With lockdown restriction easing in some countries like Spain and Italy, restaurants, parks and churches are putting in place creative solutions to ensure social distancing continues. People sit in circles designed to encourage social distancing as they relax in Domino Park along the East River in Brooklyn, New York…
Primary schools and some middle schools have reopened with pupils following strict social distancing measures It’s obvious that a lack of schooling has increased inequalities, says France’s Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer. “Social emergency” is the term he uses to describe the need to unlock the country’s schools.France started reopening its education system after…
People walking near the Chateau d’Eau metro station on May 15, 2020 in Paris, France. A new study estimates that less than 5 percent of the country has contracted the coronavirus that causes covid-19.Image: Here are some of the latest developments in covid-19 research, including whether people can develop immunity, the effects of covid-19…
Amazon is reopening its six distribution centers in France beginning today, according to a reporter from CNN. The company shut down the warehouses in April due to a labor dispute with workers who alleged that the internet retailer wasn’t doing enough to protect them from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The six warehouses are set to…
The Charles de Gaulle is now docked in the French port of Toulon A third of the sailors serving with France’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle – 668 out of nearly 2,000 – are infected with coronavirus.Nearly all are on the carrier itself, the navy says. An escorting frigate and…
Reuters The company said it was “puzzled” by the court’s decision on Tuesday Amazon is going to temporarily close its six warehouses in France after a court ordered it to stop all but essential deliveries.An internal document sent to unions on Wednesday said the closures would last from Thursday until at…
World Rugby is making contingencies in case cross-hemisphere travel is not possible for international teams until 2021World Rugby has created a $100m (£80m) relief fund to help relieve the financial pressure on the global game from the coronavirus pandemic.Scottish Rugby announced a series of pay cuts, in addition to furloughing about 75% of its staff,…
Reuters Macron’s remarks came after a row over an article by a Chinese diplomat criticising Western response to coronavirus French President Emmanuel Macron has questioned China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak.Mr Macron told the Financial Times it was “naive” to suggest China had dealt better with the crisis, adding things “happened…
Amazon shuttered its France factories during a stand-off with unions about working conditions Amazon will keep its six warehouses in France closed until at least Wednesday as a row about sanitary conditions continues.Unions say that workers in the company’s packaging centres are not being kept safe during the coronavirus…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Group of Seven (G7) finance officials on Tuesday vowed to continue to act as needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic and stabilize the global economy, and threw their support behind a push to provide temporary debt relief to the poorest countries. In a joint statement, G7 finance ministers and central bankers said…
