Tag Archives: News

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Georgina Godwin and the weekend’s top stories. Plus: Charles Hecker on the weekend’s international newspapers, Andrew Mueller on what we learned this week and Monocle editor-in-chief Andrew Tuck’s Saturday column.

Morning News: Olympic Skating Scandal, Smart Headlights, Pandemic

Russian skater Kamila Valieva was still allowed to compete despite testing positive for a banned substance before the Olympic games. She was a heavy favorite for the gold – but ended up coming in fourth place yesterday. 

What does this say about the integrity of the Olympic games — and what does it mean for the future of figure skating?

  • Plus, smart headlights coming to U.S. cars could make American roads safer.
  • And, how the pandemic is giving us economic lessons in real time.

Guests: The Washington Post’s figure skating analyst Robert Samuels and Axios’ Joann Muller and Emily Peck.

Morning News: Russia & Ukraine Media, EU-Africa Summit, South Korea

We take a look at how Russian media outlets are portraying the Ukraine crisis. Plus: the EU-African Union summit kicks off in Brussels, South Korea’s forthcoming presidential elections and the latest urbanism stories.