Mozambique government kill 50 insurgents in recent days -minister
Mozambican security forces have killed around 50 insurgents in recent days in the northern Cabo Delgado region that has been plagued by violence for several years, the interior minister said on Thursday.
France’s Macron to meet Sanofi chief on May 19: Elysee
President Emmanuel Macron will meet the chief executive of French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi on May 19, a presidential official said on Thursday, after Paul Hudson angered the government earlier by saying some countries would get priority access to a c…
France defends equal access to any vaccine as U.S. eyes its own plans
France said on Thursday that the world’s nations would have equal access to any novel coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi, a day after the CEO suggested that Americans would likely be the first in line.
U.S. accuses Chinese-born researcher at Cleveland Clinic of ties to Chinese spying
A Chinese-born former employee of the Cleveland clinic was arrested on fraud charges related to $3.6 million in federal grants, the FBI said on Thursday, the latest move in a U.S. crackdown on alleged attempts by China to steal American scientific adva…
Britons hold eighth week of applause for carers
Britons joined in a weekly nationwide round of applause on Thursday to pay tribute to care workers and hospital staff as the country gingerly starts to return to work.
Factbox: Roadmap to Canada’s gradual reopening after coronavirus shutdown
Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday announced key dates to ease restrictions on businesses, as Canada’s most populous province prepares to gradually reopen its economy after nearly two months of shutdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus.
Ukrainian surrogate babies bound for U.S., Europe stranded by virus lockdown
Lying in rows of cots in a small hotel on the outskirts of Kiev, 51 babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Ukraine as the coronavirus lockdown is preventing parents from the United States, Europe and elsewhere from collecting them.
China’s rejects planned U.S. moves at U.N. on Iran sanctions
China rejected on Thursday a planned push by the United States to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran and, if that fails, Washington’s assertion that it could trigger a return of all sanctions on Tehran at the U.N. Security Council.
France’s coronavirus death toll exceeds Spain’s again
France’s cumulative coronavirus death toll edged back above Spain’s as the health ministry reported that the number of people who died of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours increased by 351 or 1.3% to 27,425.
Israeli children can go back to school from Sunday: Netanyahu
Israel’s children can go back to school and nurseries full-time, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, as the country presses on with easing its coronavirus curbs.
