Hurricane Fiona pounds Bermuda; Canada prepares for storm’s fury

By ROB GILLIES and DÁNICA COTO CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — A hurricane expected to transform into a huge post-tropical storm will bring hurricane-strength wind, heavy rain and big waves…

French people blocked in the US because of the travel ban

Thousands of #Europeans such as Hélène Langronet in #Washington are #blocked in the #US.To stop the spread of the #Coronavirus, US closed the #borders unless for those who work in…

Matt Hancock: We have proof of vaccination technology ready

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that a system that proves someone has had the coronavirus vaccination is already in place and will facilitate international travel, but there are…

Matt Hancock: Delta variant is 40% more transmissible

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has said that the Delta variant, widely referred to as the ‘Indian’ variant, is 40% more transmissible than other strains of…

Oil, plastic and nitric acid: Sinking cargo ship risks ecological disaster off Sri Lankan coast

Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YouTubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 https://f24.my/YTliveEN … A #fire on board a cargo ship off the coast of…

A fresh look at Parisian history: Carnavalet Museum reopens after renovation

The #Carnavalet #Museum is opening its doors to the public for the first time since 2016. For more than four years, some 100 people have been working to restore, rearrange…

US, Iran to go to Vienna for indirect nuclear deal talks

Officials from #Tehran and #Washington will travel to Vienna next week as part of efforts to revive the 2015 #nuclear deal between Iran and global powers, although they will not…

Watch live: George Floyd death – trial of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis | Day 5

Warning: The court may broadcast graphic material. Credit: COURT TV. George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last May caused a national reckoning over race relations and police brutality in America, as…

Taiwan train crash: Rescue efforts underway at wreckage of deadliest rail disaster in decades

Rescue efforts to save trapped passengers aboard a train that derailed after exiting a tunnel in Taiwan continue. It’s believed that a truck bed that fell from a cliff onto…

New law stokes Ukraine language tensions

With a large Russian-speaking #minority concentrated in the east and the south, #Ukraine passed a law "on ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian #language as the state language" in 2019.…

What TV Cops Don’t Tell Us About Real Ones

All your Law & Order marathons gave you terrible ideas about how cops really work. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE…

The Moment Our Interview With an Egyptian Whistleblower Was Forced to End | VICE on SHOWTIME

Hind Hassan investigates systematic human rights abuses in Egypt under Trump’s “favorite dictator,” who the US continues to prop up through billion-dollar arms deals. Watch VICE on SHOWTIME Sundays at…

UN Security Council ‘strongly’ condemns Myanmar violence, civilian deaths

The #UN Security Council on Thursday "strongly condemned" the deaths of hundreds of civilians in #Myanmar, in a unanimous statement watered down by #China after two days of tough negotiations.…

Paramedic says Floyd was ‘deceased’ when he arrived

A #paramedic testified on Thursday at the high-profile trial of the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George #Floyd that the 46-year-old Black man was already dead when he…

India reports six-month high of Covid-19 daily infections amid new curbs

#India reported 81,466 new #Covid-19 infections on Friday, the highest daily number in six months, as several states were hit by a second wave of the #coronavirus. FRANCE 24’s Sreya…