Opinion

How concerned should we be about the latest Covid variants?

Every time I think about COVID-19, I cannot help but relive the memories and trauma of the early, pre-vaccine days of the pandemic, when we were all living under the fear of infection.As the world continues to try to consign the threat and bad memories of the virus to the pages of the history books,...

Opinion

Has humanity missed its chance to deal with global warming?

No matter how hard one tries, one cannot escape news of the Earth’s changing climate, as we now live in a more polluted world and a hotter planet for all living species. Last week, record-breaking temperatures were registered globally, according to data from the US National Centers for Environ...

Opinion

UK’s Labour Party risks losing votes promising to make Brexit work

Many people in Britain cannot wait to see the back of the current government and the end of Conservative Party rule, which has lasted for 13 years so far and has largely been characterized by austerity policies that damaged society and the economy, the historic 2016 referendum on leaving the EU, and...

Opinion

Climate scientists make their case but will the world listen?

The news that humanity will be pushed out of its so-called climate niche, in which our world has flourished, progressed and developed for millennia, is too alarming for policymakers everywhere to simply gloss over. It cannot be blamed on excessive scientific reading and analysis of data or simply di...