The closure of the Eastern Tibetan border forces the Pyle brothers to travel by plane, reconnecting with their bikes in Shangri-La. From here, they head to Guizhou Province. …

The Western Australian (WA) Labor government has pledged $662 million (US$465.2 million) to attract new industries and create new local jobs in the southwestern town of Collie to help the region’s 1,200 coal workers transition to new roles and secure a future for the town. This comes after the government announced on Tuesday that all state-owned…

Western Australia (WA) has announced that all state-owned coal-fired power stations in WA will be retired by 2030 due to the large-scale uptake of rooftop solar across the state. The 340-megawatt power station in the southwestern town of Collie will shut its doors in late 2027, while the nearby 854-megawatt Muja complex will see a…

AVENEL, N.J.—The familiar sights and sounds are still there: the scuffed and faded floor tiles, the relentless beige-on-beige color scheme, the toddlers’ clothes and refrigerators, and pretty much everything in between. There’s even a canned recording that begins, “Attention, Kmart shoppers”—except it’s to remind folks about COVID-19 precautions, not to alert them to a flash…

BUENA PARK, Calif.—Knott’s Berry Farm will temporarily shut down its landmark roller coaster, the Montezooma’s Revenge, on Feb. 7 for major renovations until 2023. “Be sure to catch your last ride before this weekend is over,” the theme park announced on Facebook on Feb. 1. The historic roller-coaster—the first flywheel launched coaster in the world,…

British MPs must have a vote in Parliament to approve any future school closures following the “disaster” of Covid-19 lockdowns, a senior Tory has said. Halfon is introducing a Bill aiming to redefine schools as ‘essential infrastructure’ to protect millions of pupils from future shutdowns. Robert Halfon, chairman of the Commons Education Committee, said closures…

LOS ANGELES—A portion of MacArthur Park will close at 10:30 p.m. Oct. 15 for “much-needed deferred maintenance,” which will require the relocation of some homeless who have lived there during the pandemic. Los Angeles spokesman Conroado TerrazasCross told The Epoch Times there were 10 tents at the park occupied by the homeless as of Thursday….

When schools in England were closed during lockdowns, 4 out of 10 children didn’t receive the minimum teaching as set out in the government’s own benchmarks for remote learning time, according to a new report. The report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), published on Sept. 6, comes as pupils return to school in…

Twitter has announced it is closing its two biggest offices in New York City and San Francisco, which reopened just two weeks ago, citing concerns about the dynamics of the pandemic. “After careful consideration of the CDC’s updated guidelines, and in light of current conditions, Twitter has made the decision to close our opened offices…

PARIS—The Eiffel Tower reopened on Friday after an eight-month shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, its longest closure since World War Two. As a countdown clock at the foot of the tower turned to zero, there were cheers and applause from visitors queuing to get in, a brass band started playing and people starting filing…