“”China: Nobel Laureate’s Widow Released”, Human Rights Watch
Press Release, July 10, 2108
Poet Liu Xia, After Nearly 8 Years’ House Arrest, Left for Germany
(New York) –… Continue reading
“The church brutalised Ireland. People have a right to protest against the pope’s visit”, The Guardian
Emer Otoole, Opininoin, London, 7.9.18
Ireland’s political leaders are calling protests against Pope Francis’s visit ‘petty’. Have they forgotten the… Continue reading
“A year on from battle, Mosul’s healthcare system is still in ruins”, Médecins Sans Frontières
Press Release, War and Conflict, Paris, 9 july 2018
One year since the battle between the so-called Islamic State (IS)… Continue reading
“Blame the weather: why Spain is failing to meet EU climate change targets”, El País
Manuel Planelles, Environment, Madrid, 10 July 2018
Greenhouse gas emissions must be cut by one third in just over a… Continue reading
“Theresa May’s new-look cabinet meets amid Brexit turmoil”, BBC News
London, 10 July 2018
Theresa May’s new-look cabinet has met for the first time after a string of resignations over… Continue reading
“Trump Taps Brett Kavanaugh As His 2nd Supreme Court Pick”, NPR
Scott Horsley, Politics, July 9, 2018
President Trump has chosen Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by… Continue reading
“The Times at Gettysburg, July 1863: A Reporter’s Civil War Heartbreak”, The New York Times
By Thom Shanker, Times Insider, July 4, 2018
Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion… Continue reading
“South Africa’s cultural game-changers—book clubs are changing the literary landscape”, Johannesburg Review of Books
Niq Mhlongo, City Editor, Johannesburg Review of Books, July 2, 2018
A major change is happening on the South African… Continue reading
“Pope must sack Archbishop Philip Wilson, demand abuse survivors”, The Sydney Morning Herald
By Joanne McCarthy, 3 July 2018
Pope Francis should demand the resignation of Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson or sack him,… Continue reading
“Germany’s Angela Merkel, Coalition Partner Strike Deal on Immigration”, The Wall Street Journal
By Andrea Thomas and James Marson, July 2, 2018
Standoff threatened to unravel chancellor’s ruling coalition
BERLIN—Germany’s government… Continue reading