The simmering Russia-Ukraine crisis is endangering the global food supply, threatening to create food shortages and drive up prices even higher, with wheat, corn, and sunflower part of the list of items that will be most affected. Russia and Ukraine combined account for roughly 80 percent of global sunflower oil exports, 29 percent of the…
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Threatening Global Food Supply, Wheat, Corn Supply Disruptions Anticipated
February 22, 2022
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Supreme Court to Hear Case of Artist Hoping Not to Make Websites ‘Celebrating Same-Sex Marriages’
The Supreme Court agreed Feb. 22 to hear the case of a Colorado artist who doesn’t want to create websites for gay people. Lorie Smith makes custom websites but because of her religious beliefs wishes to work only on sites that “celebrate and promote God’s design for marriage as an institution between one man and…
Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Opt-Out From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
February 22, 2022
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Supreme Court justices on Feb. 22 rejected a bid by health care workers in Maine to block the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Justices declined to hear arguments for and against an appeals court decision that left the mandate, which affects all health care workers in Maine, intact. At least six justices rejected the writ of…
Sri Lanka Lacks Foreign Exchange to Pay Fuel Imports, Says Energy Minister
Sri Lanka lacks foreign exchange to cover the cost of fuel imports, energy minister Udaya Gammanpila said Monday, adding that the country seeks to arrange payment for a shipment of 40,000 tons of diesel. Gammanpila said that his ministry has discussed with the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to provide…
German Business Confidence Up Again, but Ukraine Risk Ahead
BERLIN—Business confidence in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has picked up for the second month in a row even though the Russia-Ukraine crisis could dampen expectations, a closely-watched survey said Tuesday. The Ifo institute said its monthly confidence index increased in February over the previous month by nearly three points to 98.9. The increase came after…
China Faces Youth Unemployment Crisis as Record 10 Million Fresh Graduates to Enter Job Market
Youth employment has emerged as one of Beijing’s most pressing challenges—with more than 10 million fresh graduates expected to enter the labor market this year—given the ongoing economic slowdown, property sector slump, and other difficulties. As a record 10.76 million new college graduates are set to enter the competitive job market this summer, China’s National Development…
Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park offers unique scenery. Cliffs dissolve into rocky shores and fade into the ocean, pristine lakes beg for canoes to glide across their surfaces, and forests glow when fall colors descend on the once emerald leaves. The park’s 49,000 acres host 3.5 million visitors a year. Maine’s only national park, Acadia offers unique…
‘Left in the Dark.’ Nova Scotia Premier Frustrated With Mass Shooting Inquiry
HALIFAX—Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the commissioners leading the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting that claimed 22 lives in his province are treating the victims’ families with disrespect. Houston issued a scathing statement Tuesday morning, just hours before the inquiry opened with remarks from the commissioners defending their process and warning against political…
Is Canada Becoming North America’s Cuba?
Commentary Canada is leaving the Western world. In terms of all-encompassing government, suppression of dissent and the denial of fundamental human rights to many of its citizens, Canada is now more similar to Cuba than to any free country. Canada may eventually return to Western civilization, but as of this writing, the majority of Canadians…
Court Denies Bail for Freedom Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich
An Ontario court has denied bail for Tamara Lich, one of the key organizers of the Freedom Convoy protest that took place in Ottawa’s downtown core opposing federal COVID-19 mandates and restrictions. An Ottawa court judge issued the decision on Feb. 22, after Lich said during a hearing that she would give up advocacy of the…
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