Month: September 2021

Quebec Rapidly Passes Ban on COVID 19 Related Protests Near Schools, Hospitals

QUEBECs—The Quebec legislature rapidly adopted a bill Thursday banning protests related to the COVID-19 pandemic within 50 metres of schools, daycares, and health-care facilities. The bill was introduced earlier in the day and passed unanimously after a few hours of debate. Under the law, demonstrations of “any manner” near protected institutions are prohibited if they…


Norway Official: COVID-19 Can Now Be Compared to the Flu as Country Removes Pandemic Restrictions

Norway will end all COVID-19-related restrictions starting Saturday, Sept. 25, the government announced, joining a growing list of countries and states that have removed pandemic curbs. “It is 561 days since we introduced the toughest measures in Norway in peacetime … Now the time has come to return to a normal daily life,” Prime Minister…


UK Lawmakers Say £10,000 COVID-19 Fines Should Be Scrapped

Police should not have been given the power to hand out COVID-19 fines up to £10,000 ($11,670), a British parliamentary committee has said. The UK government announced in August 2020 that those who organize or facilitate “illegal raves,” unlicensed music events, or other “unlawful gatherings” of over 30 people in England could face a “fixed…


Trevor Loudon: End the CCP or We Need to Fight for Our Survival

To save America, we have to be actively fighting CCP (Chinese Communist Party) or we will need to fight for our survival and freedom forever, Trevor Loudon said in a recent interview. “It’s no good just promoting freedom and free enterprise. We all have to be active anti-communists at a local level and at a…


EpochTV Review: Will Roe v. Wade Be Overturned in October?

In this episode of “Counterculture,” host Danielle D’Souza Gill breaks down the recent developments in the abortion issue across the country, and most recently, in the Supreme Court. The abortion debate has been dormant for many years, not changing much since the landmark case Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. The case determined that states…


Former Nazi Death Squad Member Helmut Oberlander Dead at 97

Former Nazi death-squad member Helmut Oberlander has died in the midst of a decades-long deportation battle with the federal government, prompting Jewish rights organizations to express frustration that his legal saga never reached completion. Oberlander’s family said Thursday that the 97-year-old died peacefully while surrounded by loved ones. The federal government had stripped Oberlander of…


Japan’s SBI to Extend Offer for Shinsei by a Month on Some Conditions

TOKYO—Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings said on Friday it would extend the deadline for its $1.1 billion unsolicited tender offer for Shinsei Bank to Nov. 24 from Oct. 25 if Shinsei agreed to meet certain conditions. SBI, which owns Japan’s largest online brokerage, operates an online bank and has stakes in multiple regional banks. It…


Rewilding Project for Half-a-Million Acres of Scottish Highlands Launched

Up to half-a-million acres of the Scottish Highlands are in line for rewilding following the launch of a project. The 30-year scheme by Highland charity Trees For Life, with funding from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, would create a vast nature recovery area—Affric Highlands—connecting Loch Ness to Scotland’s west coast. It was officially welcomed by Rewilding…


(VIDEO) Dad of 4 Spots Officer Clearing Trash at Crash Victim’s Roadside Memorial: ‘Good Guy’

When an Indiana driver spotted a police officer clearing trash from the side of an intersection, it piqued his interest. Pulling over, he learned that the kind officer was maintaining the memorial site of a crash victim killed two decades prior. Touched by the selfless act, he filmed the interaction to share with others. Kaleb Hall, 32,…


India’s BSE Sensex Crosses 60,000 Mark With Tech Stocks in Lead

Indian shares scaled record highs on Friday (Sept. 24), with the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex topping the 60,000 level for the first time on the back of gains in tech and property stocks. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.47 percent to 17,907.5 by 0354 GMT, and the Sensex was up 0.49 percent at…