German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cancelled plans for a strict lockdown over Easter, just a day after the measures were announced. Calling the plan a “mistake”, Mrs Merkel said she…
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USA: Biden tasks Harris with tackling migrant influx on US-Mexico border
US President Joe Biden has put Vice-President Kamala Harris in charge of controlling migration at the southern border following a big influx of new arrivals. Mr Biden said he was…
USA: Goldman Sachs boss says ‘go extra mile’ despite 95-hour week
The chief executive of Goldman Sachs says it’s “great” a group of young analysts raised concerns about working conditions at the investment firm. A group of 13 US employees mocked…
China: Biggest car brand launches rival to Tesla
China’s biggest carmaker Geely is launching a premium electric car brand it hopes will take on Tesla. The Chinese company, which owns Volvo and Lotus, announced its Zeekr brand on…
Bangladesh: Several dead, hundreds missing and thousands homeless after refugee camp fire
At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that tore through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while at least 400 are still missing, the UN refugee…
Russia: Putin gets vaccine but without cameras
Vladimir Putin has been vaccinated against Covid-19, partly to encourage other Russians who remain deeply reluctant to get the jab. Although he has previously been filmed on horseback, ice skating…
USA: Nasa to fly Ingenuity Mars helicopter in early April
The US space agency says it expects now to fly the first helicopter on Mars in early April. The little chopper was carried to the Red Planet by the Perseverance…
USA: Black residents to get reparations in Evanston, Illinois
A suburb of Chicago is to become the first city in the United States to pay reparations to black residents who have suffered housing discrimination. The city council in Evanston,…
North Korea: Biden says missiles launch ‘not provocation’
US President Joe Biden has said he does not consider North Korea’s launch of short-range missiles – the first since he took office – as a provocation. Mr Biden added…
USA: Prince Harry get a job at US firm
The Duke of Sussex is to become chief impact officer at the US coaching and mental health firm, BetterUp. Prince Harry said in a statement that he was “really excited”…