BEIRUT (Parliament Politics Magazine) – On August 4, 2020, at 6:07 p.m. local time, hundreds of tonnes of dangerously stored ammonium nitrate ignited in Warehouse 12 in the Port of Beirut. The third biggest non-nuclear explosion devastated the port and a whole
TAIPEI CITY (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Chinese state media reports Chinese military exercises around the main island of Taiwan have begun. State-run television station CCTV reported at noon local time: The People’s Liberation Army is carrying out a significant military training exercise
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Conservative party members’ postal ballots for the leadership election have been delayed as a result of security concerns. The head of membership of Conservative Party stated in a letter to members, Sky News saw, that postal votes
KABUL (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Since the targeted killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Doha deal, which was agreed between the US and the Taliban almost two years ago, has been the topic of heated controversy. On Sunday morning, a US
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following a reaction from the Tories over its effect on public sector pay, Liz Truss reversed course on her most recent leadership policy appeal to “wage war on Whitehall waste.” The foreign secretary claimed on Monday night
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Following a spike in oil and gas prices, BP announced its largest quarterly profit in 14 years. Between the months of April and June, the energy giant’s underlying profits increased by more than three times to $8.45
London, (Parliament Politics Magazine) – It seems earrings and dress sense are more important than immigration policy. Is that really what people are judging Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s suitability for the highest political office. Perhaps I missed it, apologies if I
The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed many aspects of medical practice in the NHS, including, and perhaps especially, end-of-life care. In a new piece of research published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, we investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the ways
WASHINGTON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The extent of the California wildfire has increased dramatically, making it the state’s biggest fire so far this year. The state’s fire department reports that the McKinney Fire has burned 21,000 hectares (52,500 acres) so far. The
KYIV (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The infrastructure ministry of Ukraine informed that a ship with Ukrainian grain sailed out of the port of Odesa on Monday morning to Lebanon. This is the first ship to leave the ports since the beginning of
