New research reveals that raccoon dogs sold at the Wuhan market in China may have played a pivotal role in the origin of COVID-19.
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XEC: The Next Big Covid Strain? What You Need to Know About This Fast-Spreading Variant
Alarm raised as the new XEC variant sweeps across Europe, with experts closely monitoring its rapid spread and potential impact.
Continue readingHabits We Developed During the Pandemic That Have Stuck With Us
the lasting changes in our daily routines, from home working and Zoom calls to cooking at home and valuing personal space.
Continue readingChina’s ‘Big Silence’ Breaks Right Open
The biggest threat to the Chinese leadership since Tiananmen Square arises from a losing battle with covid, as the rest of the world moves on.
Continue readingIn Tourism-Devastated Bali, and Crowdfunding Your Way Out of Covid
SPECIAL 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 readingAre Mandatory Covid Vaccinations a Violation of Human Rights?
By William J. Furney In France, police are patrolling streetside cafes and asking patrons sipping coffee and wine if they’re vaccinated against covid, and if so, to please show digital
Continue readingA Summer of Hope, and a Winter of Despair
By William J. Furney So far it’s mostly been a typical washout of a summer in England, which should surprise no one living there, but still it does. A few
Continue readingFrau Spiegl Needs Some Help
By William J. Furney I wasn’t so much invited into her apartment as ushered in without much of a choice, or a mask. “Kein problem,” she said, but it could
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