Month: April 2021

Pandemic Prompts Lifestyle Changes, Survey Finds

The pandemic and measures to prevent its spread have made Canadians change their lifestyle—some for the better, and some for the worse. But according to a recent Dalhousie University survey, health in general has declined. “Canadians are just not healthy. Canada is much heavier now than 14 months ago, I can tell you that. That…


China’s Digital Yuan Will Not Topple the Dollar, SEC Official Says

LONDON—China’s planned digital yuan will not dethrone the dollar, a top Securities and Exchange Commission official said on Thursday, citing the growth of so-called stablecoins backed by the greenback. The world’s biggest central banks, including the People’s Bank of China and U.S. Federal Reserve, are stepping up work on issuing digital cash, eyeing improvements to…


Friday, April 30, 2021: Epoch Sudoku

Hard Some benefits of playing Sudoku may include reducing anxiety and stress, and improving concentration, problem-solving skills, logical thinking, and memory.


Friday, April 30, 2021: Epoch Crossword

‘Floodgate’, ‘Image maker’, ‘A Chaplin’, ‘Zen enlightenment’, ‘Norse war god’, ‘Bathrooms, in Britain’, ‘Bigwigs’, ‘Broadcasting’, ‘Photographer’s stand’, ‘Hackneyed’, and ‘BBQ side’ are some of the clues in this crossword puzzle from the April 30, 2021 edition of The Epoch Times newspaper.


Shorten Calls on PM to Address Child Accessible Pornography, Following ‘Evil’ Social Media Statement

Former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has said that Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s message about social media being used by the “evil one” should be directed to address the insidious issue of child-accessible pornography. In a Christian conference, Morrison warned that social media is facilitating the spread of identity politics, saying it is being used by…


Bill Shorten Believes PM’s Statement on ‘Evil’ Social Media Should Be Channeled Into Addressing Child Accessible Pornography

Former Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has said that Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s message about social media being used by the “evil one” should be directed to address the insidious issue of child-accessible pornography. In a Christian conference, Morrison warned that social media is facilitating the spread of identity politics, saying it is being used by…


Speaker Pelosi: ‘We Cannot Require Someone to Be Vaccinated’ Against CCP Virus

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that she can’t call for the members of Congress to get vaccinated against the CCP virus. Pelosi was asked on April 29 why lawmakers weren’t required to get a COVID-19 vaccine before attending President Joe Biden’s joint address to congress the day before in the House Chamber. “We are…


New York City Lost Billions in Tourism Due to Pandemic, Report Shows

New York City suffered a massive loss in tourism revenue during the CCP virus pandemic but is set to invest $30 million in a campaign to get visitors back as the city reopens. A report by New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Wednesday showed that only 22.3 million people visited the city in 2020 compared…


Former Chinese Executive Witnesses Shocking Uyghur Treatment in ‘War Torn’ Xinjiang

A former Chinese executive says she was “horrified” by what she witnessed during a business trip to China’s southern Xinjiang region in 2017, describing the entire locale as a “super concentration camp” for its Uyghur residents. The experience shattered not only her musings of using the trip to enjoy the region’s happy blue skies, “tasty…


California Mayors Seek $20 Billion for Homeless Funding

LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti joined a coalition of mayors from California’s 13 largest cities April 29 in calling on state officials to provide cities with $20 billion over five years to address the statewide homeless crisis. “This is the biggest crisis in California. We see it on our underpasses and overpasses, we see it under…