The New York Times – Gaia Pianigiani / Wildfires ravage Sardinia in ‘a disaster without precedent’ About 1,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated from areas of western Sardinia that were ravaged by wildfires over the weekend, with...
Week 29 of 2021 has seem some noteworthy policy developments for cucumber time. Firstly, the EU has published its second EU-wide Report on the Rule of Law, which points at certain elements of concern across member states. The Commission has also...
The Guardian / Tunisia president dismisses prime minister and suspends parliament Tunisian president Kais Saied has suspended parliament and dismissed prime minister Hichem Mechichi after a day of protests against the ruling party brought the...
The Olympic Games 2021 of Japan have been inaugurated today, amidst Covid-19 scares and other scandals. This is happening as the Delta variant is wreaking havoc all over the continent – indeed, even the trans-Tasman travel bubble has now been...
The Washington Post – Dan Keating and Leslie Shapiro / For unvaccinated, coronavirus is soaring again The country’s summer of freedom from covid-19 is turning savage for the half of the nation that is still not fully vaccinated. Coronavirus cases...
The Guardian – Sarah Butler and Lucy Campbell / Supermarkets struggle to stock shelves as ‘pingdemic’ havoc spreads Supermarkets are under “increasing pressure” to keep shelves fully stocked, retail industry leaders have warned as the growing havoc...
Politico – Sarah Anne Aarup / EU Commission outlines stance for post-Brexit negotiations on Gibraltar The European Commission released its proposal Tuesday to launch post-Brexit negotiations with the U.K. over Gibraltar, Britain’s...
The New York Times – Matt Phillips / Virus headwinds hit Wall St. after months of smooth sailing Fear jolted the financial markets on Monday as investors realized that the path to global economic recovery after the pandemic would be anything but...