The Latest: Vaccine Rollouts, Depardieu Rape Allegation, Ice Swim Record A victory rally following the Supreme Court s decision to order the reinstatement of the Parliament in Kathmandu - Skanda Gautam/ZUMA Wire 2020-02-24
Welcome to Wednesday, where vaccine rollouts have started in Ghana and Malaysia, but may be stopped in Lebanon because politicians keep cutting the line. Gérard Depardieu is under investigation in France and a freezing cold record is broken by a Czech swimmer.
• Myanmar coup protests: Police forces release 210 protestors even as night time police raids continue. In Yangon, demonstrations are being held for the 19th consecutive day. Myanmar s foreign minister has travelled to Thailand for the junta s first diplomatic talks since the military seized power.
A good workout leaves you feeling the burn, but a parkour-style stunt in China could have wound up sparking disaster and ultimately part of a mega-city blacked out.
It began Sunday night .
The Latest: El Chapo s Wife, Facebook-Australia Friends Again, Daft Punk Splits 2020-02-23
Welcome to Tuesday, where the global COVID death toll nears 2.5 million, El Chapo s wife is arrested and Facebook and Australia are friends again.
Le Monde also explores the impact of Lebanon s diaspora in Africa on a small village near Beirut.
• COVID-19 latest: After two separate studies find that COVID vaccines significantly reduce the risk of infection after just one dose, the UK has announced a roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions. The strain first found in South Africa has been detected in New York, and Kuwait closes its borders amid a spike in cases. Meanwhile the death count in Brazil edges toward 250,000, and the worldwide toll nears 2.5 million dead.