Cheesus crisis! ‘Cry of alarm’ as Covid-19 bites French cheese industry after coming for iconic wines

Two of France’s favorite pastimes — eating cheese and drinking wine — are under threat as the Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of restaurants, markets and pubs. Producers fear France’s key industries might not survive. … Read More >Cheesus crisis! ‘Cry of alarm’ as Covid-19 bites French cheese industry after coming for iconic wines

Lockdown in France will last as long as ‘it needs to’ as peak of pandemic not yet reached – French health minister

France’s health minister has said it is far too early to discuss easing the strict nationwide lockdown as the deadly Covid-19 pandemic still has not reached its peak in the country. … Read More >Lockdown in France will last as long as ‘it needs to’ as peak of pandemic not yet reached – French health minister

‘Racist, colonial mentality’: WHO chief slams suggestion to use Africa as testing ground for Covid-19 vaccine

The suggestion by two French medical experts to test coronavirus vaccines in Africa is racist, appalling and a relic of colonial mentality, head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. … Read More >‘Racist, colonial mentality’: WHO chief slams suggestion to use Africa as testing ground for Covid-19 vaccine

Not quite piracy? Berlin senator CORRECTS story of US ‘snatching’ Germany-bound masks

A Berlin senator who accused the US of “piracy” by diverting a shipment of protective masks bound for the German capital has backtracked, and now says that no American firm was involved in the mix-up. But the masks remain missing. … Read More >Not quite piracy? Berlin senator CORRECTS story of US ‘snatching’ Germany-bound masks

Threats, attacks, break-ins: French union chief sounds alarm on spike in violence against pharmacy staff amid Covid-19

Violent behavior against pharmacy workers has surged since strict quarantine was imposed in France in order to quell Covid-19, the country’s pharmacist association chief has said. … Read More >Threats, attacks, break-ins: French union chief sounds alarm on spike in violence against pharmacy staff amid Covid-19