Month: January 2022

Demand for Gas in Europe Expected to Decline This Year, Driven by Cheaper Coal: International Energy Agency

Demand for gas across Europe is expected to decline this year, as soaring prices make coal a more competitive option, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. Last year, European gas consumption increased by an estimated 5.5 percent to 552 billion cubic meters (bcm), despite prices soaring worldwide amid a global supply chain crisis. But in…


Quick Test Tells You How Old You Really Are

Ryan Smith is the founder of TruDiagnostic, a commercial testing system that tests your biological age, as opposed to your chronological age. It’s can be a profoundly useful tool, because you need an objective barometer to tell you whether or not the things you’re doing to improve your health are actually having the desired impact….


Let’s Discover the Traits of the Tiger, and Use the Year of the Tiger to Fight for Freedom

Commentary Today we begin the celebration of Lunar New Year and welcome in the Year of the Tiger. I want to begin by wishing all Mandarin-speaking friends gong xi fa cai, and Cantonese speakers gong hei fat choy. Over the past decade, I have been increasingly critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as it has…


Olympians Face ‘Multidimensional Threats’ Under China’s Digital Surveillance: Expert

A former senior U.S. intelligence official warned Olympic athletes to be wary of “multidimensional threats” in the run-up to the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, including potential digital surveillance. “Take a clean phone,” suggested Nicholas Eftimiades, a retired senior American intelligence officer in an interview with EpochTV’s “China Insider” program. “Don’t put any passwords in…


Yellen to Participate Remotely in February G20 Meeting

WASHINGTON—U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will participate in a February meeting of the G20 remotely because of a rise in the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. The secretary will attend virtual sessions with her counterparts as well as hold bilateral meetings to discuss the world economy, taxation…


Michigan High School Student Sues School for Suspending Him for Privately Talking About Christian Beliefs

A Plainwell, Michigan, high school junior has gone to federal court to fight for his right to talk about his religion. The case arose when Plainwell High School student David Stout was suspended for three days for expressing his Christian beliefs and opinions in a private conversation with a like-minded student on school property and…


Michigan High School Student Sues School for Suspending Him for Talking About Christian Beliefs

A Plainwell, Michigan, high school junior has gone to federal court to fight for his right to talk about his religion. The case arose when student David Stout was suspended for three days for expressing his Christian beliefs and opinions in a private conversation with a like-minded student on school property and in private text…


Taiwan Donates Locally-Made Vaccines to Somaliland Amid ‘Brotherly’ Ties

Taiwan delivered over 150,000 doses of its locally-made Medigen vaccine to Somaliland, underscoring the two countries’ “rock-solid brotherly” diplomacy ties, Taiwan’s representative in Somaliland said on Monday. The vaccine doses arrived at Egal International Airport during a meeting between Taiwanese Ambassador Allen Lou and Somaliland’s Health Minister Hassan Mohamed Ali Gafadhi on Monday, according to…


‘Partygate’ Report Finds ‘Serious Failure’ at Heart of UK Government

A limited version of a report into lockdown-breaching parties held in UK government buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic has criticised a “serious failure” to observe the high standards expected of those working at the heart of government. The report was commissioned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson following a series of damaging allegations of Christmas and…


Ivermectin ‘Safe’ and ‘Effective’ for Treating Omicron: Japanese Company

A Japanese conglomerate has found that the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin is effective and safe for the treatment of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, according to a phase III clinical trial. Kowa Co. Ltd., a conglomerate with interests in trading, hospitality, electronics, along with health and medical applications, issued a press release (pdf) on Jan. 31 stating…