#US President-elect Joe #Biden and Vice President-elect #Kamala Harris were jointly named #Time magazine’s #2020 “Person of the Year” on Thursday, chosen from a list of finalists that included the man...
Empowering Black youth: ‘We have a race problem in America’
The question of what it’s like to be #Black in #America has occupied a key place in this year’s reckoning with institutionalised racism in the US. Chad Lassiter, Professor of Race Relations at the University...
In landmark economic reform, Cuba plans to end to dual currency system in 2021
#Cuba plans to put an end to its dual currency system from January 1, 2021. Since the 1990s, Cubans have had both the Cuban peso and also the Cuban convertible peso. The major #reform would leave...
‘One nation, two states’ on display as Erdogan visits Azerbaijan for Karabakh victory parade
During a visit to #Azerbaijan Thursday to celebrate his close ally’s recent #victory in the Nagorno-#Karabakh conflict, Turkish President Recep Tayyip #Erdogan said Baku’s “struggle” against Yerevan was not over and...
Brexit: Is the EU treating the UK differently? – BBC News
As the Brexit trade talks continue, there’s a focus on what the EU is demanding in return for access to its single market. Some Brexit supporters feel it’s being unreasonable. BBC Outside Source’s Ros Atkins takes...
Chinagate? | US is on a search for a new enemy, it seems
As a member of the US Intelligence Committee was targeted by a suspected Chinese spy, the country’s top politicians are calling for heads to roll, and on top of that, US intel chiefs have identified Beijing as...
CrossTalk on Iran | Quarantine Edition | Broken Diplomacy
In January there may be a new American president, but what won’t probably change is Washington’s stance toward Iran. Is military conflict inevitable? What value is diplomacy if one side fails to honor agreements. And...