The UK government using Covid-19 as an excuse to ban demonstrations outside the trial of people accused of toppling the statue of slave-trafficker Edward Colston.

Of course, people must take precautions against transmitting Covid-19 whenever they come near strangers, and that includes when protesting. They must wear masks all the time while there, and stay two meters apart. As long as they do so, they must be allowed to protest.

Protesting is more than a human right, it is a crucial aspect of democracy.

*Ugandan court rules Bobi Wine house arrest illegal.*

The world's big ice sheets are melting faster and faster. The melting is following the IPCC worst-case scenario. Will humanity ignore this fire alarm?

President AMLO told Mexico that the end of Covid-19 was at hand, then caught it himself.

I have an impression that AMLO like the square root of Trump. Nowhere near as bad, but with some of the same bad tendencies.

The US should realize that North Korea will not agree to nuclear disarmament no matter what the US might offer.