Annual Olympics-style event will be held from next year to raise money to tackle trauma faced at workCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands of emergency services workers will take part in a new Olympics-style multi-sport …
France grants citizenship to 12,000 Covid frontline workers
Fast-track scheme is aimed at those whose jobs put them at risk in pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance has granted citizenship to more than 12,000 frontline workers whose jobs put them at risk during the Covid pan…
Herself review – Irish abuse drama turns into home-build heartwarmer
Clare Dunne stars in and writes this self-empowering story of a battered Dublin cleaner who builds her own house, directed by The Iron Lady’s Phyllida LloydClare Dunne is the young Irish stage and screen performer who takes a commanding role in this he…
Smoke and fire alarms go off on International Space Station
Crew in Russian segment report smoke and smell of burnt plastic possibly linked to battery rechargeFire and smoke alarms went off at the Russian segment of the International Space Station in the early hours of Thursday, and the crew reported noticing s…
France to offer free contraception to women under 25
Move aims to tackle decline in use of contraception ‘because it costs too much’, says health minsterYoung French women will be offered free contraception from next year, the health minister has announced.Olivier Véran said those under 25 would not be c…
‘Blacklisting’ terrorist groups: the post-9/11 strategy that only serves to prolong wars | Sophie Haspeslagh
The blunt-edged, security-oriented approach allows little space to tackle the root causes of violence and find resolutionSophie Haspeslagh is an assistant professor in political science at the American University in CairoIn the wake of the 9/11 attacks…
France threatened with legal action over use of pesticides
Widespread use of chemicals that can harm wildlife means French state has failed to protect the country’s flora and fauna, say NGOSThe French government is being threatened with court action by two NGOs who accuse it of failing to meet its obligations …
Unvaccinated health and care workers in England could be redeployed
Remarks by UK care minister come amid consultation on mandatory vaccines for frontline health staffCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHealth and care sector workers in England who decline to be fully vaccinated could be moved t…
Eight men convicted in French court for trafficking rhino horn and ivory
Four men – three Irish and one English – said to be members of the Rathkeale Rovers gang were given prison termsA French court has convicted eight men including members of an Irish crime gang for trafficking rhino horn and ivory between Europe and east…
Idaho enacts ‘crisis standards of care’ protocol to battle worsening Covid
State warns residents may not get care they would normally expect as case numbers rocket and governor urges people to take vaccineIdaho public health leaders have activated “crisis standards of care” allowing healthcare rationing for the state’s northe…