US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday, which his administration says will ensure that “Americans receive priority access” to the new coronavirus vaccines procured by the US...
Another day, another pick | Biden assigns as defence secretary general who led fight against ISIS
In his latest move, presumed US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen a retired general, 67-year-old Lloyd Austin, as his defence secretary. Yet there’s an obstacle: according to US law, an officer must have left the...
Here we go again… | St. Mark’s Square submerged as flood barrier system wasn’t activated
The iconic St. Mark’s Square in #Venice, Italy, was deluged after severe weather conditions raised sea levels. However, the recently installed flood barrier system wasn’t in operation, according to reports.
CrossTalk | Quarantine Edition | Fate of progressivism?
What is the fate of the progressive movement? Can it continue to co-exist with the mainstream establishment left? Is its current trajectory an electoral dead-end? And can progressives be part of a great political...
Boris Johnson to head to Brussels for last-ditch Brexit talks
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are going to meet for dinner in Brussels on Wednesday in a bid to try and break the impasse on a EU-UK trade agreement. While the...
Scotland scraps next summer’s Higher exams after COVID disruption
The Higher and Advanced Highers exams are to be cancelled in Scottish schools in 2021, it has been confirmed. Education Secretary John Swinney said the decision was based on the disruption by the pandemic and not safety...