Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer and Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. She was found guilty of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a frequent charge against activists. The former 37-year-old lawyer was detained in May and has been on hunger strike for several months. Chinese authorities are…
The UK and the EU signed a long-awaited trade deal treaty effective from 1st January 2021 and take over from the arrangements under the transition period which has been the UK continue to follow most EU rules since Brexit day. A comprehensive free trade, free movement Canada style £750bn deal has been agreed. We are…
G John Ikenberry, a professor at Princeton University is member of an elite group who claims to come up with idea that has shaped the real-world politics, gives an insight into today’s fractured political movement. Creating an international space for liberal democracy, preserving rights and protections within and between countries and balancing conflicting values such…
Iran has arrested some of the culprits involved in last month’s assassination of the country’s most senior nuclear scientist Moshen Fakhrizadeh, according to an Iranian Parliamentary adviser. The official who alleged that Israel carried out the assassination with assistance from the US, declined to provide any further details on the detentions. Hossein Amir Abdolahin told…
Barber’s diaries offer close up view of challenges of editing and of leadership in an age of upheaval, an engaging chronicle of the 14 years at the FT’s helm. The real scoop isn’t on the front page – Lionel Barber as FT editor for the tech boom, who whispered or yelled what into the…
Urban planner, a homeless advocate, former executive of Time’s UP Entertainment, a non-profit organisation that works against sexual harassment and abuse in the workforce, and activist Nithya V Raman, a 35-year-old resident of Boston with root to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India has won the City Council election in Los Angeles, USA. In the election, Nitya upset…
In 1796, American President George Washington in his farewell address cautioned the young nation “to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. “ Isolationism thereafter became one of the most influential political trends in American history. From the founding era until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United…
US President-elect Joe Biden was seen wearing a cap bearing the words ” We just Did” written on it following his election victory. Social media users compared it with the red ” Make America Great Again” caps that were made popular by US President Donald Trump. Biden’s cap embroidered with the number “46” suggesting his…
Cartoon Network made a Powerpuff Girl inspired by US Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris to congratulate her on the win. The Powerpuff Girls is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network shared this post on their official Instagram account on…
Kamala Harris, just a year ago the senator from California hoping to win the Democratic nomination for the presidency, launched a potent attack on Joe Biden over race during a debate, and although many thought it inflicted a serious blow on his ambitions, by the end of the year her campaign was dead and it…