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French virus surge threatens nationwide back-to-school plan

11:15 pm August 30, 2020

Paris: Not all French classrooms can safely reopen Tuesday, the country’s education minister acknowledged Sunday, as a persistent rise in coronavirus infections jeopardises the government’s push to get France’s 12.9 million schoolchildren back into class this week. Like many governments around the world, France and Britain want to reopen schools starting Tuesday to reduce the […]

French minister: Not all classrooms can reopen

8:26 pm August 30, 2020

Paris: Not all French classrooms can safely reopen Tuesday, the education minister acknowledged Sunday, amid a persistent rise in coronavirus infections that is threatening the government’s push to get France’s 12.9 million school children back in class. “It’s being decided by a day-by-day analysis based on the health situation of each territory,” Education Minister Jean-Michel […]

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Hurricane-force winds topple tree in Italy, killing 2 kids

8:21 pm August 30, 2020

Rome: Hurricane-force winds toppled a tree Sunday during a storm in northern Italy, killing two children in a tent at a campground. The victims, sisters aged 3 and 14, died in the hospital, while another sibling was slightly injured and their parents were unharmed, Italian news reports said. Most of the other campers near Marina di Massa, […]

Migrants overwhelm Italian island; islanders launch protest

8:14 pm August 30, 2020

Rome : The arrival of hundreds of migrants crammed into a rickety fishing boat has worsened the severe overcrowding at shelters on a tiny Italian island, triggering an angry demonstration by islanders and a vow Sunday by the mayor to call a protest strike. While tensions grew on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, another migrant drama was reported. RAI state […]

Top French military officer arrested; reported Russia ties

7:21 pm August 30, 2020

Paris: A senior French army officer based abroad has been arrested and handed preliminary treason charges for sharing highly sensitive intelligence with a foreign power, authorities said Sunday. Europe-1 radio reported that the lieutenant colonel is accused of passing “ultra-sensitive” information to Russian secret services. It reported that the officer served on a NATO base […]