Covid pushed millions worldwide from the middle class to poverty. One man is trying to work his way back.

CARTAGENA, Colombia — Marlon Mendoza, certified Cartagena tour guide, stopped in the shade of a Spanish Colonial balcony and scanned the old slave market for prospects. “#Localcartagenatours. Nobody Does It Better Than the Locals,” his T-shirt promised, although there were hardly any tourists left to look. Hundreds of miles away, AmericanContinue Reading

Joanna Cherry resigns from SNP ruling body

The SNP MP Joanna Cherry has resigned from the party’s national executive committee. She said “a number of factors” had prevented her fulfilling her mandate “to improve transparency and scrutiny”, and “uphold the party’s constitution”. Her decision comes after MP Douglas Chapman stood down from his role as party treasurer citing aContinue Reading

Saudi Arabia To Permit Only Vaccinated Pilgrims To Mecca

Three categories of people would be considered “immunised” — those who have received two doses of the vaccine, those administered a single dose at least 14 days prior, and people who have recovered from the infection. Riyadh:  Saudi authorities said Monday only people immunised against Covid-19 will be allowed toContinue Reading

Thousands protest against Israel’s Netanyahu ahead of vote

Thousands of Israelis established out of doors the reputable house of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, calling for the longtime high minister’s ouster in a very last display of pressure in advance of this week’s parliamentary elections. The weekly protests in opposition to Netanyahu have taken the regionContinue Reading

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with WTO director general

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday spoke over a smartphone with Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the duration of which they mentioned the want for reforms in the WTO to maximise its effectiveness for the future. “l spoke with WTO Director-General Dr. Okonjo-Iweala. We agreedContinue Reading

QUAD leaders to discuss THESE topics in first summit on March 12

The leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue are set to preserve the maiden QUAD summit on Friday (March 12). Leaders from Australia, India, Japan, and the USA could be attending the summit which targets to talk about a whole lot of international problems starting from the COVID-19 pandemic, monetary disaster,Continue Reading