Monocle 24: Midori House

The EU’s vaccine supply debacle continues. Plus: a letter from NYC on the joys of using less technology and an ode to the cassette tape.

Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, faces another allegation in a growing misconduct scandal. Plus: the UK’s relationship with its monarchy and the power of public service announcements.

Jury selection in the trial of the police officer charged with the death of George Floyd gets underway in Minneapolis. Plus: Canada’s push for economic gender equality and should domestic flights be tax free?

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has his corruption conviction annulled by Brazil’s Supreme Court. Plus: the future of Olympic bids and the art of the interview question.

Today marks the beginning of the end of the UK lockdown; we unpack the aftermath of the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle interview; and good news for print media as ‘Le Monde’ reports an increase in sales. With Carlota Rebelo, Andrew Tuck and Fernando Augusto Pacheco.

Italy blocks AstraZeneca and a check in with our New York correspondent as he itches to get his dancing shoes back on. Plus: “mystery” flights in Australia.

Why is 4 March a potent date for right-wing conspiracy theorists in the US? Plus: an American foray for ‘Al Jazeera’ into conservative rolling news; and the joy of Europe’s national song contests.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken lays out his US foreign policy ambitions. Plus: Australia’s theatres reopen and why a once-flagging reality TV format has captured imaginations in Brazil.

Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy is convicted of corruption. Plus: New York’s mayoral race and why Canada’s national mail carrier is sending a blank postcard to every household.

Why Chile’s coronavirus vaccination programme is one of the most successful in the world. Plus: Edinburgh’s historic George Street becomes pedestrianised and we discuss the Golden Globe awards.

Former UK prime minister Tony Blair speaks to Monocle about how Europe can clear a path out of the pandemic. Plus: a new platform in Japan to report loud neighbours and a letter from New York City.

Can diplomacy bring Myanmar’s military coup to an end? Plus: why some of Joe Biden’s cabinet nominees are struggling to secure confirmation and the world’s first port for flying electric vehicles takes shape in the UK.

The UN launches a security review after the death of Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday. Plus: Joe Biden meets Justin Trudeau, and Austria’s sleek new night trains.

Hearings into the violence on Capitol Hill in January begin in the US Senate. Plus: Canada’s search for a new figurehead and the long goodbye to England’s lockdown is set in motion.

The next steps to ease the UK’s lockdown, why thousands of residents of Hong Kong might want to relocate and the 100th anniversary of Brazil’s ‘Folha de Sao Paulo’ newspaper.

Seiko Hashimoto becomes the new head of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Plus: press freedom in Hong Kong, a letter from New York and Ted Cruz’s holiday.

Facebook blocks its news feeds in Australia. Plus: Rush Limbaugh’s influence on political discourse in the US and how to lure shoppers back to our high streets.

Joe Biden discusses his agenda at a town-hall event in Wisconsin. Plus: should Switzerland’s lockdown be eased and why Helsinki is launching its own art biennial.

An independent commission is to be established in the US to investigate the violence by Donald Trump’s supporters on Capitol Hill. Plus: protests continue in Haiti and the rising fortunes of Disney+.

The UK’s hotel quarantine begins today. Could the collapse of big retailers lead to a repurposing of high street buildings? And a box-office hit in China. With Carlota Rebelo, Andrew Tuck and Fernando Augusto Pacheco.