Gun epidemic
While in Havana this past February, I made the acquaintance of a man in his mid-fifties, who hailed from the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo and who in 1986 had…
‘Black spider’ letters, Diana divorce: Charles’s biggest scandals
Charles has been a controversial royal over the years, from his affair while married to Princess Diana, and alleged persistent political interference, to occasional gaffes and scandals involving aides. Queen…
An epidemic
The other day in Mexico, I fell into conversation with an older gentleman from Virginia who had recently lost a brother to cancer. Choking up as he recalled how, as…
Conspiracy epidemic, born in US, spreads in Europe
“It’s not a virus, it’s a tool to use power,” says Monique Lustig in the Netherlands, while in Germany, Hellmuth Mendel argues that “Covid is a story invented by an…
Global economy wavers as world comes to standstill amid epidemic
The world is coming to a standstill as the new coronavirus spreads: schools have closed in Japan, rallies are banned in Switzerland and flights are canceled worldwide. That is putting…
China exports plunge on coronavirus epidemic
China’s exports plummeted in the first two months of this year on the back of a coronavirus epidemic that forced businesses to suspend operations, disrupting the world’s supply chains. Exports…
Too fat to fight: Pentagon grapples with obesity epidemic
Forget about the high-tech military challenges from China and Russia, the Pentagon is facing a fast-growing national security threat that could be even trickier to tackle: America's obesity crisis. A…
A looming epidemic
In the era of ever-increasing antibiotic resistance, common diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, genitourinary tract infections etc, are becoming difficult to treat. Bacteria are becoming rapidly resistant to commonly prescribed…
An unsung epidemic
Chronic disease is the biggest epidemic ever faced. Yet, even though it touches almost every family, people are not tuned into this epidemic, as such, nor are the causes fully…
A silent epidemic
Commemorated on Oct 10, this year’s World Mental Health Day focused on ‘psychological first aid’, with an aim to generate awareness about this theme: simple psychosocial interventions that can be…
