Yes, it works fine if I connect to Basel. Surprisingly, I don't experience speed degradation when connected to Basel.
With the Tracking & Advertisement filter, Fraud filter and the Fake News filter turned on, Axios loads when I am connected to Perfect Privacy servers in the following cities: Chicago, Dallas, New York and Montreal. If I turn on the Child protection filter, Axios cannot find servers when I am connected to those four cities. This makes no sense as Axios is a reputable news site.