Sales of guns are soaring across the US, with many first-time buyers taking up arms. Changing people's mindset seems a lost cause. Over the past week, surreal scenes have been broadcast from America's major cities. Watching from the relative comfort and safety on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, one recurring thought is: what...
Arlington County, Virginia, pulled its officers out of the District of Columbia Monday night after they played a supporting role in clearing protesters from a park outside the White House … Click to Continue »
France is rolling out an official coronavirus contact-tracing app aimed at containing fresh outbreaks as lockdown restrictions gradually ease. The French are able to download the StopCovid app on their Google Android devices and Apple iPhones starting Tuesday, the same day they are once again allowed to go to restaurants and cafes. The country has...
The astronauts launched into orbit by SpaceX joined in the ringing of the opening bell for the Nasdaq on Tuesday to mark “a pivotal moment" for the space economy. NASA … Click to Continue »
Yet another vacuous online campaign has been spreading like a digital coronavirus so people can shout how much they care about George Floyd. You might want to practice social media distancing to avoid this cavalcade of banality. You will be relieved to know that the internet attention-seekers of the world have found a way to...
European markets ended the day in the green as their cousins across the pond shrugged off unrest in cities across the US.
Covid-19 has shown that the World Health Organization has lost all credibility under Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. It's time to replace it with a new body. Considering the Covid-19 link, it's ironic how the “may you live in interesting times” quote is a popular English expression that is known – erroneously, as it just so...
