Month: August 2021

UK’s Raab Says ‘Buck-Passing Briefings’ on Afghan Crisis Not Credible

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said that reports about him not being in contact with his counterparts in Afghanistan and Pakistan for months ahead of the Afghanistan crisis were “not credible and deeply irresponsible.” Raab has faced questions in recent days on whether he should have returned from holiday earlier, over emails about potential…


Greens to Join Government in Scotland, Bolstering Independence Cause

Lawmakers in Scotland return from the summer recess to an altered political landscape in the Scottish Parliament, as the Green Party joins the ruling SNP in a cooperation agreement that will result in their first ever ministerial appointments in the UK. First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is expected to lay out the details…


Epoch TV Review: Tunnel of Death

In the series China in Focus, the episode titled “How Many Died Inside the Tunnel” explores the disaster of the flooding of a traffic tunnel inside China’s city of Zhengzhou on July 20. China has been beset by problems of flooding, but this incident stands out as a tremendously deadly event that claimed many lives and…


Boy, 18, Spots Missing Tailgate Handle Trim on Stranger’s Pickup Truck, Replaces It for Free

When a die-hard fan of the GMT800s saw a stranger’s 2006 Chevy Silverado Duramax pickup truck with a missing tailgate handle trim, he immediately sprang into action, replacing it for free. His kind gesture has left netizens in awe. On July 17, Grayson Elliott, 18, a Tarrant Country College student who works at Valvoline Instant…


State Department Offers Millions for Information on Chinese Fentanyl Trafficker

An award of up to $5 million is being offered by the U.S. State Department for information on a Chinese fentanyl trafficker. Zhang Jian, 42, a key leader of a transnational criminal organization that manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from at least four known labs in China, advertised illicit drugs on the Internet to customers…


Japanese Artist Turns Thousands of Miniature Origami Cranes Into Symbolic Bonsai Trees

A Japanese artist who always considered the origami crane to be tightly linked to war and peace is now giving a new meaning to it by incorporating thousands of them into his works of art. Tiny, hand-folded paper cranes take on new life as “leaves” on the branches of bonsai-style tree sculptures, inviting viewers into…


Judge Strikes Trump-Era Water Rule, Unsure Whether to Restore Obama-Era Measure

A A federal judge on Monday struck down a Trump-era rule aimed at promoting economic growth by enabling the alteration of smaller bodies of water and waterways. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez agreed with Indian tribes that leaving the rule in place “would risk serious environmental harm.” Márquez, an Obama nominee, vacated and remanded for…


CDC Panel Backs Full Approval for Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Over 16s

An advisory group of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unanimously endorsed the full approval of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for U.S. citizens who are over the age of 16. The Advisory on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a committee within the CDC, said on Monday that the vaccine by Pfizer–BioNTech against the CCP (Chinese…


Touching Photos Show Mother Humpback Whale Helping Her New Baby to Breathe

These adorable snaps might make you tear up as a heartfelt moment between a mother whale and calf hugging has been captured on camera. The incredibly large marine mammals appear to be cuddling as the mother assists her baby to take a breath, gently coaxing it to the surface. Jasmine Carey, from the Gold Coast,…


Cladding Questions Arise in Milan’s 20-Story Building Blaze

MILAN—Italian firefighters tackled hot spots Monday in a 20-story apartment building in Milan that was destroyed by fire but said there were no indications that anyone was missing inside, as questions arose about the cladding that witnesses said rapidly fueled the fire. Some cases of smoke inhalation were reported from Sunday’s blaze, but no serious…