Even as one story dominates, the news cycle is not dormant

There has been plenty happening in the past few days, some with the potential to have a longer-lasting impact on the world than Archie’s chicken coop, writes David Harding

While many turned their gaze to a cozy chat in Santa Barbara, China was being accused of ‘trying to destroy’ its Uighur population (AFP via Getty)

Every now and then one story dominates the news so much there’s no room for anything else.

So it is with Meghan and Harry. One newspaper even devoted 25 pages to the subject. Novels have been shorter.

That leaves little space for anything else, as if there are no other stories happening in the world. But there has been plenty happening in the past few days, some with the potential to have a longer-lasting impact on the world than Archie’s chicken coop.