A massive crowd was seen cheering when a cut-out of French President Emmanuel Macron was thrown into a bonfire, as police in full tactical gear fired tear gas and formed walls of riot shields to hold back throngs of protesters.
International scientists who examined previously unavailable genetic data from samples collected at a market in China close to where the first human cases of COVID-19 were detected say they found new suggestions the pandemic may have originated from animals, not a lab.
Seven deputies and three hospital employees have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno, 28.
Authorities are still coming to grips with the scale of Cyclone Freddy's destruction in Malawi and Mozambique since late Saturday, with over 370 people confirmed dead, several hundreds still missing and tens of thousands displaced.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in Russia from March 20-22 for a state visit after he was invited by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Friday.
