Another year. And the beginning of the third year of living with the blight of Covid which still dominates daily news stories.
April 2022
Free media in Hong Kong almost completely dismantled – report Guardian
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for more than $40bn Guardian
Ukraine’s President Zelensky to BBC: Blood money being paid for Russian oil BBC
Forty years after the Malvinas war, Britain still acts as if the dispute is settled. It isn’t Guardian
The war makes China uncomfortable. European leaders don’t care The Economist
Why Qatar is done with saying sorry for human rights and equality issues Guardian
Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas HRW
‘This is inhumane’: the cost of zero Covid in Shanghai Guardian
March 2022
Shane Warne state memorial service – in pictures Guardian
China at a COVID Tipping Point Medriva
John Mearsheimer on why the West is principally responsible for the Ukrainian crisis Economist
Roman Abramovich and Chelsea symbolise the rotten state of football The Guardian
Shouldn’t someone in football also care about the war in Yemen just a little? The Guardian
Don’t embrace Saudi Arabia and the UAE because of the Ukraine crisis The Hill
Is Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Haunted? Aviation for aviators
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Economist
February 2022
What Prince Andrew’s settlement says about wealth and accountability Washington Post
‘Flawed’ U.S. Falls Down List of World’s Most Democratic Countries Bloomberg
New Zealand authorities deploy Barry Manilow against Covid protesters Guardian
How Russia’s neighbours are turning against Putin New Statesman
Russia’s choices and the prospect of war in Ukraine IISS
South-East Asia’s tourism industry is hobbled by uncertainty Economist
US Covid death toll surpasses 900,000 Guardian
Closed China: why Xi Jinping is sticking with his zero-Covid policy FT
Northern Pacific CEO sees 757 service launch this year RunwayGirlNetwork
The Assault on Apple Daily Bloomberg
Warning against traveling to Thailand Scandasia
One by One, My Friends Were Sent to the Camps The Atlantic
January 2022
As Rival Factions Gain Traction, Xi Seeks to Secure Support from the Military The Jamestown Foundation
The triumph of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine Economist
How to kill a god: the myth of Captain Cook shows how the heroes of empire will fall Guardian
Emirates 777 close call The Air Current