Business
Government 'looking seriously' at banning under-16s from Vinted and eBay
The culture secretary confirms reports they could be in the list of platforms set to be banned next March.
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Hundreds march in Pau, France against high living costs
Hundreds march in Pau, France against high living costs
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31-year-old dumpster diver brought in $140,000 in 12 months: I 'did much more than I thought was possible'
Carter Stevens started reselling discarded items from dumpsters around Nashville, Tennessee, in March 2024. Months earlier, he'd been living in his car.
World
Khawaja claims entire Australia team knew about 2018 ball-tampering scandal
The 'Sandpapergate' scandal saw Australia scuffing the ball with sandpaper in the March 2018 test in Cape Town.
Politics
More Mandelson papers set to be published before Christmas
Documents were published in March and June - but others were withheld because they were part of a police investigation.
Travel
AirAsia Sets March 2027 Target for Bahrain Hub After War Delays
AirAsia now has a date for Bahrain but less need for it. A Pegasus deal routing Europe traffic through Istanbul undercuts the case for a Gulf hub.
Politics
Merz says next German president 'must be a woman' — report
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's second term is due to end in March next year. Meanwhile, Merz has called for 'digital sovereignty' in the era of AI.
World
India protesters march with 1km banner of deleted voters’ names
Protesters in New Delhi carried a one-kilometre banner bearing the names of people removed from India’s voter rolls.
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Business
Anthropic's path to the Nasdaq just got a lot bumpier
Concerning projections from hyperscalers this week punished tech stocks and pushed the Nasdaq to its first three-week losing streak since March.
Science
The penguins are noisy, the people fantastic - what it takes to be an Antarctic postmaster
George Clarke from Bristol will run the post office at Port Lockroy in Antarctica from October to March.
World
Hundreds of thousands march in France to protest against government
Hundreds of thousands marched across France on Saturday protesting the rising cost of living and a lack of government resources for essential services like schools. While demonstrations in Paris started peacefully they ended with a heavy security response, with almost 1,000 arrested across the country. France 24 International Affairs Editor Oliver Farry shares further details.
Politics
France: March against National Rally in Orleans
Against this backdrop of heightened tensions, France’s far-right National Rally is holding its annual congress in Orléans, south of Paris, where it is expected to officially launch Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaign and re-elect Jordan Bardella as party leader. Thousands of supporters are expected to attend, while a major counter-demonstration has been organised against racism, fascism and imperialism. Local authorities are preparing for possible clashes between the two groups. Antonia Kerrigan reports the latest.
Politics
India news: Protesters march to Election Commission demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation
A coalition of students, farmers and civil society groups has joined calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over India's voter roll revision exercise.
Health
UN agencies issue urgent call to fund the global emergency supply system to fight COVID-19
The heads of the United Nations’ major agencies have issued a warning of the risk of COVID-19 to the world’s most vulnerable countries. International donors have pledged around a quarter of the US$2 billion the UN requested in the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19 in March.
World
Thousands march for school funding in Greece
Teachers joined nationwide student protests amid growing youth-led demonstrations in Europe.
Health
In WHO global pulse survey, 90% of countries report disruptions to essential health services since COVID-19 pandemic
WHO to roll out learning and monitoring tools to improve service provision during pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO) today published a first indicative survey on the impact of COVID-19 on health systems based on 105 countries’ reports. Data collected from five regions over the period from March to June 2020 illustrate that almost every country (90%) experienced disruption to its health services, with low- and middle-income countries reporting the greatest difficulties. Most countries reported that many routine and elective services have been suspended, while critical care - such as c
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Journalism in a pandemic: Covering COVID-19 vaccines -- What journalists need to know
On 29 March, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas-Austin, in collaboration with the WHO, UNESCO and UNDP and with funding from the European Union, will launch its second massive open online course for journalists to improve their coverage of COVID-19 vaccines. The course, led by former CNN correspondent and WIRED journalist Maryn McKenna is initially being offered in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. The course is free and available to journalists who are interested in acquiring new knowledge and resources to improve their coverage of COVID-19 vac
Sports
Spain handed partial stadium closure after discriminatory chants v Egypt
Spain must play their next international friendly with a partial stadium closure after supporters sang a discriminatory chant about Muslims multiple times during a game against Egypt on 31 March.
World
India's 'Cockroaches' to march again after protest crackdown
The Cockroach Janta Party has called on people to gather at New Delhi's central business district to wave the Indian national flag as it asserts a right to protest. DW has more.
World
Syrian court sentences two to death over 2025 coastal violence
Court rulings concern violence and killings during March 2025 uprising by pro-Assad forces and retaliatory attacks.