Month: April 2021

Ending China’s Port Lease in Northern Australia Possible: Defence Minister

The Port of Darwin lease is one of many deals that have been sewn up with China and one Foreign Minister Marise Payne could consider ending after she tore up Victoria’s the Belt and Road initiative with the Asian giant last week. The Northern Territory government signed a 99-year lease for the Port of Darwin…


Prototype of 1st US Dollar Coins Auctioned for $840,000

A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money was auctioned off for $840,000, considerably more than expected, an official said. Heritage auctions spokesman Eric Bradley said the “No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar” opened at $312,000 when it was put…


The Fleeting Beauty of Spring Ephemerals

Spring is moving north. One way we know that is to look at the early spring ephemeral wildflowers. These flowers are designed to leaf out, bloom, produce seeds, and then go dormant before the landscape becomes too shady. Some of them keep their leaves all summer, and some go dormant as the summer heat comes….


4 Held as French Investigate Suspected Islamic Terrorist Attack Killing Policewoman Inside Station

RAMBOUILLET, France—French authorities detained a fourth person Saturday as anti-terrorism investigators questioned three others after a policewoman was fatally stabbed by man shouting “Allahu akbar!” while she was on duty inside a police station outside Paris. French police killed the Tunisian suspect in the Friday slaying of an unarmed administrative employee at the entrance of her…


Sunday, April 25, 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.


Trevor Loudon Reveals How Communist Party USA—Which Is Loyal to Chinese Communists—Has an Ally in President Biden’s Cabinet

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland now holds sway over much of the policy relating to U.S. land use, including energy, mineral, and agricultural resources. The Chinese communists stand to gain huge advantages over this country through this arrangement.


Trevor Loudon reveals how the Communist Party USA – which is loyal to the Chinese communists has placed an ally into President Biden’s Cabinet.

As Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will control much of the US land mass including huge energy, mineral and agricultural resources. The Chinese communists stand to gain huge advantages over this country through this arrangement.


A Day of Commemoration Across Cultures

Anzac Day, April 25, remembers the sacrifice of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who landed at Gallipoli in 1915, and also commemorates the lives of Australians who died in the Second World War and in other military and peacekeeping operations. It is also an important day in Turkey commemorating the Turkish soldiers who…


Sunday, April 25, 2021: Epoch Crossword

‘Iranian coin’, ‘Small parrot’, ‘Constrictor’, ‘French sponge cake’, ‘Slideshow performer’, ‘Valuable violin’, ‘Start liking’, ‘Long-jawed fishes’, ‘Half and half’, ‘Syndicate’, and ‘Do some gathering’ are some of the clues in this crossword puzzle from the June 26, 2020 edition of The Epoch Times newspaper. Weekends will have past puzzles since the newspaper does not have new…


Standing up to Communist China: A Peaceful Appeal That Made History

NEW YORK—Beijing’s days were always a bit dusty and gray in Zhang Yijie’s memory. That day was no different. A division-head at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, she had just gotten back home from a month-long business trip in Germany. It was afternoon and there was no time to lose. As she…