Summer holidays: Testing, quarantine and 'vacci-cations'

Diplomacy and co-operation between the UK and EU could help ensure easier travel, Portuguese MEP Claudia Monteiro de Aguiar has said. Her comments came after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said all member states should quarantine arrivals from the UK considering the dangers of the spread of Delta variant. But the MEP told BBC World News:…

Auction house Christie’s New York recently sold a digital-only artwork by the artist known as Beeple for $69m (£50m). The artwork was sold as a non-fungible-token (NFT) which uses blockchain technology to create a unique digital certificate which states who owns it. It is part of a wider trend which has seen an animated Gif…

A massive Covid financial relief plan will mean many Americans getting cheques for $1,400 (£1,008). Donna Kelly-Yu told BBC World News of the relief she felt, knowing the money was coming. Donna was laid off from her job as an order taker and cashier at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last March. She said the…

A former colonel describes a leadership making cash by any means, from drug factories to illegal arms deals.

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The Berlin Film Festival – which normally takes place in February – has been taking place this week with a five day virtual industry and media event. A larger more celebratory public series of festival screenings and red carpets is planned for June – coronavirus pandemic restrictions permitting. Talking Movies has been looking at some…