Month: February 2022

Son Caring for His 92-Year-Old Mother With Dementia

He never forgets the hands that raised him.


Stocks Stage Tentative Rebound After Coordinated Sanctions on Russia

LONDON—European stocks rose on Friday following Wall Street’s dramatic late rally, as investors welcomed coordinated Western sanctions against Russia that targeted its banks but left its energy sector largely untouched. Oil prices initially fell back sharply but were back above $100 a barrel in early European trading. The jump in stocks was modest, however, and…


Russian Forces Killed 13 Ukrainian Soldiers Refusing to Leave Tiny Island

More than a dozen Ukrainian soldiers were killed while defending a tiny island located in the Black Sea after they refused to surrender to Russians threatening to bomb them. Ukraine on Thursday lost contact with its forces on Zmiinyi (Snake) Island—a roughly 40-acre speck of land located south of the port of Odessa—after Russia conducted strikes from air…


Airline Industry Cancels Flights, Closes Airspace to Russia Citing Risks Amid Ukraine Invasion

The airline industry has turned its attention to Russia, canceling flights to the country and closing airspace to Russian airlines amid its invasion of Ukraine. Japan Airlines canceled its Thursday evening flight from Haneda to Moscow and Friday flight from Moscow to Haneda, citing safety concerns. “We will continue to monitor the situation in Russia and…


Taiwan Will Impose Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Invasion

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Taiwanese government on Feb. 25 announced that it will impose economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on Friday, said the Russian invasion has “jeopardized regional and global peace and stability” and posed “the most serious threat and challenge to the rules-based…


CDC Under Fire for Not Publishing All COVID-19 Data It Collects

A top U.S. agency is under fire for withholding some of the COVID-19 data it collects. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed to The Epoch Times that it has not published some of the data it collected on COVID-19 reinfections. The spokesperson said it dropped plans for publishing a paper based on…


How States Can Work Together Without the Feds

Commentary The most important checks and balances in our constitutional system derive from the split authority between the federal government and the states. As the federal government has grown in power, state “pushback”—which James Madison called “interposition”—has become more important than ever. In my March 14, 2021, Epoch Times essay, I listed common methods of…


Australia Will Be Short 160,000 Houses in the Next Decade

Australia may experience a housing shortfall of over 160,000 dwellings in the next decade, according to new modelling by an independent commonwealth housing entity. On Friday, the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) published its flagship research report, “State of the Nation’s Housing 2021-22,” providing critical housing data and projections. NHFIC CEO Nathan Dal…


Photos: 2 Giant Humpbacks ‘Blow Rainbows’ Into Air, Leaving Whale Watchers Stunned

These whale watchers were stunned when two giant humpbacks approached their boat and started shooting “rainbows” out of their blowholes. The friendly humpback pair greeted delighted tourists by swimming right up to their boat before spurting water from their blowholes; the droplets caught the sun creating spectacular rainbows. The amazing trick was repeated several times,…


General Sir Patrick Sanders Named as New Head of British Army

General Sir Patrick Sanders has been appointed the new head of the British Army. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who described him as “an exceptional military leader”, confirmed that the Queen has approved his new appointment as the Chief of the General Staff. Sir Patrick, 55, said he is “deeply honoured” by the appointment – which…