(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin knows how to make a very small investment for an outsized public-relations gain, and the Covid-19 pandemic has been no exception.
In Hong Kong and Taiwan, deaths are in single figures. But Europe gambled on a containment strategy
The first coronavirus cases in Taiwan and Italy came only 10 days apart. On Sunday Taiwan, which has deep cultural and economic Continue reading
Comments from central banks chief labelled a catastrophic failure by eurozone economist
European Central Bank boss, Christine Lagarde, has come under fire after she refused to echo her predecessor and say the bank would do whatever it takes to protect Continue reading
(CNN)Keane Mulready-Woods should have been celebrating his 18th birthday this week. But the Irish teenager’s life came to an end last month, in a murder so brutal in nature that it has drawn comparisons with TV show “Narcos.”
US Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin downplay risks posed by climate emergency
The US and Europe have clashed over the threat posed by global heating as Donald Trumps finance minister downplayed the risks of a climate crisis during the final session Continue reading
London (CNN)This week’s escalation in tensions between Iran and the US has exposed an uncomfortable reality for many of America’s friends in Europe.
Confused by the whole 1,300-day Brexit saga? This summary sets out how and why it happened, and what can be expected in 2020 and beyond
Where to start? Theres geography: Britain is an island, and Continue reading
Failure to end investment would be a betrayal against life itself, say climate activists
Greta Thunberg and fellow youth climate campaigners are demanding that global leaders immediately end the madness of huge ongoing investments in fossil fuel exploration and enormous Continue reading
