The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the ability of governments to act with speed and efficiency in times of crisis. Whilst no global response has been ideal, and many are not as comprehensive as desired, international governments have still managed to pass and enforce new laws to limit the immediate
Setting the Stage Many political commentators have taken to calling the anti-quarantine protests the start of a new civil war in the United States. So, does the analogy hold water? Yes, it does. The United States is at risk of a new civil conflict fought with germs instead of guns.
Last week, three Czech politicians, including Prague’s mayor, were put under police protection due to an alleged plot to assassinate them using poison. The plot was reported by Czech newspaper Respekt in an article dated 26 April. The article claimed a man carrying Russian diplomatic papers had arrived in the
Sudan outlawed the widespread practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), marking a historic victory for women’s rights in the African country. The WHO defines female genital mutilation “as procedures that intentionally alter or cause injuries to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.” Female genital mutilation is prolific in Sudan,
After three weeks away from the public eye, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has resurfaced. According to state media, he was spotted attending a celebration at a factory in the city of Sunchon on Friday. Before this, he had last been seen publicly on April 11, fuelling further rumours when
With countries around the world developing an ‘exit strategy’ from lockdown, experts worry about the potential of resurgence. Denmark has sent its children back to school. A number of U.S. states have put in place a ‘partial re-opening.’ South Africa, which had imposed one of the strictest lockdowns worldwide, has
