“Revitalize the transatlantic partnership” The European Union will propose to the United States that it take advantage of an opportunity that appears “once in a generation” and to conclude a new global alliance. The detailed project seeks to bury the tensions of the Trump era and respond to the “strategic challenge” represented by China, reports the Financial…
In October, 2,153 Japanese people committed suicide – a number that exceeds the country’s total Covid-19 toll which stood at 2,087 for the entire year to date. Japan has witnessed a sharp surge in suicides, mostly among women, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic that has forced governments around the world to impose lockdowns, curfews, and…
A June 2019 rally in Little Tokyo to oppose a Trump administration plan to use Fort Sill Army base in Oklahoma as a detention center for immigrant children and other immigrant detainees. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) President-elect Joe Biden has promised to put the coronavirus health crisis and economic recovery at the forefront of…
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to erode huge gains against much more devastating infections, I look for silver linings. All year, COVID-19 has commandeered the world’s attention. It is as if no other disease has ever been more important, more contagious or more deadly. I founded a non-profit research institute in 2008; we established the…
A couple pass coronavirus advice and a Christmas tree in Covent Garden in London on Monday. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced non-essential shops in all parts of England will be allowed to reopen when lockdown ends Wednesday. Photo by Neil Hall/EPA-EFE Nov. 29 (UPI) — Coronavirus deaths have been surging throughout Europe but cases have…
Investors look at screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai SYDNEY (Reuters) – World shares paused to assess a record-busting month on Monday as the prospect of a vaccine-driven economic recovery next year and yet more free money from central banks eclipsed immediate concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Helping sentiment was a…
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of COVID-19 infections is still much too high in most German regions and people must do more to reduce their contacts to slow the spread of the disease, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Monday. With ministers due to meet later to discuss further responses to the greatest public…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will probably have to stick with measures to dampen the coronavirus pandemic into January, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, while her chief of staff suggested that restrictions might be needed until March. “Given the high number of infections, we assume that the restrictions which are in place before Christmas will…
Gov. Newsom issued ‘hollow executive order’ instead of providing ‘real leadership,’ Kevin Faulconer argues. Californians are “rightfully” angry over the state’s new coronavirus restrictions, San Diego’s Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer told “America’s Newsroom” on Monday. Faulconer made the comments following weekend protests in California over the curfew that went into effect on Saturday for the majority of the state. Videos and photos posted on social…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks via video link from 10 Downing Street during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, London. Photo: House of Commons/PA Images via Getty Images The pound was rising on Monday morning on the back of a report claiming UK prime minister Boris Johnson is planning to once again personally…