Hungary Moves to End Rule by Decree, but Orban’s Powers May Stay
BUDAPEST — Long before Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary was granted the power to rule by decree to combat the outbreak of the coronavirus,...
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Hungary Outlaws Changing Gender on Documents After Birth
Yet with migration fading as a potent issue, and with the world struggling to manage the coronavirus pandemic, Mr. Orban’s government has shifted its focus...
Donald Trump Doesn’t Want Authority
For the last four years two Western political figures have loomed particularly large in the imaginations of anxious liberals. The first is Donald Trump, notionally...
Poland and Hungary Use Coronavirus to Punish Opposition
BRUSSELS — Authoritarian-minded leaders around the world have used the coronavirus emergency to consolidate power. In Europe, the governments of Poland and Hungary have done...
Prophet TB Joshua: Hardship virus more dangerous than coronavirus
Prominent Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has again waded into the contentious issue of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, calling on world leaders to reopen the economy....
WHO: Coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa soar
The World Health Organization reported Friday that COVID-19 cases in Africa have increased 51 percent and deaths have jumped 60 percent. Speaking at a conference...
South Africa: US decision to suspend funding for WHO ‘regrettable’
South Africa on Thursday expressed concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO). “The South African government...
WFP: Medical supplies airlifted to Ethiopia for distribution in Africa
Pure Cycles A first “solidarity flight” of medical supplies from the World Health Organization (WHO) landed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Tuesday for distribution in...
The Wisconsin Primary Shows That Democracy Is in Trouble
If you aren’t terrified both by Covid-19 and by its economic consequences, you haven’t been paying attention. Even though social distancing may be slowing the...
Autocrats’ Dilemma: You Can’t Arrest a Virus
CAIRO — When the virus hit, the strongmen hit back as they know best. For Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, that meant deploying chemical warfare...