Inhumane refugee camps cast shame across Europe

Migrants at the Kara Tepe refugee camp, on the island of Lesbos, Greece. Around 7,600 refugees and migrants have settled at the new tent city after successive fires on September 9 devastated the Moria refugee camp. Picture: Panagiotis Balaskas/AP Several … Read More

Iran: What Khamenei’s Special Reappearance Means?

Irancoronacoron Recently Ali Khamenei, the Iranian regime’s supreme leader, warned his faction about recent infighting and their threats against Hassan Rouhani, the regime’s president. What do Khamenei’s warnings, as the regime’s highest authority, mean? After eight months of absence and … Read More

Iran: Coronavirus Catastrophe – Fatalities Exceed 140,600 in 462 Cities

Minoo Mohrez, member of the scientific committee of the National Coronavirus Task Force: “Had Tehran been locked down even for a few weeks in the past months, the chain of virus spread would have been very weakened, and we would … Read More

New Wave of Islamic Extremism Adds to Putin’s Troubles

posted in: News, Russia

The series of terrorist attacks in France, in late October, attracted much attention in Russia, sharply dividing public opinion and leaving President Vladimir Putin in an awkward limbo. The Kremlin leader excels at positioning himself as a counter-terrorist champion when … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 30 October 2020

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, The election that determines the long-term state of the world is upon us, and the next four days may seem like an eternity.  That’s assuming we know something concrete by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.  If some … Read More

Coronavirus second wave at ‘critical’ stage with 100,000 cases a day, experts warn

The second wave of coronavirus in England has reached a “critical stage”, with infections doubling approximately every nine days, experts have said. Researchers say they are detecting early signs areas that previously had low rates of infection are following trends … Read More

Coronavirus: Merkel promises to shore up German economy

posted in: Germany, News

As more Germans took to the streets in opposition to coronavirus curbs, Chancellor Angela Merkel promised more help for businesses affected by the new lockdown. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday assured businesses that they would receive additional support during the … Read More

Boris Johnson to make announcement at press conference amid reports of national lockdown in England

The Prime Minister is set to hold a briefing at Downing Street today along with chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance. Boris Johnson will hold a press conference about the current coronavirus situation … Read More

Portugal reimposes partial lockdown in most of the country

posted in: European Union, News

LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s government on Saturday announced new lockdown restrictions from Nov. 4 for most of the country, telling people to stay at home except for outings for work, school or shopping, and ordering companies to switch to remote … Read More

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