Local authorities have gained legal powers to impose lockdowns if they see a spike in infections. They have welcomed the provision of data from the government, but some are calling for it be updated daily instead of...
Coronavirus: When will we work in skyscrapers again?
Workers are being urged to return to their offices in cities like London, Frankfurt, Paris by the respective governments. But when will they return to the expensive pieces of real estate that occupy city centres? And...
Lebanon: A ‘failed state’ amid a crippling economic crisis
The economic crisis in Lebanon has turned the country into a “failed state” but there “is light at the end of the tunnel”, according to the country’s economy minister. Speaking to Sky News...
Chicago clashes | An attempt to topple Columbus statue evolves into a standoff
A large crowd of protesters, vastly outnumbering the police officers in attendance, have besieged a statue of Christopher Columbus in Chicago in a bid to tear it down. A standoff has ensued, with protesters throwing...
Better off on benefits | Unemployed Australians refuse to work because of high JobSeeker payment
As Australia’s unemployment rate runs at a 22-year-high, both businesses and workers can’t agree on why it’s not starting to come down, as the country re-opens. The theory is that the ‘doubling of welfare...
John Lewis, US Congressman and key leader of civil rights movement, dies at 80
John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died...
Britney Spears fans revive #FreeBritney movement over fears for her welfare
IN THE PAPERS – Friday, July 17: We look at the British dailies which are widely reporting on an alleged Russian hack into coronavirus vaccine research. Also, a new study blames climate change for massive...