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Lauren Chadwick

World News

'I'm not the same': COVID sufferer still has symptoms nearly a year on

"I'm not the same person," Richard Roels, a British long COVID sufferer who still has debilitating symptoms, eleven months after he was first infected with coronavirus.

Europe News

Speeding up vaccine rollout set to be high on agenda at EU summit

Council members will also discuss the emergence of new variants, which are quickly becoming dominant COVID variants throughout the bloc. They are complicating countries' efforts to bring down infection levels.

World News

What is a zero-COVID strategy and could it be implemented in Europe?

Some public health experts and economists say aggressively reducing COVID infections could be the only way out of the crisis.

World News

Airbus reports €1.1 billion in losses due to COVID-19 pandemic

The company said in a statement that 566 commercial aircraft were delivered in 2020. It took in a mere 268 aircraft orders in 2020, down from 768 in 2019.

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Australia

Facebook blocks news content in Australia over proposed media law

Australian and global news organisations had their content removed from Facebook pages in Australia over a new law that would make digital platforms pay for content.

World News

Macron and Harris to closely cooperate on COVID, climate and democracy

French President Emmanuel Macron and US Vice President Kamala Harris agreed on the need for bilateral cooperation on COVID, climate change and democracy in their first telephone exchange.

New Zealand

MP stopped from speaking in parliament because he wasn't wearing a tie

Rawiri Waititi said his Māori pendant was his choice of a tie and that it was "absurd" he was not allowed to speak in parliament for not wearing a necktie.

USA

All you need to know about Donald Trump's second impeachment trial

Donald Trump's impeachment trial starts on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know.

My Europe Series

What is COVAX and is it helping poor countries get access to vaccines?

Experts have criticised rich countries for buying up COVID-19 vaccine doses as poor countries are left without vaccines in a trend that has continued months after first doses became available.

USA

President Biden ends support for Yemen offensive in diplomacy reset

US President Joe Biden said he would withdraw US support for the Saudi-led offensive in Yemen in his first major foreign policy speech.

France

Lockdown will be 'last resort' in France even as COVID variants spread

A lockdown "is not justified" yet and should only be used as a "very last resort", Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.

Italy

Ex-ECB chief Mario Draghi accepts mandate to form Italian government

"Winning the pandemic, finishing the vaccination campaign, giving answers to every day's problems of the citizens, relaunching the country are the challenges we face," Draghi said.

World News

What are the real reasons behind the EU's slow vaccine rollout?

As the EU faces heightened criticism over delays to the coronavirus vaccine rollout, we take a look at why it's taking so long.

France

France reports around 2,000 daily cases of new variants

France's health minister said that although the 6 pm curfew is having an effect, infections are still rising.

World News

Which COVID variants have been identified and how infectious are they?

Here's what we know about the coronavirus variants that have emerged in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and California

World News

EU vaccine delays dog effort to speed up COVID inoculations

Delays to vaccine deliveries from AstraZeneca and Pfizer have raised concerns about the EU's vaccination timeline.

USA

Joe Biden implores Americans to unite in first speech as US president

US President Joseph R Biden Jr implored Americans to come together in an inauguration speech that highlighted several challenges he faces including the COVID-19 pandemic and rise of white supremacy.

USA

Joseph R Biden Jr inaugurated as 46th president of the United States

"Democracy has prevailed," Biden said as he was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. The new president emphasised a need for the country to come together and be united.

USA

Five ways the Biden inauguration will be different from previous ones

Joe Biden's inauguration is happening at a time of increased polarisation in the US and amid a pandemic that has killed more than 370,000 Americans.

World News

Most Europeans say US political system is broken ahead of inauguration

A new survey found that six in ten Europeans think the US political system is broken and one in three say the US cannot be trusted after Trump's presidency.

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