Facebook Scraps Trans-Pacific Cable

Facebook Scraps Trans-Pacific Cable

Facebook has scrapped plans to connect California, Taiwan and Hong Kong via a 12,000 kilometer underwater cable, citing tensions between...

After Setback, Spain’s Catalan Separatists Look for Way Forward

After Setback, Spain’s Catalan Separatists Look for Way Forward

Catalonia’s separatist movement suffered a setback this month when a deeply divided European Parliament cleared the way for exiled separatist...

European Regulator Gives Approval to Johnson & Johnson One-Shot Vaccine

European Regulator Gives Approval to Johnson & Johnson One-Shot Vaccine

The European Union’s drug regulator, the Europe Medicines Agency (EMA), has given conditional approval to Johnson & Johnson’s single dose...

‘Megxit’ Splits Britain Along Same Political, Cultural Fault Lines as Brexit

‘Megxit’ Splits Britain Along Same Political, Cultural Fault Lines as Brexit

“The monarchy is above reproach,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confidently declared a year ago. This week, following excoriating allegations...

Spain Calls for UN-brokered Solution to Western Sahara Dispute

Spain Calls for UN-brokered Solution to Western Sahara Dispute

Spain is pushing for a U.N.-brokered solution to the long-running dispute over its former colony, Western Sahara, after a dispute...

Nagorno-Karabakh’s People Rebuild Amid Fragile Peace

Nagorno-Karabakh’s People Rebuild Amid Fragile Peace

The war in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2020 is still very present in the daily lives of its...

AstraZeneca Vaccine Stopped in Denmark After Reports of Blood Clots

AstraZeneca Vaccine Stopped in Denmark After Reports of Blood Clots

Denmark health officials announced Thursday they are suspending the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for 14 days as it...