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Greek minister hospitalised with Covid-19

Country’s health system on its knees due to number of coronavirus patients on ventilators

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Award-winning photojournalist wounded covering Paris protest

24-year-old wounded at Place de la Bastille by ‘a police baton’  says Reporters Without Borders secretary-general

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Britain, France sign new migrant crossings deal

Agreement aims to reduce crossings across the Channel

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Trump loses another election court challenge

Pennsylvania's supreme court dismisses Republican lawsuit on mail-in ballots

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Delayed Tokyo Olympics to cost additional US$1.9 bil: report

The 2020 Games, pushed back a year following the Covid-19 pandemic, are now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021

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Cyprus olive farmer vows change to face climate challenge

Semi-arid areas of Cyprus now face the threat of becoming fully arid by 2050 because of global warming

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As pandemic closes New York stores, artists move in

New York non-profit persuades property owners to temporarily donate unused units to struggling artists to use as studio

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French protesters clash with police over new security law

Some 46,000 people marched in Paris and 133,000 in total nationwide, says interior ministry

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Virus surge leads to curfew in San Francisco

Curfew requires non-essential businesses to close and prohibits members of different households from gathering between 10pm and 5am until December 21

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Spain’s minority govt relies on controversial allies

PM secures enough support to get Budget plan through Parliament

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IS-linked militants kill 4 Christians in Indonesia

One victim beheaded, another burned to death

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With no bank account, HK leader has ‘piles of cash’ at home

No banking service made available to Carrie Lam following her sanctioning by US

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China’s first locally made nuke reactor goes online

Hualong One will cut carbon emissions by 8.16 million tonnes