Liberia: hopes of banning FGM fade

Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf battled unsuccessfully to ban female genital mutilation during her 12-years as Africa's first female president, and now as she prepares to step down ahead of Tuesday's general election, it's feared hopes of outlawing the practice will fade too.

COVID-19: BioNTech founder behind coronavirus vaccine

The scientist behind the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine says people in the UK could be vaccinated against coronavirus by the middle of next month.

Speaking in his first interview with a UK broadcaster, Professor Ugur Sahin, co-founder of German firm BioNTech, said the first vaccines could be rolled out to patients nationwide mid-December.

Terrorist attack: 9 killed in Hanau

Man who killed nine in Germany had far-right website and was found dead alongside his mum.

Tobias R is thought to have run a far-right website and police are treating the attack as an act of domestic terrorism

Iceland, an unexpected Arctic asylum for Syrian refugees

With 330,000 inhabitants surrounded by volcanoes, glaciers and geysers, Iceland is an unusual destination for refugees fleeing war in Syria. But since 2015, 118 Syrians have found hope for a new and tranquil life in the Nordic nation

Spanish Quarantine: Impact on Spain

Spain is feeling the pain of UK quarantine rules.

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