Michael Kitching

The United States blacklisted dozens of Chinese companies, including the large chip manufacturer SMIC, on Friday. This reports Reuters news agency based on insiders. The move appears to be President Donald Trump's ultimate attempt…

EU countries agreed in Brussels on fishing quotas for the next three months. They usually conclude an agreement for a whole year, but the period has now been shortened because it is still unclear what can be agreed with the United Kingdom.…

Italian police have identified more than 400 people who have exchanged images of the sexual abuse of children. This happened after "the largest police operation in years against the distribution of child pornography via the…

The situation around the coronavirus in Germany is at its worst at the moment but could get much worse. The Robert Koch Institute said in a press conference with health minister Jens Spahn that there is a chance the situation will…

The US government has confirmed that computer networks have been hit by a cyber attack. CISA, cybersecurity service, has ordered national government agencies to stop using certain products from software company SolarWinds, after…

The US government is very quick to approve the new vaccine from the US and German vaccine makers Pfizer and BioNTech. US Secretary of State Alex Azar, who has Health in his portfolio, said this should be settled within a few days. …

Eleven days after his serious crash in the Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has one hand free again. The Frenchman sustained burns to both hands when he escaped from the conflagration created after driving his…

After the United Kingdom, Canada has also approved the corona vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. According to regulator Health Canada, that vaccine is "safe, effective and of good quality". The approval allows Canada to start…

One of the suspects in the attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket in 2015 was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday. Hayat Boumeddiene, the wife of one of the later murdered…

If Germany has a corona vaccine, 10 million residents will be vaccinated in the first three months of next year. The first to get a turn are frail older people, nursing home staff, intensive care medical staff and those taking…