Russia starts production of COVID-19 vaccine

Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters

The home of a Paris suburb mayor was ram-raided and set alight while his wife and children were asleep inside during the unrest that has gripped the country following Tuesday’s shooting of a teenager by a police officer, the official said on Sunday. Vincent Jeanbrun, mayor of the southern suburb of L’Hay-les-Roses, said his wife and one of their two children, aged five and seven, were injured as they fled the building in the early hours. Jeanbrun, from the conservative Les Republicains party,

02 Jul, 2023

Human remains thought to be found in Titan sub debris

Human remains are believed to have been found within the wreckage of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard says. Pieces from the sub, which imploded on a deep dive to the Titanic, were unloaded in St John’s, Canada, on Wednesday. Officials say the sub’s landing frame and a rear cover were found among the debris. US medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of presumed remains, the coast guard said in a statement. The agency is in the early stages of an investigation into the c

29 Jun, 2023

Instagram owner launches Twitter-like app

Instagram-owner Meta has launched its Threads app, which experts say could attract Twitter users unhappy with recent changes to the platform. The app is now available to download in over 100 countries including the UK, but not yet in the European Union because of regulatory concerns. Users can create posts of up to 500 characters, and many features are similar to those found on Twitter. But rivals have criticised the amount of data it may collect. Meta calls the new app an “initial version”,

05 Jul, 2023