Olivier Veran

UPDATED: Macron appoints COVID minister to be new face of government policy

UPDATED: Macron appoints COVID minister to be new face of government policy

PARIS, July 4 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Monday turned to the health minister who steered France through COVID to sell the government's policies to a disgruntled electorate worried about a…

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Germany reports another record COVID-19 incidence; France’s current rebound of COVID infections to peak soon

Germany reports another record COVID-19 incidence; France’s current rebound of COVID infections to peak soon

BERLIN, March 16 (Reuters) - Germany reported another record high seven-day incidence of the coronavirus on Wednesday even as the country prepares to ease restrictions. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) registered 262,593…

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France experiencing start of fifth wave of COVID epidemic -minister

France experiencing start of fifth wave of COVID epidemic -minister

France is at the beginning of a fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran said. "Several neighbouring countries are already in a fifth wave of the COVID…

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France seeks volunteers to help battle COVID-19 in Caribbean territories

France seeks volunteers to help battle COVID-19 in Caribbean territories

France's health minister appealed for volunteer doctors and nurses to travel to the overseas territories of Guadalupe and Martinique as a wave of COVID-19 infections overwhelms hospitals on the two…

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Pope Leo asks media to show suffering of war, not amplify ‘propaganda’

Pope Leo urged journalists on Monday to highlight the suffering caused by war, cautioning against n...

Greece wants durable solution to ensure free shipping in Hormuz Strait

Greece does not back any separate deals that would allow ships to enter and exit the Strait ‌of Hor...

Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s Trump-defying prime minister, seeks third term

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has staked her leadership on defying U.S. President Donal...

Israel says Iran security chief, Basij head killed

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that top Iranian security official Ali Larijani h...

Russia’s Air Defenses Strained as Ukraine Retakes Territory

Russia is expending air defense missiles faster than it can produce them, forcing the Kremlin to pri...

Trump: “The End Is Near” for Cuba

President Donald Trump says Cuba is on the brink of collapse and the U.S. may be “taking” the island...

Iran renews attacks on US Gulf allies, Trump says that was not expected

Iran launched fresh attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, the kind of retaliatory strikes ...

Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 17 March 202

Morning Briefing Crime Reports Drop in 2025Malta saw a significant drop in crime in 2025, with 15...

EU weighs naval response as Hormuz crisis rattles energy markets

Foreign ministers from the European Union are expected to discuss reinforcing the bloc’s Aspides nav...

Tusk warns of real risk of Poland leaving the EU

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that a potential Polish exit from the European Union is now...