Day: January 2, 2021

Categories World

Empty streets vs jubilant crowds: Stark contrast between NYC & Wuhan on NYE provokes envy & accusations

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Side-by-side comparisons of how New York City and Wuhan, China rang in the new year have sparked a heated debate on social media about whether the US should have embraced Beijing’s approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Empty streets vs jubilant crowds: Stark contrast between NYC & Wuhan on NYE provokes envy & accusations

Categories World

Pentagon sends aircraft carrier USS Nimitz home from Middle East as anniversary of Soleimani killing looms

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The USS Nimitz, the US Navy’s only aircraft carrier currently deployed near the Persian Gulf, has been sent home just a day after two B-52 bombers were sent to the area – despite supposed ‘chatter’ about a coming Iranian attack. … Read More >Pentagon sends aircraft carrier USS Nimitz home from Middle East as anniversary of Soleimani killing looms

Categories Op-ed

The US’ fury over the China-Europe investment deal shows how rattled & isolated they are. It’s clear who’s been 2020’s big winner

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It’s no coincidence that Washington slapped new tariffs on European goods just hours after the agreement was signed. A year of repeatedly seeking the international vilification and isolation of Beijing has ended in abject failure. … Read More >The US’ fury over the China-Europe investment deal shows how rattled & isolated they are. It’s clear who’s been 2020’s big winner

Categories UK

British Armed Forces prepared to deliver 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine every day, says UK defence secretary

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The British defence secretary has vowed the UK’s armed forces will be utilised to deliver hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 vaccines every week, allowing the government to immunise millions of vulnerable people over the winter. … Read More >British Armed Forces prepared to deliver 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine every day, says UK defence secretary