World / Politics Jan 20, 2021
Brexit troubles aren’t all teething problems
by Therese Raphael
It’s not a great sign when a formerly pro-Brexit lobby is suddenly furious about a part of the deal that was billed as a triumph.
World / Science & Health Jan 20, 2021
U.K. virus death toll 'horrendous,' says minister, as 100,000 milestone looms
As the United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000, Home Secretary Priti Patel said Wednesday that the numbers were horrendous but that it was not the time to look back at the government's possible mismanagement of the crisis. The United Kingdom's official COVID-19 death toll ...
Commentary / World Jan 20, 2021
by Hans-werner Sinn
The slow vaccine rollout in many European countries is the result of the EU’s failure to coordinate the interests of the various member states.
Business Jan 20, 2021
U.K. exporters say they are struggling to acquire transit documents because of a shortage of agents with the authority to issue them.
World / Politics Jan 17, 2021
Race to succeed Germany's Merkel in top job thrown wide open
Moderate Armin Laschet may have won a key vote this weekend to become the new leader of Germany's conservative CDU party, but his victory has thrown wide open the question of who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in the top job. Merkel ally Laschet was ...
World / Politics | ANALYSIS Jan 16, 2021
Kingmaker maneuvers behind the men vying to succeed Germany's Merkel
The conservative leader favoured by German voters isn't even running in this week's contest to head up Angela Merkel's party, but he aims to play a pivotal role in determining its candidate to succeed her as chancellor, party sources say. He may even take on ...
World Jan 16, 2021
The global death toll from COVID-19 passed 2 million on Friday, with the World Health Organization (WHO) urging mass vaccinations as the pandemic progresses at a record rate. As late Friday, at least 2,000,066 people worldwide had been confirmed dead of the virus that first ...
World Jan 13, 2021
With hospitals nearly overwhelmed, U.K. faces harder days ahead
by Marc Santora
All pubs, restaurants and retail stores are already closed, school reopenings have been delayed, and public gatherings are forbidden.
Asia Pacific Jan 13, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled his final official visit to Europe, while Washington's U.N. envoy scrapped a trip to Taiwan, officials said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump faces an impeachment vote in Congress. The two-day stay in Europe would have been Pompeo's last ...
World Jan 12, 2021
U.S. internet giants have often been accused of holding too much power over social media, and many governments have called for them to face more regulation.
World / Politics | FOCUS Jan 11, 2021
Merkel’s party, due to pick a new leader, is torn after years of stability
by Arne Delfs and Raymond Colitt
A two-day convention that starts Friday to elect a new leader can go two ways: kick-start a process of renewal or usher in a period of stagnation and decline.
World Jan 9, 2021
Pandemic showcases corner of Europe derided by Trump advisers
by Niclas Rolander and Ott Ummelas
Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland have suffered a smaller economic setback during the COVID-19 crisis than the eurozone or the U.K.