August 2020. Critics say Benjamin Netanyahu is unfit to lead at a time when he is on trial for corruption. Israelis are also voicing their anger at worsening unemployment and the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of Israelis on Tuesday protested outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem,… Continue reading Aug 2020.. Calls for Netanyahu to Resign in Israel
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Aug 2020. Hong Kong Elections Postponed
August 2020. The Hong Kong government has postponed September’s parliamentary elections by a year, saying it is necessary amid a rise in coronavirus infections. Hong Kong is currently experiencing a spike in Covid-19 infections, and reported 121 new cases on Friday.However, the opposition has accused the government of using the pandemic as a pretext to… Continue reading Aug 2020. Hong Kong Elections Postponed
Coronavirus and the Public Spirit Part 3
Hannah Ingram-Moore always knew her dad was a good story. A decorated British Army officer from World War II, Tom Moore is charming, droll and confoundingly energetic. Spry doesn’t begin to cover it: At 99, he was mowing the lawn, tending a greenhouse and driving his own car. When he fell and broke his hip… Continue reading Coronavirus and the Public Spirit Part 3
Jul 2020. Iraq and Coronavirus
July 2020. After the coronavirus hit this country of 39 million, doctors began receiving a torrent of abuse from families of COVID-19 patients, escalating the already high scale of violence in Iraq. The pandemic has further revealed the fragility of Iraq’s health system. Health authorities announced the first coronavirus case in February, in a patient who traveled from… Continue reading Jul 2020. Iraq and Coronavirus
Western Culture under Attack Part 5
In Australia, the ABC, through their programme Q&A chose a discussion about a “dead white guy” having influence over the Australian cultural landscape. The dead white guy, is of course, William Shakespeare. The ABC producers wondered if Shakespeare, the person most likely to have given society the foundation of culture through his epics of comedy… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 5
Jul 2020. Boris Johnson on the Coronavirus
July 2020. Boris Johnson has admitted the government did not understand coronavirus during the “first few weeks and months” of the UK outbreak. The PM told BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg there were “very open questions” about whether the lockdown had started too late. Mr Johnson also spoke of “lessons to be learned” and said… Continue reading Jul 2020. Boris Johnson on the Coronavirus
Jul 2020. Coronavirus in Cuba
July 2020. The mayor of one of Italy’s biggest cities was effusive in her praise for the Cuban medics who spent three months in the country helping fight coronavirus. “It is not the victory over the virus we are celebrating,” Chiara Appendino told the assembled dignitaries. “It is the victory of the values represented by… Continue reading Jul 2020. Coronavirus in Cuba
Jul 2020. The Lebanon Crisis
July 2020. An unprecedented economic crisis in Lebanon has pushed tens of thousands people into poverty and triggered the largest anti-government protests the country has seen in more than a decade. Even before the coronavirus pandemic at the start of this year, Lebanon seemed to be headed for a crash. Its public debt-to-gross domestic product… Continue reading Jul 2020. The Lebanon Crisis
Jul 2020. PM Boris Johnson One Year in Job
July 2020. Boris Johnson today celebrates one year as the UK’s Prime Minister after taking over from Theresa May in the midst of a fierce Brexit storm. Twelve months on, has he lived up to your expectations? Mr Johnson is celebrating his first anniversary as the nation’s leader at Chequers. His first year in office… Continue reading Jul 2020. PM Boris Johnson One Year in Job
Jul 2020. Brexit Trade Deal
July 2020. The UK and EU have said they still remain some way off reaching a post-Brexit trade agreement, following the latest negotiations in London. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said a deal looked “at this point unlikely” given the UK position on fishing rights and post-Brexit competition rules. His UK counterpart David Frost said… Continue reading Jul 2020. Brexit Trade Deal