05/03/2021
Czech Republic Czech officials in Prague 'hit by massive cyber attack' Czech officials in Prague have been hit by a large-scale cyberattack, according to the city's mayor. 05/03/2021
Hungary Can Hungary survive Viktor Orban? Historian and journalist Paul Lendvai lived through Hungary's Nazi occupation and witnessed the brutal suppression of the 1956 revolution by the Soviet Union. `Now he warns that Orban could be the next Alexander Lukashenko or Vladimir Putin. 05/03/2021
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Pope Francis blesses faithful at church in Qaraqosh
Russian communists remember Stalin on the anniversary of his death
Protests continue over Lebanon's crippling economic crisis
Dakar disorder after arrest of Senegal's main opposition leader
Swimsuit-clad Poles fundraise with chilly swim and beach piano tunes
Protesters in Buenos Aires decry COVID vaccine scandal