Month: April 2021

Video: Live Q&A: Epoch Times Hong Kong Attacked, Global Lawmakers Respond; Trump on Supreme Court Packing

A group of men armed with sledgehammers and a knife forced their way into the Epoch Times printing facilities in Hong Kong and destroyed equipment needed to print the newspaper. After the incident, global lawmakers responded to condemn what is believed to be actions carried out on behalf of the Chinese government. In this live…


UK PM Rejects Opposition Call for Parliamentary Inquiry on Greensill Lobbying Row

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected the opposition’s call for a parliamentary inquiry into former Prime Minister David Cameron’s lobbying on behalf of finance company Greensill Capital. Recent media reports revealed that Cameron personally contacted ministers on behalf of Greensill via text and email. Cameron insisted he did not break any rules but accepted…


142 Fully Vaccinated People in Houston Test Positive for COVID-19

More than 140 people in Houston have tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks after being fully vaccinated against the virus that causes it.


Elderly Show Similar Antibody Response to 1st Dose of AstraZeneca, Pfizer COVID-19 Shots: UK Study

LONDON—The first study to directly compare immune reactions between Pfizer’s and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines found strong and broadly similar antibody responses in over-80-year-olds after a first dose of either shot, scientists said on Wednesday. The UK study also found that a critical component of the immune system known as T cells showed a more enhanced…


Denmark Totally Bans AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Reports of Blood Clots

Denmark became the first country in Europe to totally abandon the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, coming after the country and more than a dozen other European Union nations suspended its usage. Denmark’s health agency director, Soren Brostrom, said Denmark will not use the shot as part of its vaccination campaign—despite the World Health Organization (WHO) and EU’s European…


Denmark Totally Bans COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Reports of Blood Clots

Denmark became the first country in Europe to totally abandon the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, coming after the country and more than a dozen other European Union nations suspended its usage. Denmark’s health agency director, Soren Brostrom, said Denmark will not use the shot as part of its vaccination campaign—despite the World Health Organization (WHO) and EU’s European…


Chinese Companies Stockpile Chips for Autos, Exacerbating Global Chip Shortage

A global shortage of automotive chips has become critical this year, with almost all major automakers experiencing varying degrees of production cutbacks or short-term shutdowns resulting from a shortage caused by Chinese companies stockpiling chips. Although Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the world’s largest producer of chips, has activated its “super hot runs” queueing mode of…


Texas Bill Would Prohibit Parents From Allowing Children to Undergo Sex-Change Surgeries

Texas has introduced a bill that would designate sex-change surgeries and hormone treatments for children under the age of 18 as child abuse.


Taiwan Charges Alleged Chinese Spies With Money Laundering

A Hong Kong couple was recently indicted for allegedly violating the Money Laundering Control Act in Taiwan, after being accused as Chinese spies by a defected Chinese military intelligence agent in 2019. Xiang Xin, CEO of the Hong Kong-based China Innovation Investment Ltd. (CIIL) and China Trends Holdings Ltd., and his wife, Kung Ching as…


Vaccine Mandatory for Buffalo Bills Games: NY County Executive

The county executive in Erie County, New York, suggested that COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory to attend Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres games in person. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, a Democrat, told news outlets Tuesday that “there is no God-given right to attend a football game.” “No Vaccine = No Entry” is what a…