July 2021

Nepal celebrates Dhan Diwas on 15 Asar, a very important agricultural festival for the country. As farmers in the Kathmandu Valley were photographed planting saplings, playing in the mud, singing and dancing, far from Kathmandu, farmers…

Disgusted by the title EDITOR: Actions have their consequences. I read with horror the title of the Argus Courier "City Council ousts So-called Racists" (July 15, 2021). The words slander, slander, libel and libel were my first…

SYDNEY, July 22 (Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into local units of Amazon.com Inc, (AMZN.O) eBay Inc (EBAY.O) and other online marketplaces for ensure fairness in a sector where sales…

Delta surges, alpha remains a concern. Gamma is less transmissible, while beta is more contagious. A few weeks ago, scientists were worried epsilon, which is potentially able to escape vaccine antibodies; Texas saw its first…

Every day at noon, cannons fire from the 16th century Salvation Battery overlooking Fort St Angelo and the Grand Harbor of Valletta. Once the muffled noises have subsided, Vera Lynn's sentimental melodies crackle from the speakers and…

If Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wanted his region to secede, what would he be told? (Photo: Carla Speight / Getty Images)The United Kingdom became a united state in 1800 with the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland…

The Milwaukee Bucks are NBA champions for the first time in 50 years after beating the Phoenix Suns 105-98. Giannis Antetokounmpo was named MVP of the final and closed his season with one of the most memorable performances in NBA Finals…

A fairy tale wrapped in a fairy tale: this is the summer exhibition Gustave Moreau: The Fables at Waddesdon Manor. The convergence of fantasies is perfect: the resplendent watercolors and gems of the French artist of animals endowed…

Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) easily outperforms other FANG stocks in 2021. Alphabet stock is up 42% from the 23.35% return of Facebook, Inc. (FB), Amazon .com, Inc. (AMZN) 8.99% and -1.56% for Netflix, Inc. (NFLX).…

Postponed from last summer due to the global pandemic, the Olympics beset by controversial for months now, will march (for now) and open in Tokyo on July 23 (perhaps, however, with no fans present). The Games feel…