Month: April 2021

Macron Says Nations Must ‘Define Red Lines’ With Russia

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron says that while dialogue with Russia is essential, “clear red lines” carrying possible sanctions must also be drawn with Moscow over Ukraine. Referring to a recent buildup of Russian troops on Ukraine’s border, Macron said in an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, “We will never accept new military operations on…


Advocates for School Reopening Speak Out as Adverse Consequences of Remote Learning On the Rise

The largest school district in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has been taking a step-by-step approach to reopen the K-12 schools. In a message released earlier this week, superintendent Dr. William R. Hite provided a detailed plan for the rollout of the Hybrid Learning Plan Phase III. For Phase III, all students grades 6-9 who have…


Australia-Nz Travel Bubble Opens, Singapore May Be the Next

The Trans-Tasman travel bubble has opened on Sunday night, with the first flight from Sydney to Auckland taking off around 7 a.m. on Monday. After over one year’s tight border restrictions, all residents in Australia and New Zealand, including foreign nationals, can now travel to the other country without quarantine, as long as they meet…


New Defence Minister Overturns Decision to Strip Afghan Veterans of Medals

Newly appointed Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has overturned a decision to strip 3,000 soldiers of their citations after their service in Afghanistan. Last year, Chief of Defence Angus Campbell recommended the Meritorious Unit Citation be revoked for the Special Operations Task Group as a “collective punishment” after the release of a report that revealed…


Monday, April 19, 2021: Epoch Sudoku

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


Monday, April 19, 2021: Epoch Crossword

‘Scoundrel’, ‘Lunatic’, ‘Pacific nation’, ‘Seventh-century date’, ‘Studier of centenarians’, ‘Chestnut coat’, ‘Ice cream parlor order’, ‘911 respondent’, ‘Whistle blower’, ‘Ceremonial celebration’, ‘Advantageous aspect’, and ‘Sumptuous’ are some of the clues in this crossword puzzle from the April 19, 2021 edition of The Epoch Times newspaper.


CCP Targets Hong Kong Epoch Times Out of Fear, Says Novelist and Translator of ‘Wild Swans’

The Epoch Times is one of the main targets of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong because it makes the CCP afraid, a Chinese novelist has said. Pu Zhang, writer, and novelist from Chengdu, China, is the Chinese translator of the award-winning autobiography “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China,” and the younger brother of…


CCP Targets Hong Kong Epoch Times Out of Fear: Author and Translator of Wild Swans

The Epoch Times is one of the main targets of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong because it makes the CCP afraid, a Chinese author has said. Pu Zhang, writer, and novelist from Chengdu, China, is the Chinese translator of the award-winning autobiography “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China,” and the younger brother…


National Cabinet Meets To Discuss Vaccine Rollout

The meeting of the National Cabinet will aim to get the nation’s vaccine program back on track and discuss ways to ease international border restrictions, perhaps later in the year. One route in and out of the country has already eased, after restrictions on two-way travel between Australia and New Zealand were loosened on Sunday…


Repealing Trump’s SALT Cap Deemed Unpopular as It Benefits Rich

WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to eliminate the cap on federal tax deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) but many argue that such a move would massively favor the rich. For decades, the ability to deduct SALT has been an important tax break for taxpayers who itemize deductions on their federal income tax returns. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act…