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
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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
Western Culture under Attack Part 4
When the founder of Ramsay Health Care passed away in 2014 and bequeathed more than three billion dollars so that Western civilisation could be studies in Australian Universities, who would have guessed that the money would lie idle because those same halls of academia would see such studies as a threat. The vice-chancellor of the… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 4
Jul 2020. Child Abuse in Indonesia
July 2020. Child rights activists in Indonesia have condemned politicians for failing to stand up for victims of sexual abuse. A bill to tackle sexual violence was dropped as the government dealt with the coronavirus pandemic. Experts warn cases of child abuse are on the rise and vulnerable children, especially those living on the streets,… Continue reading Jul 2020. Child Abuse in Indonesia
Western Culture under Attack Part 3
Make no mistake, Western culture, our culture, is under attack. This fact has been noted and discussed by commentators across many media outlets, however these discussions appear to have not been taken seriously. Perhaps because such a thing is beyond belief, perhaps because there is no one enemy of Western culture. Perhaps it is because… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 3
Jul 2020. EU Coronavirus Talks on Day 4
July 2020. EU leaders have struck a deal on a huge post-coronavirus recovery package following a fourth night of talks. It involves €750bn (£677bn; $859bn) in grants and loans to counter the impact of the pandemic in the 27-member bloc. The talks saw a split between nations hardest hit by the virus and so-called “frugal”… Continue reading Jul 2020. EU Coronavirus Talks on Day 4
Western Culture under Attack Part 2
Kenneth Schultz in “Western Civilization Under Siege,” exposes the existential threats to Western nations, and indeed Western civilization. Schultz puts forward powerful arguments that some of these threats, if not taken seriously and dealt with accordingly, will ultimately usher in the end of the freedoms and lifestyles enjoyed by the citizens of many Western countries,… Continue reading Western Culture under Attack Part 2
Jul 2020. Coronavirus in Israel
July 2020. Israel’s top public health official has quit in protest at the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as authorities imposed new measures to combat a rise in infections after the country opened its economy. Siegal Sadetzki announced her resignation with a lengthy critique of how the government had “lost its bearings”. “The achievements… Continue reading Jul 2020. Coronavirus in Israel