By William J. Furney Only the forenames of some people interviewed for this article have been used, to protect their identity in a politically sensitive place. It’s midnight on the
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By William J. Furney Only the forenames of some people interviewed for this article have been used, to protect their identity in a politically sensitive place. It’s midnight on the
Continue readingBy William J. Furney “Are all y’all bonding over there?” the bearded, hulking figure of an African-American bellows into his phone as I walk past him in a narrow and
Continue readingLETTER FROM CYPRUS By William J. Furney In the “ghetto” of Nicosia, as my local friend Alexandros describes it, there are many meat shops and barbers, all within a stone’s
Continue readingSPECIAL REPORT By William J. Furney Bali’s main tourism industry was wiped out by Islamic terrorists’ bombs nearly two decades ago, but those repeated Al Qaeda-inspired attacks on tourists partying
Continue readingBy William J. Furney Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez decided to postpone his trip to the UN General Assembly in New York and head to the Canary Islands, the seven-isle
Continue readingBy William J. Furney The petite, rotund and effervescent Indian doctor standing in front of me is gushing about how much cheaper she is for coronavirus travel tests than the
Continue readingBy William J. Furney In an airy, high-ceilinged room with creepily creaking floorboards in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the scenic capital of the tiny volcanic island that’s part of
Continue readingBy William J. Furney PLAYA DEL INGLES — On a run early this morning on the subtropical island of Gran Canaria, just across a short stretch of sea from the
Continue readingBy William J. Furney LAS PALMAS — The head of a ragtag rebel group in Western Sahara is incandescent with rage. The Mococcan military has launched what he says is
Continue readingBy William J. Furney Garda (Irish police) checkpoints, traffic jammed and snaking back further than the eye can see, everything except places of business selling “essential services” shuttered for over
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