Section: The United Kingdom
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Why we are living in JG Ballard’s world
The visionary English novelist’s dystopian imagination, defined by cataclysmic events, quarantines and technological isolation, has never felt so prescient. There are certain writers who, once you’ve read them, forever take possession of some part of your experience of the world. If you’re enduring sustained exposure to a...
Ukraine parliament fails to appoint new finance minister, approve revised budget
Ukraine’s parliament on Monday failed to gather enough votes to approve the appointment of a new finance minister or approve an emergency budget in response to the coronavirus epidemic. …read more Source::...
Ukraine’s ‘railroad ladies’ – in pictures
In Ukraine, the railroad traffic controller profession still exists – and about 80% of workers are women. They spend long shifts in small dedicated buildings beside the tracks. Ukrainian photographer Sasha Maslov shot portraits of female workers of the Ukrainian railway company from all over the country, which are compiled in a photo book...
Russian warplane ‘spying on Nato ships’ MISSING after plunging into Black Sea – report
RUSSIA has lost an Su-27 fighter jet as it was “monitoring Nato warships in the Black Sea”, says a report. A major operation was underway overnight to search for the pilot of the Sukhoi which vanished from radar screens some 30 miles off Feodosia in Crimea. …read more Source::...
Russia’s economy is isolated from the global rout
VLADIMIR PUTIN is no doubt feeling smug. The Russian economy ought to be in crisis, but it is not. Covid-19 is causing a global meltdown. The price of oil has slumped below $30 a barrel, half what it was two months ago. Oil and gas traditionally account for two-thirds of Russian exports. That has sent the rouble sliding. The currency has lost...
Ukraine seeks to unlock IMF aid with bank clean-up law
Bill would stop oligarch Igor Kolomoisky from overturning nationalisation of PrivatBank …read more Source:: Financial...
Ukraine’s missing people amid ongoing conflict
Thousands of people have gone missing since the conflict started in 2014, according to the Red Cross. …read more Source::...
The crisis of the liberal zombie order
Since the attacks of 9/11, progressives have endured a series of profound shocks – but coronavirus looks like a new and more disturbing portent. For the liberal optimism that has been under assault since 11 September, 2001, the coronavirus pandemic is another rattling blow. The late-1990s vision of a world progressing steadily towards global...
Divorce, baby boom, domestic violence: predictions for families in virus lockdowns
Alt Text Baby’s feet UK households asked to go into 14-day lockdown if any members have symptoms In Depth Gabriel Power Wednesday, March 18, 2020 – 12:25pm The UK government is trying to …read more Source:: The...
Ukrainegate: Giuliani’s new campaign against Biden
Donald Trump’s lawyer has new fixers in Kyiv to help revive claims discredited as conspiracy theory …read more Source:: Financial...
