The Guardian – Samantha Lock / WHO to assess new highly mutated Covid-19 variant as countries ramp up health checks The World Health Organization will meet on Friday to assess a new variant detected in South Africa that is feared to be the...
Financial Times – Guy Chazan / Olaf Scholz to become German chancellor after clinching coalition deal Olaf Scholz unveiled the coalition agreement between the Social Democrats, Greens and liberals that will allow him to succeed Angela Merkel as...
The Guardian – Helen Davidson / China accuses US of ‘mistake’ after Biden invites Taiwan to democracy summit China’s government has accused Joe Biden of “a mistake” in inviting Taiwan to participate in a democracy summit alongside 109...
The Washington Post – Rachel Siegel and Jeff Stein / Biden taps Powell for second term as Fed chair in sign of continuity at central bank During his first term as Federal Reserve chair, Jerome H. Powell faced blistering political pressure and an...
Politico – Rym Momtaz / Protest against COVID-19 measures turns violent in Brussels A protest of tens of thousands against coronavirus measures in Brussels turned violent Sunday, as protesters threw objects at police, and officers used water cannons...
The Guardian – Helen Davidson / Peng Shuai: WTA prepared to pull out of China over tennis star’s disappearance The Women’s Tennis Association is prepared to pull its tournaments out of China if there isn’t an adequate response to Peng Shuai’s...
Euronews – Alice Tidey, Aleksandar Brezar & Alasdair Sandford / COVID in Europe: Sweden’s new COVID pass, Czech Republic and Slovakia target unvaccinated COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in various parts of Europe as the cold...
Financial Times – Erika Solomon and David Sheppard / Germany suspends certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline Germany’s energy regulator said it had “temporarily suspended” certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, dealing a setback to...