By William J. Furney The people at my gym can’t go without mental stimulation and rewards for a second, and their sweaty workouts — there’s no aircon, only a window
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How to Lose a Country in 365 Days
By William J. Furney In a year in which more than 2.6 million people have lost their lives to a newly discovered virus, two of the most famous, privileged and
Continue readingThe Pain in Spain
By William J. Furney It seems hard to imagine that just a few short decades ago, European holiday favourite Spain was a full-on dictatorship, ruled by Francisco Franco, and the
Continue readingIn China, No News Is Great News
By William J. Furney The omnipotent might and financial clout of the Communist Party in China means the country’s leaders can do as they please, and if the wider world
Continue reading#FakePresident
By William J. Furney In the end, it wasn’t so much fake news as a bogus leader who refused to accept election results, sowed doubt, confusion and chaos — and
Continue readingChina’s Dark Zhang Zhan Corona Moment
By William J. Furney What has China done with a citizen journalist reporting on the early days of the coronavirus pandemic from the epicentre in Wuhan? Praised her efforts at
Continue reading2020: A Year of Humility
By William J. Furney If there’s one thing many of us have learned this year, it’s a big lesson in humility. For all our freedoms and liberties, and desires to
Continue readingWho’s Afraid of the Coronavirus Vaccine?
By William J. Furney Mind control. A fake pandemic. A global conspiracy engineered by the elite to gain even more power and cash reserves. After all, who are these people
Continue reading‘People of the Year’ Are Healthcare and Key Workers and Coronavirus Vaccine Developers (Not Politicians Yet to Take Office)
By William J. Furney If you’re giving out awards to “people of the year”, in this of all years, it probably shouldn’t take you long to realise who is most
Continue readingEurope 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
Continue readingAre 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
Continue readingHumans: 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,
Continue readingFlushed 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
Continue readingAt 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,
Continue readingA 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
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