MADRID—At least 29 Africans, including seven children, died last week while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a smuggling boat, according to information released Monday from a U.N. migration agency and a Spanish migrant charity in touch with victims’ relatives. Spanish maritime services on Friday rescued 27 migrants and recovered 4 bodies in the…
Australian PM Defends Afghan Refugee Allocation
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended the Australian government’s decision to allocate 3000 visas to Afghan refugees this financial year and rejected calls to take more. Morrison said Australia’s commitment to allocate humanitarian places from the 13,750-person quota this year was in line with the country’s previous efforts. “Let me remind you what happened with…
Tuesday, August 31, 2021: Epoch Sudoku
Hard Some benefits of playing Sudoku may include reducing anxiety and stress, and improving concentration, problem-solving skills, logical thinking, and memory.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021: Epoch Crossword
‘Lock sites’, ‘Dog holder’, ‘With regard to’, ‘Presided, as a judge’, ‘Frank or Francis’, ‘Kind of cycle’, and ‘Genetic messenger’ are some of the clues in this crossword puzzle from the August 31, 2021 edition of The Epoch Times newspaper.
‘Unprecedented’ Power Outage Crippled Half Of NYC Subway Sunday Night
August 30, 2021
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A momentary power surge disrupted half of the New York City subway system for several hours and stranded hundreds of passengers, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Monday. The unprecedented breakdown affected more than 80 trains on the subway system’s numbered lines, plus the L train, from shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday to about…
S&P, Nasdaq Post Record Closes on Dovish Fed Taper-Talk
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq topped their record closes once again on Monday, bolstered by technology stocks, as last week’s dovish comments from the Federal Reserve on tapering its monetary stimulus refocused investors’ minds on economic growth. It was the fourth record closing high in five sessions for the S&P, and the fifth in six…
4.1 Million Californians ‘Not At All Confident’ About Next Rent or Mortgage Payment
Commentary Over 4.1 million Californians live in households where the primary rent-payer or mortgage-payer is “not at all confident” they can pay their next rent or mortgage payment. This is more than 10 percent of the entire state population living in such households. The entire city of Los Angeles is only 3.99 million persons. More…
Pentagon Posts Photo of Last Soldier Leaving Afghanistan
The Department of Defense on Aug. 30 released a photo of the last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan, capping off a frantic withdrawal and evacuation effort, and marking an end to America’s longest war. The photograph, posted on Twitter by the official account of the Department of Defense, shows Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commanding general of…
‘Hundreds’ of Americans Still in Afghanistan After Last Military Flight: CENTCOM
The Pentagon has admitted that “hundreds” of Americans seeking evacuation have been left in Afghanistan, after the last U.S. military plane departed Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai International Airport a few hours before dawn. In announcing that the United States has officially has ended its military presence in Afghanistan, hours before President Joe Biden’s Aug. 31 deadline,…
Voters Should Demand Politicians Address Affordability, Say Experts
The major political parties haven’t adequately addressed Canada’s affordability problems in the election campaign, and voters should demand that politicians tackle issues such as the rising cost of living, housing shortages, and declining economic growth, experts say. According to a poll by Maru Public Opinion published Aug. 19, the top issue for Canadians (28 percent)…
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