Image copyright AFP Image caption Under coronavirus rules Bruno Dey sat behind a perspex screen and wore a face mask A 93-year-old former Nazi SS guard has told a German court that he “wants to forget” his time at Stutthof death camp and has denied guilt for the crimes committed there. “I want to forget and not go over that again,” Bruno Dey said when asked if he had told his grandchildren about it. He is charged with assisting in …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The coronavirus pandemic has worsened relations between Donald Trump’s America and Xi Jinping’s China Americans have praise for South Korea and Germany’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic but give poor marks to Italy and China. What other attitudes do Americans hold when it comes to the global response to the outbreak? The Washington-based Pew Research Center, a public opinion polling and research organisation, took the temperature on how Americans think other countries have handled the …

Image copyright AFP via Getty Images Image caption Actress Lori Loughlin US actress Lori Loughlin, of the sitcom Full House, and her husband, designer Mossimo Giuannulli, will plead guilty to college admissions scam charges. They are among 50 people charged in an alleged criminal enterprise to get their children into top US schools. The couple had initially pleaded not guilty to the fraud charges. Officials say they have agreed to a plea deal of prison time, a fine, and community …

China is proposing to introduce a new security law in Hong Kong that could ban sedition, secession and treason. The move is likely to provoke strong opposition internationally and in Hong Kong, which last year saw months of pro-democracy protests. China’s delayed National People’s Congress, its legislature, will debate the issue when it opens on Friday. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution requires it to bring in such a law but it failed to do so amid widespread opposition. The so-called Basic Law …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The brothers were hoping to build a shelter when they made a surprise discovery (file image) It’s fair to say that life under lockdown can be boring at times. Most parents will have come to appreciate the increasingly tricky task of keeping the kids entertained. But as the weather warms up, plenty of children will be looking to the garden for new ways to pass the time. And for two French brothers, that resulted …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption European countries have reported 1.74 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 A surge in visitors to beaches in northern Europe after coronavirus lockdowns were eased and temperatures rose has alarmed officials and experts. Three towns in north-western France shut their beaches on Wednesday because of the “unacceptable” failure of people to observing social-distancing rules. Municipalities in the Netherlands urged German tourists not to visit. And in England, the town council in Southend said it might …