Warren Buffet, the US investment guru, has apparently withdrawn all his investments in airlines. In addition, Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic is removing all its flights from Gatwick Airport. Steve Latham What does this portend for the future of air-travel? While it may be good for climate change, in […]
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The disappearing world of the Penans
A brief encounter with a Penan is burned into my memory. I was following a pathway, a mere stroll before darkness fell in the Kelabit Highlands in Sarawak where I was on a two-day trek. Sean Sheehan He stepped out of the trees on one side, about to […]
Covid and cultural inadequacy
The U.S. failure to handle the current pandemic shows that the way we view a crisis may be more important than how we plan to confront it. Darrin Burgess That all-important holiday in the U.S., Thanksgiving, arrived late last November, with the second wave of coronavirus infections already […]
Blockade against Cuba: the year of hate
Donald Trump leaves behind not only the White House, but also one of the toughest periods for the island, because, in 2020, he devoted his efforts to suffocating this country, causing deep economic damages to the population, damages that worsened with the pandemic. Isaura Diez Millán According to […]
Covid: chaos and death on the old continent
Twice declared the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic, Europe experienced a turbulent 2020 that put its response capacity to the test and brought numerous structural failings to light. And the continent will begin 2021 not having managed to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 nor to achieve its long-pursued regional unity. […]