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French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured) has announced a second national lockdown until at least the end of November. Mr Macron said that under the new measures, starting on Friday, people would only be allowed to leave home for essential work or medical reasons. Non-essential businesses, such as restaurants and bars,

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Key WTO ambassadors tapped Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Wednesday as the best pick to lead the organisation, but she was opposed by Washington, who said it supported South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee instead. The so-called troika of ambassadors heading the World Trade Organization's three main branches determined

Antoine Kambanda was named the Archbishop of Kigali in 2018 Pope Francis has named the Archbishop of Kigali, Antoine Kambanda, among 13 new cardinals announced on Sunday. He is the first Rwandan to be elevated to the level of cardinal. Pope Francis made him a bishop in 2013, and named

Trump announced the deal while on a three-way call with the leaders of Sudan and Israel/Reuters Sudan is to normalise relations with Israel - the latest in a series of Arab League countries to do so. At the same time, US President Donald Trump has removed Sudan from the US

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Gilead Sciences Inc.’s antiviral therapy remdesivir on Thursday, making it the first drug to obtain formal clearance for treating the coronavirus. Regulators had granted an emergency-use authorization for remdesivir earlier this year, and since then the drug has become a widely used therapy

Francis' statements are a departure from previous comments about LGBT rights Pope Francis has said that he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to have "civil unions". He made the comments, which observers say are his clearest remarks yet on gay relationships, in a documentary directed by Evgeny Afineevsky. "Homosexual

A heath worker injects a patient with a Covid-19 vaccine during trials in Moscow. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Eddie Rice is a believer in vaccines. The Melbourne locksmith has received jabs in the past and understands that they go through rigorous testing before they’re rolled out. This time, as researchers sprint

Many African countries have eased restrictions including reopening schools The Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has warned that more than 800 million Africans could be infected with coronavirus, if the virus is allowed to spread deliberately with the aim of achieving herd immunity. The projection is a worst case

Food aid is unloaded from a World Food Programme vessel at in Beirut, Lebanon in Sept. The World Food Program was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger, particularly in conflict zones. The organization is being honored “for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace