by Barry Moody | 4 Aug 2020 | Europe, Health and Wellness
Italy is all chaos, while Britain epitomises civility, right? Think twice, because COVID-19 has helped to turn clichés upside down. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in London, 4 February 2020 (Chris J...
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by Barry Moody | 15 May 2020 | Health and Wellness
A sense of exceptionalism served Britain well in world wars, but COVID-19 has exposed the dangers of going it alone. By Barry Moody I spent two weeks of the virus lockdown self-isolating in Crystal Palace, perched on a hill on the southern fringes of London, with one...
by Barry Moody | 24 Mar 2020 | Europe, Health and Wellness
Italy is now the global epicentre of the coronavirus disease, which has killed more Italians than Chinese. A political newcomer is leading Italy’s fight. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during a European Council meeting held by video conference, Rome,...
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by Barry Moody | 24 Feb 2020 | Europe
By Barry Moody Italy has unexpectedly done better than some other European countries, including Britain, in resisting the march of right-wing populism, but politicians’ egos are still obstructing the strong government an ailing economy desperately needs. The current...
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by Barry Moody | 11 Oct 2019 | Africa, Human Rights
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who made peace last year with Eritrea and has spurred change in Africa, has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Below is an article that News-Decoder correspondent Barry Moody wrote last year for the African News Agency and which...
