Germany has made public burning of the EU flag or that of another country punishable by up to three years in jail, classing it as a hate crime. The Bundestag (parliament) vote on Thursday ma... Read more

Whistle-blower Rick Bright warned on Thursday that the United States lacks a plan to produce and fairly distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. The nation could face... Read more

It would be “unacceptable” for french drug giant sanofi to give priority to the us market if it develops a covid-19 vaccine, a french minister has warned. Deputy finance minister... Read more

It’s the radio coup of the lockdown. When the presenter of a Dublin breakfast programme learned Hollywood actor Matt Damon was in quarantine in the affluent suburb of Dalkey, he spent... Read more

German police investigating links between the military and the far right have seized weapons and explosives at the home of a special forces soldier. The 45-year-old sergeant major in the eli... Read more

They used to call an 800m-high cliff home, but dozens of villagers in China’s Sichuan province have now been relocated to an urban housing estate. Atulie’er village became famous... Read more

A Broadway actor who had his right leg amputated while fighting Covid-19 has woken up from a medically induced coma, his wife has revealed. Amanda Kloots said it was “a miracle”... Read more

Brazil has recorded its highest daily rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, health officials say. It registered 881 new deaths on Tuesday, the health ministry said. The total de... Read more

Russia’s embassy in Prague has asked for police protection for one of its diplomats, who has been named by Czech media amid allegations of a plot to poison Czech politicians. It said... Read more

At least four people have been killed in a militant attack taking place at a hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Locals heard two blasts, then gunfire. About 140 staff were inside at the... Read more

A fire at a St Petersburg hospital has killed five coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit. The blaze was apparently started by a short-circuit in a ventilator, Russian news agencies... Read more

New coronavirus clusters have been reported in Wuhan city – where the virus fist emerged – and the north-eastern province of Jilin in China. Wuhan reported five new cases on Mond... Read more

People in England can meet up with others outside their household in the outdoors as long as they stay 2m apart, the government has confirmed. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab urged people to... Read more

At least 20 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen on several villages in Niger, local authorities say. Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella, governor of Tillaberi region, said the assailants were... Read more