UK to Ban Sale of New Petrol and Diesel Cars From 2030: FT
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce next week a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Britain had originally planned to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040, as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and in February Johnson brought this forward to 2035. Citing unidentified industry and government figures, the FT said Johnson now intended to move the date forward again to 2030 in a speech on environmental policy he is expected to give next week. The BBC reported a similar plan earlier on Saturday, without giving any sources. A Downing Street spokeswoman declined to comment on the reports or the content of Johnson鈥檚…
The U.S. election is causing heated debate in China. A Chinese netizen said she had been blocked from sharing articles in support of Trump and maliciously attacked by the Internet police, but this also made her more eager for freedom, hoping that democratic elections will be held in China soon.
Focus News: China Insider: Mainland Chinese Eager for Democratic Election
French Catholics Hold Open Air Mass to Protest Against Covid-19 Restrictions
NANTES, France鈥擟atholics held an open air mass in the western French city of Nantes on Sunday to protest against COVID-19 restrictions, under which masses are banned in churches. Some Catholics also gathered by the Saint Louis Cathedral in Versailles, near Paris, but police banned a demonstration planned by Catholics in the capital. In Nantes, which is home to one of France’s best known cathedrals, dozens of people, wearing face masks, knelt down with umbrellas in pouring rain to pray in the central Graslin Square, and to support calls for public masses to resume. “It is very hard for us. It’s like we are being deprived of our food. We need our spiritual food. When we are deprived of our mass, it is like being deprived of our food,” said Jerome…