Locked inside like any plebeian, celebrities have tried to stay relevant by telling the world we're all “in it together.” But as their make-up went flaking, it became obvious how much we're not – and who is really relevant. I once had lunch with Charlton Heston at the Hyde Park Hotel in London. We agreed...
New York City has increased its officially recorded number of Covid-19 victims by more than 40 percent, after making the presumption that people found dead in their homes who had never tested positive for the virus had died of it. New York City has fallen prey to the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdowns it brings...
Prime Minister Omar al Razzaz said on Wednesday that Jordan's government would soon ease a tight lockdown imposed to stem the spread of new coronavirus by allowing more businesses and industries to return to work. Authorities will not yet lift a curfew imposed nearly a month ago that restricts the movements of the country's 10...
Britain and the EU have agreed dates for three week-long negotiating rounds to reach a post-Brexit deal on their future relationship, a joint statement said on Wednesday. A high-level review of progress is also expected in June. The talks will take place by videoconference in the weeks beginning April 20, May 11 and June 1....
Having rescued the Prime Minister in his fight against Covid-19, Britain's National Health Service is in a position to ask for anything that‘s in his power to bestow – regardless of whether or not we, the taxpayers, can afford it. Shiny new hospitals? Got it. We already built a brand new one on the banks...
It is a tragic irony, but scientists advising government ministers predict that the extreme restrictions imposed in response to the Covid-19 outbreak will lead directly to a surge in deaths greater than that caused by the virus. The shocking estimate, first reported in the Financial Times and the Spectator magazine, was presented to UK government...
Northern Ireland will keep coronavirus restrictions in place for another three weeks, First Minister Arlene Foster said on Wednesday. The move will keep the British-run region in line with similar measures in neighboring Ireland due to run until May 5. “We have decided restrictions will remain in place for another three weeks and we will...
