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October 25, 2020 Commentary

Europe Takes a Bite Out of ‘Vegan Burgers’ and Finds Them to Its Taste

By William J. Furney Fancy a “vegan tube”? How about a “veggie disc”? These were the meaty issues European politicians were digging into this week as they chewed over proposals

October 18, 2020 Commentary

Are We On Track for Coronavirus Success?

By William J. Furney Donald Trump, approaching his 80s, gets coronavirus and is out in public and attending an election rally days later. The queen of Britain, getting on to

October 10, 2020 Commentary

Humans: A Work in Progress

By William J. Furney Wisdom teeth are on the way out. We no longer need these large and troublesome molars to grind up rough and fibrous food because, it’s believed,

October 4, 2020 Commentary

Flushed with New Space Successes

By William J. Furney The lucky crew aboard the International Space Station are to get a new, multimillion-dollar loo. It’s costing the American taxpayer $23 million and will enable those

September 27, 2020 Commentary

At Virtual UN General Assembly, a Call for Coronavirus Reason

By William J. Furney World leaders were not jetting to New York this week for the annual spectacle that is the United Nations General Assembly, but instead, thanks to coronavirus,

September 12, 2020 Commentary

A Greek Tragedy as Thousands Lie Destitute on the Golden Streets of Europe

By William J. Furney Around 13,000 people from impoverished and warring parts of the world ended up on the tiny Greek island of Lesbos only for their expansive migrant camp

September 5, 2020 Commentary

Stop the Presses! Before We Become Extinct

By William J. Furney Britain’s daily newspapers were forced to apologise to their readers this weekend because they might not be able to enjoy their morning read, due to environmental

August 23, 2020 Commentary

WHO’s Ridiculed Chief Says Coronavirus Will Be Around for Two Years but Few Are (Rightly) Listening

By William J. Furney The man who destroyed the World Health Organisation, as though it was struck down by a lethal virus, doesn’t know when to stop. Tedros is at

August 16, 2020 Commentary

Hysteria and Panic in Europe Over a Coronavirus That’s Bubbling Up But Killing Almost No One

By William J. Furney Cases of coronavirus are breaking out all over Europe, but hospital emergency rooms are not overflowing and hardly anyone is now dying from the pathogen that

August 9, 2020 Commentary

With Monarchies the World Over Mired in Scandals, It’s Time to Scrap Outdated and Offensive Royalty

By William J. Furney The old king of Spain has done a runner, and no one knows where he is. In Thailand, protests are erupting over a law that carries