Leaders of Germany, France urge vigilance over virus variant

posted in: Germany, News

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and French President Emmanuel Macron give a joint statement to journalist, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday June 18, 2021. [Axel Schmidt/Pool via AP] German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes the President of France, … Read More

Kim Jong-un warns of North Korea crisis similar to deadly 90s famine

Mr. Kim made his rare admission of looming hardship at a party conference – EPA North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told citizens to prepare for hard times ahead, following warnings from rights groups that the country faces dire food … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 11 June 2021

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, Much of what we see coming in the immediate future is enough to make you run outside with your hair on fire.  Quite a few of us remember the days of Jimmy Carter, and while he may … Read More

More COVID-19 deaths have already been reported in 2021 than in all of 2020

More people worldwide have died of COVID-19 so far this year than during all of last year, according to data tallied by Johns Hopkins University. So far, 3.77 million deaths have been reported since the pandemic began — with 1.89 million reported in … Read More

Consumer prices surge 5% annually, most since August 2008

U.S. consumer prices increased in May at the fastest annual rate in nearly 13 years as the economic comeback from COVID-19 lockdowns continues to build momentum. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index in May rose 5% year over year, … Read More

Kremlin’s Efforts To Blame Economic Problems Exclusively On Pandemic Drawing Fire – OpEd

posted in: News, Russia

The Kremlin and its allies have argued for more than a year that the economic problems Russia is facing are almost exclusively the result of the pandemic. But now, ever more experts are suggesting that the pandemic isn’t the only … Read More

More COVID cases and fewer vaccines for EU’s migrants

posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe

A man receiving a shot of the vaccine against COVID-19 at a mobile NPHO unit at Kara Tepe camp on Lesvos island, Greece | Photo: ARCHIVE/EPA/VANGELIS PAPANTONIS According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), COVID-19 hit … Read More

EU states abandon Italy on relocating asylum seekers

Ireland and Lithuania have each agreed to take 10. Luxembourg has also offered to help. (Photo: noborder network) Calls in early May for EU states to help relocate asylum seekers from Italy have largely been ignored. The European Commission had … Read More

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