A Global crisis: What about the aftershocks?
Mar 22,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh Europe is now facing its first big test following Brexit. The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking the EU structure and putting yet […]
Will this nonsense language dull our reality or will we be bored to death before the virus reaches us?
The outbreak of coronavirus has led to loaded phrases, a rash of cliches and weary metaphors. This contamination of our speech is isolating meaning, destroying semantics and, worse still, trivialising […]
Merkel’s first coronavirus test comes back negative
Source: The Local The result of today’s test is negative,” government spokesperson Steffen Seibert told DPA on Monday. “Further tests will be carried out in the coming days.” Earlier in the day, Seibert said Merkel had been “doing well” in self-imposed quarantine. The chancellor had decided to self-isolate as a […]
The police forced me to remove my hijab. I took them to court – and won
Many people have congratulated me on my victory – but what victory? Wearing a hijab is my right, one I should never have been made to fight for Asiyah 2 […]
The Most Realistic Economic Forecast Is Awful
Predictions of a second-half rebound are based on dubious assumptions. By Narayana Kocherlakota March 21, 2020 This is rush hour.Photographer: David ‘Dee’ Delgado/Bloomberg Narayana Kocherlakota is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a professor of economics at the University of Rochester and was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis […]
Merkel goes into quarantine after meeting doctor with coronavirus
Source: The Local Chancellor Angela Merkel will self-isolate at home after being treated by a doctor who has since tested positive for coronavirus. Following a press conference on Sunday, the […]
Coronavirus: Fears of domestic violence, child abuse rise
Source: Euronews With many support groups and youth services practicing social distancing, child protection agencies are demanding an increase in support on digital platforms, including social media, to keep children and families well-informed of the help that’s available. “Children must also be addressed and included in information,” says Stefanie Fried from Save […]
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Croatia and its capital Zagreb
Source: Euronews. A strong earthquake has shaken Croatia and its capital, causing widespread damage and panic. The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the earthquake measured 5.3 and struck a wide area north of the capital, Zagreb, at 6:23 a.m. (05:23 GMT) Sunday. More:
After coronavirus the government and business should agree to bring in a more caring capitalism
Source: Independent The latest measures will help but we have to start thinking about the long term, writes Andrew Grice According to Albert Einstein: “In the midst of every crisis, […]
As divisions grow, now is the time to hold a public inquiry into religious literacy in the media
Reasoned, open discussion around religion isn’t just helpful, it is necessary to cultivate the understanding needed to bridge cultural gaps and appreciate different belief systems, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Yasmin Qureshi […]
No more empty apologies for Windrush. Britain has to face the ugly truth about empire, starting with education
No one should be delivering immigration policy without a thorough knowledge of what came before. But it’s not just the government, we need to reform the curriculum, writes Kimberly McIntosh […]
NO NEWS … besides Corona
I glimpsed various newspapers that I usually look at, trying to find some ‘non-Coronavirus’ News. I could not. All front pages talk only about Corona. Rafiq
Mass panic worse than COVID-19
Mar 19,2020 -JORDAN TIMES – Shehab Al Makahleh The whole world is in a state of anxiety. The COVID-19 panic has been a result of the case of vagueness of the nature of the disease and how to contain it rather than how to cure patients who have fallen ill […]
‘Somewhere Like Home’: Uighur Kids Find A Haven At Boarding School In Turkey
Source: NPR Ten-year-old Nurzat climbs out of his bunk bed, tiptoes across the room that he shares with three other boys and opens his locker. It holds his most prized […]
A Crucial Idea Darwin Had on Evolution Was Just Confirmed, 140 Years After His Death
Source: MSN Published in 1859, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species made a number of bold claims about the nature of evolution – including the suggestion that an animal […]
Turkey shuts cinemas, cafes, gyms to halt coronavirus spread, extends flight ban
Mar 16, 2020 – http://www.swissinfo.ch ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will temporarily close cafes, sports and entertainment venues and is suspending mass prayers in mosques in an effort to contain the […]
Why did the Plague spare Poland?
The Black Death skipped certain parts of Europe – and that could be a lesson for today’s coronavirus epidemic Frank Jacobs 06 March, 2020 Why were Milan, Poland and a few other places spared the worst of the Black Death? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Bubonic_plague-en.svg Image: Andy85719 – CC BY-SA 3.0 Calm down, we’re […]
UK: Coronavirus: 1 million jobs at risk as government leaves pubs, bars and restaurants ‘in limbo’ over pandemic
Up to 1 million workers in pubs, bars and restaurants face losing their jobs after Boris Johnson urged Britons not to go out in a bid to halt coronavirus. Britain’s […]
How will we judge multinationals when the epidemic is over?
Jessica Davis Plüss Journalist Mar 11, 2020 – swissinfo>ch Employees at the greatest risk are those who don’t have the luxury to work from home. (Keystone / Matteo Bazzi) […]
UK airport police admits wrongdoing in forcing Muslim woman to remove hijab
Source: TRT World The draconian counter-terrorism law Schedule 7 was used by police to force the woman to remove her hijab at Heathrow Airport for photos. In October 2018, Asiyah was forced to take off her hijab so male officers could photograph her at London’s Heathrow airport. This power granted […]