Ryan Thompson

Europe

Losing face: French mask maker scraps NHS order amid COVID-19 shortage

Paris is keeping French-made protective masks inside the country amid a coronavirus-inspired shortage. But it's proving awkward for its loyalist customers.

6 March 2020

Europe

Post-Brexit fishing rights up for debate between EU and UK

Post-Brexit fishing rights up for debate between EU and UK

5 March 2020

World

Greece to build new asylum camps

Greece will set up new camps for asylum seekers on its Aegean islands, hoping to end months of overcrowding and violence within its resettlement scheme. The new camps will allow asylum seekers to go out during the day, but they will be locked in at night.

11 February 2020

World News

Coronavirus travel slump threatens luxury market in China and Europe

Chinese shoppers have become a key demographic for brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Prada — but coronavirus is reducing travel to their stores.

7 February 2020

World

Hungary takes over IVF clinics to increase population

This move comes under Prime Minister Victor Orban's “family protection action plan".

15 January 2020

World

How could Iran respond to the US drone strike?

A US airstrike on Iranian military leader Qassim Soleimani has brought the Middle East closer to conflict, as Iran narrows the scope of its possible responses to the assassination of a national hero.

7 January 2020