Swiss to ban foreign trophy hunters from killing Alpine ibex
August 28, 2020
A Swiss region that has faced heavy criticism for allowing wealthy foreigners to pay large sums to shoot protected
Category: Commentary
In Sweden, God is a woman
August 28, 2020
In the Protestant Lutheran Church of Sweden, which has 5.8 million members in a country of 10.3 million and where ministers hold the title of priest, “women are here to stay.”
Melania Trump brings compassion on pandemic, immigrants at Republican convention
August 26, 2020
Melania Trump put a kinder, gentler sheen on Donald Trump’s reelection campaign with a star turn at the Republican convention Tuesday where she broke ranks to speak compassionately about coronavirus victims and recalled her own immigrant story in an appeal for racial harmony.
‘Dear Lionel’: Australian team tries to entice Messi Down Under
August 26, 2020
Footballing minnows Adelaide United issued a long-shot bid to entice superstar Lionel Messi to join its ranks Wednesday, touting the remote South Australian city as a coronavirus safehaven for playing and raising his family.
Even Usain Bolt Can’t Outrun COVID-19
August 25, 2020
As fast as he may be, the worlds fastest athlete Usain Bolt, was unable to outrun COVID-19.
Austria’s ‘Ibiza of the Alps’ bans apres-ski partying
August 21, 2020
Apres-ski partying will be curbed in a ski resort in Austria that became one of Europe’s coronavirus hotspots early in the pandemic, authorities said.
How to get a discount with the Eat Out to Help Out scheme
August 20, 2020
For the month of August diners are entitled to a 50 per cent discount when they eat in at restaurants that are registered with the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme.
Top 6 social networking companies breaking the COVID ice
August 20, 2020
As anti-pandemic measures put a cramp in many people’s personal lives, social networking products are helping people to stay sane and are differentiating themselves and finding their own gaps to fill and own.
Show goes on for French holidays in summer like no other
August 17, 2020
French resorts and holiday destinations are buzzing at the height of the season despite the pandemic but, with foreigners staying away and the shadow of the coronavirus looming large, this is no ordinary summer.
UK sees ‘post-lockdown mini-boom’ in housing: study
August 17, 2020
Britain saw the highest number of monthly housing sales agreed in more than a decade in July as coronavirus restrictions were eased, according to research published Monday.