Trump Covid: President criticised over drive-past
Medical experts are questioning Donald Trump's decision to greet supporters in a drive-past outside the hospital where he is being treated for Covid-19.
There are concerns the US president, who wore a mask, may have endangered Secret Service staff inside the car.
White House spokesperson Judd Deere said the trip on Sunday had been "cleared by the medical team as safe".
Questions remain over the seriousness of Mr Trump's illness after conflicting statements over the weekend.
Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah – study
Climate crisis and logging is leading to shift from canopy rainforest to open grassland
Much of the Amazon could be on the verge of losing its distinct nature and switching from a closed canopy rainforest to an open savannah with far fewer trees as a result of the climate crisis, researchers have warned.
Rainforests are highly sensitive to changes in rainfall and moisture levels, and fires and prolonged droughts can result in areas losing trees and shifting to a savannah-like mix of woodland and grassland. In the Amazon, such changes were known to be possible but thought to be many decades away.
Neo-Nazis and anti-vaxxers join protest against coronavirus restrictions in Germany
Demonstration fell well short of 200,000 numbers hoped for by organisers
Far-right activists, Neo-Nazis and anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists were among the thousands who joined a protest against coronavirus restrictions in Germany over the weekend.
The demonstration at Lake Constance in the south of the country, close to the Austrian border, also attracted thousands of counter-protesters, although police said the there had not been any violence.
Organisers of the rally, who opposed social distancing measures imposed to try and restrict the spread of Covid-19, had hoped to gather as many as 200,000 demonstrators to form a human chain around the lake.
Opinion: Is the UK turning into a rogue state?
The UK is more isolated than ever. Boris Johnson's Conservative government is breaking international treaties, ignoring political conventions and attacking human rights, writes DW's James Jackson.
"This is going to be a fantastic year for Britain" was Prime Minister Boris Johnson's prediction for 2020. He couldn't have been more wrong.
After a grueling winter election, months of parliamentary chaos and years of Brexit dominating British politics, many wished him well and supported the prime minister's optimism about Britain's future.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: International ceasefire calls ignored
Humour, resignation, despair: Living with inflation in Iran
On paper, Iran’s economy is holding up relatively well given the world is in the throes of a once in a century pandemic.
The country’s non-oil sector shrank by a mere 0.6 percent in the quarter ended June 20, according to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) – despite enduring the most acute COVID-19 crisis in the Middle East.
But when you consider how badly Iran’s economy had been damaged pre-COVID by United States economic sanctions, the modest contraction takes on a different light.
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