Month: April 2021

Chinese Leader Xi Takes Veiled Swipe at US in Speech at China’s Boao Economic Forum

Chinese leader Xi Jinping took a veiled jab at the United States on April 20 during a speech given at the annual Boao Forum for Asia. Xi’s words immediately drew scrutiny given the communist party’s aggression in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and its lack of good will over calls for transparency over the CCP virus pandemic. “Bossing…


Chinese Leader Xi Draws Scrutiny Over Speech at China’s Boao Economic Forum

Chinese leader Xi Jinping took an unveiled jab at the United States on April 20 during a speech given at the annual Boao Forum for Asia. Xi’s words immediately drew scrutiny given the communist party’s aggression in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and its lack of good will over calls for transparency over the CCP virus pandemic. “Bossing…


Legendary WWII Raid Objects Reunited With the Ship in Darling Harbour

Australian National Maritime Museum has recently acquired historical items relating to Operation Jaywick, an Allied commando raid in Japanese-occupied Singapore in World War II. The articles are now reunited with MV Krait, the original vessel of Operation Jaywick, which is on display at the Museum in Darling Harbour, Sydney. “The objects, a faux Japanese flag, medals and…


Greece Opens to Tourists, Anxious to Move on From Crisis Season

RHODES, Greece—Greece began opening to tourists on April 19 with few bookings but hopes for a better season to help make up for the devastation of the pandemic measures in 2020. On the island of Rhodes, where most visitors come from abroad, hoteliers are scrubbing, polishing, and painting in anticipation of a make-or-break year. “We’re…


HomeBuilder Construction Deadline Extended by 12 Months

Existing applicants for HomeBuilder are being given an extra 12 months to commence construction as new home building has reached its highest levels in 21 years. On April 17, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Housing Minister Michael Sukkar announced an extension of the construction commencement requirement for the HomeBuilder scheme from six to 18 months, meaning…


Border Patrol Finds 149 Illegal Aliens Inside Tractor Trailer in Texas

The U.S. Border Patrol found 149 illegal aliens locked inside a commercial tractor trailer on April 16 at a location near the Texas-Mexico border. The vehicle was being screened at the Interstate Highway 35 north of Laredo, Texas. Border Patrol agents noticed “multiple anomalies” inside the trailer after a non-intrusive scan. Upon opening the sealed…


Parler Says It Will Return to Apple’s App Store Next Week

Parler said on Monday that it plans to make a comeback on the Apple App Store next week after Apple said it has approved several proposed changes that would lead to Parler’s reinstatement. Parler’s anticipated return to the Apple ecosystem comes after months of communication between the two companies, Parler said. As a result, the…


Parler Says It Will Return to Apple App Store Next Week

Parler said on Monday that it plans to make a comeback on the Apple App Store next week after Apple said it has approved several proposed changes that would lead to Parler’s reinstatement. Parler’s anticipated return to the Apple ecosystem comes after months of communication between the two companies, Parler said. As a result, the…


China’s Former Premier Wen Jiabao Gets Censored

China’s former premier Wen Jiabao published an article to memorialize his deceased mother on April 15. However, the essay was censored, possibly because Wen called obscurely for fairness, justice, humanity, and liberty for the country. Wen, now 78, was China’s second-highest official from 2003 to 2013. He said in the article that his life in the…


Australian PM Announces Second Phase of COVID-19 Recovery Plan

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the second phase of the COVID‑19 Economic Recovery Plan, part of the upcoming 2021-2022 treasurer’s budget. In an address to the Business Council of Australia on April 19, Morrison said that the budget would build on the foundations of last year’s economic recovery plan—a plan that saw $98 billion…