Italy Government on Verge of Collapse as Renzi Party Quits

 Ex-premier says Conte not doing enough to fix country’s issues  Resignation triggers crisis with no clear solution in sight The exit of junior coalition partner in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic deals a blow to Giuseppe Conte’s government. Matteo … Read More

India Begins Covid-19 Vaccine Exports to Brazil, Morocco

A nurse administers a shot of the Covishield vaccine, developed by Oxford-Astrazeneca Plc. and manufactured by Serum Institute of India Ltd., at a vaccine center in the Bandra Kurla Complex hospital in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India … Read More

At least 96 killed, nearly 70,000 displaced as quake, floods hit Indonesia

The quakes have forced about 28,000 people to take shelter in 25 evacuation centres in the city of Mamuju.PHOTO: AFP JAKARTA (XINHUA, AFP) – The death toll from a strong earthquake and floods in the central parts of Indonesia has … Read More

Biden outlines 10-day blitz of executive actions to nullify Trump era

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Washington: In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging coronavirus pandemic, his incoming chief of staff said on Saturday. … Read More

German states plan to lock up quarantine breakers

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Berlin: Germans who repeatedly refuse to quarantine after being exposed to coronavirus will be locked up in detention centres under tough rules drawn up by regional authorities and permitted by emergency powers. The eastern state of Saxony has confirmed plans to … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 January 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Since everybody’s been locked down and masked in public, how come they’re still reporting records?  Every news break is COVID ad nauseum.  There have been records right along for months.  Some of the “surges” are coming out … Read More

Germany extends lockdown until Jan 31 and toughens curbs

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel takes part in a press conference following the consultations between the federal and state governments on further COVID measures, in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. (Michael Kappeler/pool photo via AP) BERLIN (AP) — The German government … Read More

EU-China Investment Agreement Casts Europe As A Great Power – OpEd

As in many other respects, 2020 was a very turbulent year in the context of great power rivalry and transatlantic relations. The most striking examples in this context were the COVID-19 pandemic, US-China great power rivalry, and the end of … Read More

Yet Another Caravan Forming to Test American Border Resolve

Yet another migrant caravan is forming in Honduras, the latest driven by hope that an incoming Joe Biden presidency will open gates closed by the outgoing Trump administration. According to fresh media reports, this caravan hopes to leave San Pedro Sula, … Read More

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