Month: April 2021

Scott Morrison Extends Condolences to Indonesia Over Lost Submarine Crew

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has extended his deepest sympathies to Indonesia after the Indonesian authorities confirmed the loss of submarine KRI Nanggala and its 53 person crew. In a post on Twitter on April 25, Morrison conveyed his deepest sympathies to President Joko Widodo and “all our Indonesian friends” on the loss of the…


Biden Fails Leadership Test

President Joe Biden has already earned a failing grade for his own initiatives. He refuses to accept responsibility for his failures and change course. He has been focusing on new initiatives that have nothing to do with the country’s needs. Economic recovery is not Biden’s top priority. His first priority is to retaliate against Trump’s…


The ‘El Cid’ President

I have heard friends and acquaintances opine that President Biden is senile and suffering from dementia and therefore unable to lead. But I recall the story of El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar), the Spanish war hero who led his army to victory even after he was dead. The story goes that his corpse was…


Border Immoral Choices

From the information from the representatives who have actually gone down to our southern border, I conclude that we no longer have a border crisis. We have a moral crisis in this administration. It is immoral for people who have sworn to uphold the laws of this country to allow illegal actions at our southern…


‘No Amendment Is Absolute’: President Joe Biden

No law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; freedom of speech; freedom of the press; free peaceful assembly; ability to petition the government for redress of grievances; a well-regulated militia; the right to keep and bear arms not infringed; no quartering of soldiers in any house, without consent of the…


Chloé Zhao Wins Best Director Oscar for ‘Nomadland,’ News Censored in China

LOS ANGELES—Chloé Zhao has made history at the 2021 Academy Awards, becoming the first woman of color to win best director and just the second woman to win the award. Zhao won the directing Oscar for “ Nomadland,” joining Kathryn Bigelow, who won in 2009 for “The Hurt Locker.” “I’m extremely lucky to be able to do what I love for…


Chloé Zhao Wins Best Director Oscar for ‘Nomadland’ as Broadcast Blocked in China

LOS ANGELES—Chloé Zhao has made history at the Academy Awards. Zhao won the Oscar for best director for “Nomadland,” becoming just the second woman and the first woman of color to win the award. “My entire Nomadland company, what a crazy, once-in-a-lifetime journey we’ve all been on together,” Zhao said. Kathryn Bigelow was the first…


Monday, April 26, 2021: Epoch Sudoku

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


Monday, April 26, 2021: Epoch Crossword

‘Blue-ribbon’, ’29-day summer month’, ‘Wedding band, maybe’, ‘Get lost!’, ‘Queasy feeling’, ‘Hawaiian dish’, ‘Autobahn hazard’, ‘Book of Meds’, ‘Series of movements’, and ‘Christian Science founder’ are some of the clues in this crossword puzzle from the April 26, 2021 edition of The Epoch Times newspaper.


Termination of Victoria’s Belt and Road Deal Affirms Australia’s Sovereignty

Federal and state politicians from around Australia have welcomed the federal government’s termination of Victoria’s Belt and Road deal, calling it a step in the right direction. Federal Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, from Tasmania, welcomed the decision telling The Epoch Times that it has given Australia back its sovereignty over its ability regulate its national…