Cuba has announced it will allow private businesses to operate in most sectors, in what is a major reform to its state-controlled economy. Labour Minister Marta Elena Feito said the…
Covid: Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine’s protection against South Africa variant ‘limited’
The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine gives limited protection against mild disease caused by the South Africa variant, the firm said early trials had suggested. AstraZeneca vaccine has not been approved for…
India: 150 people missing after glacier breaks dam
Dozens of people are missing and feared dead after a glacier crashed into a dam and triggered a huge flood in northern India. The broken dam prompted a deluge of…
USA: Intruder at Air Force One base
An intruder entered the base that houses the presidential air craft, Air Force One. On Thursday, an unarmed man was able to access Maryland’s Joint Base Andrews and enter a…
UK: Domestic abuse on the rise
Employers “have a duty” to support staff who suffer domestic abuse but few have adequate policies in place, the government says. It said bosses were in a unique position to…
Scotland: Child abuse on the increase
Reports of children living with domestic abuse in Scotland have risen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a children’s charity. The NSPCC refers concerns made to its confidential…
France: One French woman in eight has been raped, study says
About four million French women – 12% of the total – have been raped at least once in their lives, a survey suggests. The study for the Fondation Jean Jaurès,…
Domestic Violence: A woman is killed every three days in France
French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out against domestic violence, saying it shames France that a woman is killed every three days. In a speech marking International Day for the…
French Homicide: 3 Year old boy fatally beaten
A French couple have been jailed over the death of the woman’s toddler – from a beating she inadvertently revealed in a call to emergency services. Loïc Vantal, 28, got…
Biden: Democrats’ $1.9tn relief bill
US President Joe Biden is forging ahead with plans to ram through a $1.9tn (£1.4tn) relief bill without Republican support after disappointing jobs data. Despite an Obama-era economist’s warnings the…