Venezuela has said that its air and navy forces will escort Iranian oil tankers arriving with much-needed fuel after Tehran warned of ‘consequences’ if the US tried to intercept the ships. The tankers are carrying around 1.5 million barrels of fuel to the Latin American nation as it faces an acute scarcity of gasoline as the country … Read more
While lockdown still prohibits us from holidaying beyond our own four walls, there’s nothing to stop us dreaming about the incredible places we’ll travel to once it’s safe to do so – and lots of people across the globe have been using Airbnb to do just that. And they have excellent taste. The global renting … Read more
China has accused the US of inciting other countries to demand compensation over coronavirus as an economic blame-game over the pandemic escalated today. Beijing vehemently pushed back against suggestions that it should bear financial responsibility for unleashing a virus which has forced countries into lockdown and wiped trillions of dollars off the world economy. Instead, … Read more
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China poses a risk to ‘freedom-loving countries and democracies’ with its global expansion drive in his latest blast against the Communist superpower. Pompeo said China had backed out of promises not to send warships to the South China Sea and ‘diminished’ the One Country, Two Systems policy in Hong … Read more
BIOGRAPHY HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD by Robert Kolker (Quercus £20, 400 pp) Don and Mimi Galvin appeared to have the perfect all-American family: ten handsome boys followed by two pretty girls, all born in a textbook baby boomer arc between 1945 and 1965. The Catholic couple’s large, modern house, on Hidden Valley Road, was close to … Read more
The Most Dangerous Man In America by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis is a suitably head-spinning account of LSD High Priest Dr Timothy Leary By Francis Wheen Published: 22:14 BST, 9 May 2020 | Updated: 01:11 BST, 10 May 2020 The Most Dangerous Man In America Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis … Read more
The United States has recorded its deadliest 24 hours after more than 2,900 people died from coronavirus as America loosens its lockdown restrictions, according to data published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Within the last two weeks, several states have started reopening their stores, restaurants, malls, museums and libraries despite the US reporting more than … Read more
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame celebrated its one-year anniversary over the weekend, which lead directors Anthony and Joe Russo to share some rare behind-the-scenes footage. The Russo Brothers took to their Twitter account on Monday, to share a short behind-the-scenes clip featuring Chris Evans as an ‘elderly’ Captain America. If you still have somehow not seen … Read more
Coronavirus cases in the United States steadily near one million as the total number of deaths is just below the White House’s ‘best case scenario’ projection of 60,000. On Sunday, the number of Americans infected with the deadly COVID-19 soared to 987,590 confirmed cases. This is up 27,446 cases from Saturday in a continuous surge … Read more
A Chinese newspaper has slammed America’s handling of the coronavirus crisis and compared the US to ‘a primitive society’ in a recent opinion article. Beijing’s state media Global Times claimed that the US is ‘no match for China in terms of anti-epidemic organization and mobilization’ in a column published on Sunday. The startling comment was … Read more