India: Toll On Children’s Minds From Lockdown
Just about two weeks back I was coincidentally confronted with the most contrasting situation in a market. On the one hand a crowd of people jostling in front of a [...]
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05, 2021
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02, 2021
“Why I Will Be Getting Jabbed”
I took some persuading, and I’ll be off to the health-centre with fingers crossed that I don’t drop dead or, in five years time, sprout tusks, but on Tuesday, at [...]
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12, 2020
Bleak Midwinter
OPINION Opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect the views of AltNewsMedia. However AltNewsMedia is determined to give a voice and a platform to those otherwise denied. By Mandy Baldwin 8.30 [...]
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12, 2020
Sherlock Holmes And The Flu That Didn’t Appear!
'The dog that didn't bark' is an expression from a Sherlock Holmes mystery called "Silver Blaze" It was an important clue that led to identifying the killer. It was deduced [...]
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12, 2020
5 Simple Questions For The COVID Vaccinators!
Well, the good news is that the UK is the first country in the world to give regulatory approval for the Pfizer Biotech vaccine to counter Covid to be rolled [...]
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11, 2020
A Tale Of Two Winstons
Let me spell out two contrasting visions for how we can deal with the Covid19 response from Government. They both involve a Winston. At the very end of George Orwell's [...]
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11, 2020
The Boris Concerto
One of the most critically acclaimed cartoon shorts of all-time is a 1947 Tom and Jerry masterpiece called 'The Cat Concerto'. It went on to subsequently win an Oscar at [...]
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11, 2020
India: Ramdev’s Pricing of Covid Immunity Booster
Baba Ramdev has done a great job by quickly identifying the important herbs for the COVID-19. He wasted no time coming out with CORONIL, Ayurvedic preparation, which is selling like [...]
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10, 2020
India: Amitabh Bachchan Covid Message Is No Longer Music To Our Ears
Sometimes it makes one wonder if people are really “listening” to COVID pre-call message that comes every time we make a call. Whatever the number of people this writer has [...]
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10, 2020
Time Indeed For A Real Change
Opinion from Grandpa1940 Time for a change! As this writer looks forward gloomily to a semi-permanent time when I am summarily deprived of any meaningful contact with my grandchildren, I [...]