This is an extraordinarily significant time in several ways. Virtually everyone knows about Covid-19. However, that’s not the only thing going on. And, for some, the recent non-pandemic news is not all bad. Europe and Asia On December 13, … [Read more...]
October 29, 2020 — Two Weeks in History
While America’s eyes have been laser focused on its 2020 national election campaign, significant events have occurred elsewhere. Look what has happened the last couple of weeks of October. Middle East On October 23rd, Sudan became the third … [Read more...]
August 18, 2020 — Britain’s Current Troubles
On May 7, 2020, CNN posted an article with the headline, “The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in 300 years”. CNN stated a recent forecast from the Bank of England indicated it could happen. “The central bank said Thursday that the … [Read more...]
September 4, 2019 — More Brexit Drama
The decision of the UK to leave the EU has already cost the job of two prime ministers in roughly 3 years, David Cameron and Theresa May. And mere days after Boris Johnson became number three, his tenure as UK’s prime minister was already in … [Read more...]
July 21, 2019 — Nasty Weather
July 21, 2019 — Nasty Weather Weather.com meteorologists reported on the 30th of June 2019 that, “A heat wave has set new all-time June record highs in eight European nations and an all-time record high in France.” The previous record for … [Read more...]
June 02, 2019 – EU Parliamentary Elections
A total of 28 countries across the European Union went to the polls on Sunday May 26th. Both strong pro-Europe and nationalist parties made gains while the traditional center-left and center right parties saw their numbers drop again. What … [Read more...]
May 24, 2019 — Dead Sea Going?
In late April 2019 a very interesting documentary, "Saving the Dead Sea " aired on PBS’s NOVA, a long running American TV science series. (It can be rented from Apple's iTunes, as part of a NOVA package, or as an individual program from Amazon’s … [Read more...]
April 12, 2019 — Israel
April, this year, is a significant time for the modern-day nation of Israel. As widely reported by the media, Israel’s national elections were held on April 9, 2019. The Likud party won; and most expect her to-the-right leader, Prime Minister … [Read more...]
March 22, 2019 — Brexit or Brake It Part Three
The sand in the Brexit hour glass has almost run out. Or has it? A couple of years ago, UK’s parliament quickly agreed to invoke Article 50 for her to leave the EU. However, as has been said before, “the devil is in the details”. Many in both the … [Read more...]
February 01, 2019 — Valentine’s Day
Did you know that in America more cards will be bought for Valentine’s Day, February the 14th, than for any other holiday except for Christmas? And, were you aware it began as a time to honor a religious figure? Well, it did. Holiday … [Read more...]
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