Germany Changes Corona Rules, Announces Several ‘Reopening Steps’

posted in: Germany, News

Angela Merkel and her colleagues from the capitals in Germany’s sixteen federal states adopted a new strategy in regard to the Corona rules. A complicated list of ‘reopening steps’ was introduced. Berlin, March 4th, 2021 (The Berlin Spectator) — Exactly 400 … Read More

UK has lost up to 7,000 financial services jobs due to Brexit, BoE says

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has lost between 5,000 and 7,000 financial services jobs so far as a result of Brexit, less than some forecasters had originally feared, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday. “That of course is … Read More

Erdoğan again has his eyes set on Jerusalem

posted in: Middle East, News

The Turkish president believes that Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem is a historic accident, and everything he does is geared towards amending it. (March 1, 2021 / JNS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to change the name of the Directorate of Religious Affairs … Read More

China extends lead over U.S. in global patents filings, U.N. says

posted in: Far East, News

GENEVA (Reuters) – China was the biggest source of applications for international patents in the world in 2020 for the second consecutive year and extended its lead over No. 2 filer the United States, the U.N. patent agency said on … Read More

EU leaders’ vaccine sniping backfires

The eyes of the world have been on Britain’s vaccination programme in recent months, as the UK government embarked on a dramatic push to get our population inoculated by prioritizing first doses. During this time, the naysayers have been plentiful … Read More

Humanitarian Disaster Brewing at the Border

9,000 unaccompanied alien children projected for February — traditionally a low-travel month. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the number of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) apprehended by CBP at the Southwest border in February is projected to increase by 50 … Read More

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