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Nagorno-Karabakh, diaspora communities, and how tensions boiled over on far away city streets
The signing of a deal to halt the violence in the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus may have brought a six-week breathing space to the troubled region. But there is already evidence that the ceasefire, while warmly greeted by Azerbaijanis, has been roundly rejected in Armenia, whichContinue Reading
Chennai Super Kings Hail BCCI For Conducting Indian Premier League Against “All Odds” Amid COVID-19 Outbreak | Cricket News
IPL 2020: CSK walk to the pavilion during Match 41 in UAE© BCCI/IPL As the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) concluded, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) hailed the efforts of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for conducting the tournament against “all odds” amid theContinue Reading
Younis Khan To Continue As Pakistan Batting Coach Until 2022 T20 World Cup | Cricket News
Younis Khan played in 118 Tests and 265 ODIs for Pakistan.© AFP Former captain Younis Khan will continue as the men’s batting coach of Pakistan until the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday. The Twenty20 World Cup 2022 is scheduled to beContinue Reading
West Indies Cricket Squad Clears 3rd Coronavirus Test In New Zealand | Cricket News
West Indies coach Phil Simmons had earlier apologised for his players breaching biosecurity protocols.© Twitter All members of the West Indies contingent have tested negative from the third and final coronavirus test, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Thursday. The players, management, and support staff will leave the managed isolation onContinue Reading
Vaccine roll-out is still months away – how can we avoid more lockdowns in the meantime?
MadariaPix/Shutterstock The news of a potentially viable vaccine for COVID-19 is exciting, but even once we start administering an effective jab it will take a long time to halt the spread of the virus. Many countries are still trying to contain dangerous epidemics, and several have had to implement furtherContinue Reading
What Joe Biden’s win means for the world: round-up of Conversation expert reaction
As soon as the major American broadcast networks announced Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as winners of the US election on November 7, congratulations poured in from around the world. In the ensuing days, the new president-elect began speaking on the phone with leaders of some of America’s most traditionalContinue Reading
‘Back to normal by spring’: are we expecting too much from the first COVID-19 vaccines?
creativemarc/Shutterstock Following the news that Pfizer’s vaccine for COVID-19 is showing signs of 90% efficacy, there’s been a lot of excitement about the end of the pandemic being in sight. Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, has even suggested that life could return toContinue Reading
Virender Sehwag Rips Into IPL Flops, Calls Glenn Maxwell “10-Crore Cheerleader” | Cricket News
Glenn Maxwell scored 108 runs from 13 matches at 15.42 in IPL 2020.© BCCI/IPL Virender Sehwag called Kings XI Punjab’s Glenn Maxwell a “10 crore cheerleader” in a snide remark on Maxwell’s indifferent form this Indian Premier League season. Sehwag posted a video on his Facebook page where he pickedContinue Reading
From Trump to Biden: why Boris Johnson will be relieved by the end of the affair
“Make America great again” and “taking back control” shared both principles and principals. “I am increasingly admiring of Donald Trump,” Boris Johnson said; Trump said of Johnson: “They call him ‘Britain Trump’.” It followed, for Donald, that “this is the right time for Boris”. The time was right in thatContinue Reading
How countries are raising debt to fight COVID and why developing nations face tougher choices
PM Boris Johnson (left) and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have come up with money to underwrite wages, rescue packages and meal vouchers during the pandemic. Jonathan Brady/PA Wire/PA Images COVID continues to ravage societies around the world, and a key issue is how governments can afford to fight it. As economiesContinue Reading