Peter Hayden

The Canadian government no longer allows new coal mines due to the environmental damage caused by thermal coal. This means that new coal mines are at odds with the sustainable course that Canada has in mind, Canadian Environment…

US inflation rose to 5 percent on an annual basis last month, from 4.2 percent a month earlier. As a result, the average price level for consumers in the United States rose faster than expected. Economists generally assumed…

Japan tends to allow its own population to attend games during the Tokyo Olympics. Japanese media reported no concrete numbers or maximum occupancy rates for stadiums. The government and the organizing committee declined to confirm…

The British health authorities took measures on Tuesday against the further spread of the so-called delta variant of the coronavirus. This mutation first appeared in India and is now increasingly taking hold in the United Kingdom.…

According to the Taliban, Afghans who have worked for foreign armies do not have to fear for their safety. They must show sufficient "repentance", the Muslim extremists say in a statement. The Taliban have killed many interpreters…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is open to foreigners to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. People who are not yet eligible for vaccination in their own country can get one in Russia for a fee. Putin also said…

In 2017, the US Department of Justice secretly seized the phone records of four New York Times reporters. The newspaper reported this on Wednesday (local time). The Trump administration tried to trace the sources of the newspaper's…

In a speech to top officials of his communist party, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for "a credible, sweet and respectful" image of his country to spread in the world. Xi seems to be realizing that the aggressive "wolf warrior"…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a second Chinese corona vaccine for worldwide use. More than three weeks ago, the vaccine from state-owned Sinopharm was found suitable through an emergency procedure. That is now…

Turkish intelligence has arrested a cousin of an Islamic cleric and politician, Fethullah Gülen, in Kenya. The man was taken to Turkey. Turkish state news agency Anadolu reports that he is a member of his uncle's movement, which…