The pandemic has exacerbated tensions within the petroleum cartel, eroded Saudi Arabia’s hegemony, and led to shifting internal alliances. An era may be over.
Month: August 2021
Walking past a restaurant in Tokyo this week, you might spot the following sign: “Saké, ok!” Nothing out of the ordinary, it would seem, but these days it has another meaning: that restaurant is part of a growing rebellion against the government’s directives not to serve alcohol after 7 p.m, reports Le Monde. Tokyo, and […]
Despite the pandemic’s heavy toll, people remain reluctant to inoculate, in part because of persistent doubts about the country’s public health system.
Switzerland is famous for its fondue, a national specialty that is eaten by dipping bread into melted cheese, using uniquely shaped long-stemmed forks. Now a 60-year old Swiss man has found a rather unexpected use for his fondue fork, reaching with the length of the utensil and its sharp prongs to steal envelopes containing condolence […]
The Taliban insurgents continue their deadly war to seize control of Afghanistan after the departure of United States and NATO forces. As they close in on major cities that were once government strongholds, like Badakhshan and Kandahar, many Afghans – and the world – fear a total takeover. Afghan women may have the most to fear from these Islamic militants. We are academics who interviewed 15 Afghan women activists, community leaders and politicians over the past year as part of an international effort to ensure that women’s human rights are defended and constitutionally protected in Afghanistan. For the safety of […]
Welcome to Monday, where a Belarusian athlete is now under UN protection at the Tokyo Olympics, China suffers its worst coronavirus outbreak in months and a French zoo welcomes rare twin panda cubs. German daily Die Welt also asks who is doing most of the work to kill the virus: summer or social distancing and vaccines?