Corona Daily Capsule

INT DAY: EMERGENCY ROOM IN A SOUTH DAKOTA HOSPITAL (NOVEMBER 2020) A patient Mr G with an oxygen mask on. He is trying to yell through the...

Yesterday, Poland and Hungary threw the European Union into a major crisis. Across the world, a rules-based liberal order has been gradua...

Yesterday, on a virtual call hosted by Vietnam, fifteen Asia-Pacific countries formed the world’s largest trading bloc, bigger than the Eur...

Expressions like ‘a great loss’ or ‘a void’ are often used when a well-known person dies. Most such tributes are a matter of protocol. The o...

Last week’s news from Denmark may either be very significant, or may turn out to be nothing at all. In ‘Bye Bye Mink’ I had talked about ...

Yesterday, UK became the first European country to pass 50,000 official coronavirus deaths. At least 600 Brits are dying daily of covid. “...

Two years ago, David Hunger, 48, from Derbyshire, UK went to a job fair. At his age, getting a job was not easy. He was interviewed at the ...

During the pandemic, social media is hyperactive. When locked down, this is your only socialization. Recently, a new phenomenon has startled...

In an earlier chapter on the vaccine race, I wrote : God forbid Pfizer wins the race. God answered my fears. Yesterday, Pfizer announced wit...

The world changed yesterday. For the last hundred years, there has not been a new mode of transport. To sea, road, rail and air a fifth mo...