A yellow fever ward in Havana in 1899. Everett Collection/Shutterstock A year ago, it would have seemed bizarre to suggest that a virus could reorder the global balance of power. But today, many are wondering whether the US failure to manage COVID-19 and the aggressive moves of the Chinese inContinue Reading
In his book on Winston Churchill, Boris Johnson wrote that “one man can make all the difference”. This biographer still had faith in the “great man” theory of history. In his admiration for a charismatic and controversial figure, Johnson seemed to be hinting, or perhaps thinking, that another latter-day controversialistContinue Reading
The coronavirus cases at Glasgow University are the latest in a number of suspected outbreaks in universities across the UK. The timing of students returning to campus couldn’t be worse. As some in the medical community have argued, the key to safe reopening is to do so at a timeContinue Reading
azadjain1/Shutterstock Viruses jumping from animals to humans have been the starting point of numerous outbreaks, from Ebola to Zika. Given the similarity of SARS-CoV-2 to coronaviruses found in bats, this probably marked the beginning of COVID-19 too. We know that viruses have passed from animals to humans throughout history, andContinue Reading
Freelance and student journalists could be arrested when reporting from protest sites in proposed new law Screen capture from a video taken by reporter Leung Pak-kin from online media Rice Post . The following post was written by Kelly Ho and originally published on Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) onContinue Reading
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KXIP vs RCB IPL Score: Kings XI Punjab celebrate a Royal Challengers Bangalore wicket© BCCI/IPL Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have powered past Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) batting order in their ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match, at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). KXIP set aContinue Reading
Among the select band of truly great editors who have led British newspapers with sovereign authority, Harold Evans – who has passed away, aged 92 – stood out as a titan. The working-class boy who left his local state school at the age of 16 to learn his trade onContinue Reading
Lesterman/Shutterstock Two months ago I received an email from a colleague inviting me to join a global campaign to support a form of vaccine research that would involve deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19. This might seem like a strange idea. Some people have raised concerns about this research. Some evenContinue Reading
Luis Suarez leaves Barcelona as the club’s third highest scorer with 198 goals.© Twitter Atletico Madrid announced the signing of Barcelona forward Luis Suarez late on Wednesday, confirming the Uruguayan striker is set to continue playing in La Liga rather than joining Juventus in Italy. Barcelona said that Atletico hadContinue Reading
