Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan has secured one million COVID-19 vaccine doses for Papua New Guinea, which neighbours Australia to the north, and has been experiencing a severe outbreak. The arrangement was secured after Tehan approached AstraZeneca directly while visiting Europe and the United Kingdom to shore up Australia’s vaccine supplies. The one million doses…
AstraZeneca Agrees to Divert 1 Million Doses to PNG After Australia Talks
Sen. Tim Scott to Deliver Republican Response to Biden’s First Address to Congress
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott will deliver the Republican party’s response to President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress on April 28, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday. “We face serious challenges on multiple fronts but I am as confident as I have ever been in…
Black Lives Matter Protesters Storm Oklahoma Capitol
A group of more than two dozen “Black Lives Matter” protesters interrupted Oklahoma’s House of Representatives on Wednesday to rally against Republican-backed bills, including legislation that protects motorists who inadvertently cause harm to rioters or protesters who put motorists lives at risk. The Oklahoma House of Representatives was momentarily forced to come to a halt…
BLM Protesters Storm Oklahoma Capitol Over GOP-Backed Actions Like Anti-Riot Bill
A group of more than two dozen “Black Lives Matter” protesters interrupted Oklahoma’s House of Representatives on Wednesday to rally against Republican-backed bills, including legislation that protects motorists who inadvertently cause harm to rioters or protesters who put motorists lives at risk. The Oklahoma House of Representatives was momentarily forced to come to a halt…
Arizona Republican Pulls Support for Voting Bill Until Election Audit Over
A single Arizona Republican joined all Democrats in voting against sending a bill, designed to purge inconsistent voters from the popular permanent early voting list, to Gov. Doug Ducey. Republican Sen. Kelly Townsend of Mesa said Thursday that she backs the bill but wants to see the Legislature be far more aggressive in shoring up…
Arizona Republican Pulls Support for Voting Bill, Withholding Vote Until Results of Election Audit
A single Arizona Republican joined all Democrats in voting against sending a bill, designed to purge inconsistent voters from the popular permanent early voting list, to Gov. Doug Ducey. Republican Sen. Kelly Townsend of Mesa said Thursday that she backs the bill but wants to see the Legislature be far more aggressive in shoring up…
Perth Plunged Into Three-Day Lockdown After COVID-19 Outbreak
Metropolitan Perth and the Peel region will go into a three-day lockdown from midnight on Friday after a hotel quarantine outbreak led to community transmission. Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan says the lockdown is a necessary measure after two people, including a man who stayed in the hotel and completed quarantine before flying to…
Australia Will Not Surrender to Beijing: Defence Minister
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has declared that the country will not surrender its sovereignty to appease Beijing following outrage over the cancellation of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreement with Victoria. The comments come after the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson threatened retaliation if Australia did not wind back its decision. “We’re not going…
Australian PM Resists New Climate Target as US, UK, EU Pledge Ambitious Emission Cuts
April 23, 2021
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is betting on hydrogen technology as the way forward to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, rather than setting new climate targets like fellow industrialised nations. On Thursday, the Leaders’ Summit on Climate was held online and chaired by U.S. President Joe Biden. Prime Minister Morrison told the summit that Australia was…
Editor-in-Chief of Estonian Newspaper Apologizes for Running CCP Propaganda on Xinjiang
Martin Šmutov, the editor-in-chief of evening newspaper Õhtuleht, one of the most influential media outlets in Estonia, has made an open apology for publishing propaganda after it agreed to print an article on Xinjiang by China’s Ambassador to Estonia Li Chao. On April 15, Õhtuleht carried a full page of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda in its…
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