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Showing Little Contrition, David Cameron Faces U.K. Parliament in Lobbying Scandal
The former prime minister’s frenetic work for a failing finance company cast a harsh glare on both his character and ethics in British public life.
Former Prime Minister David Cameron outside his home in London on Thursday.Credit.Tolga Akmen/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
May 13, 2021Updated 2:01 p.m. ET
LONDON Not many former British prime ministers adapt easily to life after 10 Downing Street or gain the respect afforded to some ex-leaders around the world.
But few have fallen as far and as fast as David Cameron, who on Thursday made his first public appearance since a lobbying scandal cast a harsh light on his character and judgment, as well as the shifting morals of British public life.
Diaspora turns Covid warriors for Indians back home
Prasun Sonwalkar Filed on May 13, 2021
A health worker brings an oxygen cylinder on a wheelchair at the BKC jumbo field hospital in Mumbai. AP
Call it long-distance nationalism or an emotional pull of the homeland, diaspora communities from the Indian sub-continent have been leveraging social media for relief efforts during the crisis back home
It has now become a familiar way of seeking emergency help, not calling the usual phone numbers for ambulance and medical support but using social media. ‘A’ tweets details of Covid patient B in New Delhi, who is desperate for oxygen or hospital bed; C retweets it, and, in many cases as help arrives, ‘A’ thanks everyone and deletes the original tweet. The only difference in accessing such help from previous times is that ‘A’ is in Guwahati, ‘C’ is in Manchester and they may not always know ‘B’, or each other. Across continents, online Covid warriors ha
Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics
By MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press May 12, 2021 5:09am Text size Copy shortlink:
GENEVA A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted guaranteed rights of access in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks, a contentious idea that would give