Here are five things to know about France’s new head of government. Castex carries the classic profile of a French high-level public servant, having attended the elite national school of public administration from which Macron also graduated alongside most of the top political class. Castex was an adviser on social affairs in former
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo downplayed the possibility of another summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the U.S. presidential election, saying Trump would only want to engage if there were real prospects of progress. South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who has called for another Trump-Kim
Now the British royal, , can opt for her own brand of liquor with the launch of Buckingham Palace’s exclusive dry gin made with ingredients from the gardens of the monarch’s famed London residence. The spirit, available online from the Royal Collection Trust, features hawthorn berries, lemon verbena, mulberry leaves and bay leaves. Infused with
ities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have closed several tourist spots after a case of bubonic plague was confirmed this week. The case was discovered in Bayannur, located northwest of the capital Beijing. Five nearby grassland scenic points have now been closed, with visitors strictly prohibited from entering the affected area
A -year-old boy has died of bubonic plague in western Mongolia after eating an infected marmot, the country’s health ministry has said. Two other teenagers who also ate the marmot were being treated with antibiotics, said a ministry spokesperson, Narangerel Dorj. The government imposed a quarantine on an area of Gobi-Altai province, where
Less than four months from Election Day, President Donald Trump announced a major shake-up to his reelection team on Wednesday night, demoting longtime campaign manager Brad Parscale amid sinking polling numbers and a string of botched efforts to reboot his campaign amid the ongoing pandemic. I am pleased to announce that Bill Stepien
Solo exhibitions for Yayoi Kusama and Turner Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid will lead Tate s blockbuster exhibition, unveiled today. Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms — an immersive installation where Londoners will be able to experience endless reflections of themselves — was initially intended to open in May this year. This display and Himid s
Take a trip inside historic Parisian art museum the Louvre as it re-opens following an unprecedented four-month closure with new short film Rusted Caravaggios, which comes from Egyptian-American filmmaker Sam Abbas. Based in Paris during the lockdown, Abbas, whose credits include features Alia’s Birth and The Wedding, jumped at the opportunity to film
With the rapid outbreak of COVID-19, most people are facing antivirus mask shortages. Therefore, it is necessary to reasonably select antivirus masks and optimize the use of them for everyone. However, the uncertainty of the effects of COVID-19 and limits of human cognition add to the difficulty for decision makers to perfectly realize
The New Zealand government unveiled plans for a program which aims to tackle greenhouse gas emissions in the building and construction sector, and potentially futureproofs the built environment against the impacts of climate change. Initially, the Building for Climate Change program will focus on the expansion of insulation and glazing requirements in new