Month: June 2022

Earthquake Kills Over 1,000 People in Afghanistan; Plane Catches Fire After Landing at Miami Airport | NTD Daybreak

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 kills over 1,000 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday. Several hundred were injured with the toll expected to grow as more information comes in. A jetliner caught fire after landing at Miami International Airport. The flight was arriving from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Trump-endorsed Katie Britt wins Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary…


Sri Lanka’s Economy Has ‘Completely Collapsed’: PM

Sri Lanka’s prime minister is increasing efforts to revive the country’s “completely collapsed” economy amid a lack of foreign exchange reserves and severe shortages of essential items. “We are now facing a far more serious situation beyond the mere shortages of fuel, gas, electricity, and food. Our economy has faced a complete collapse,” Prime Minister…


Wall Street Opens Lower, Powell’s Testimony to Congress in Focus

U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Wednesday after a rally in the previous session, with investors focusing squarely on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony for cues on interest rate hikes and the state of the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 177.68 points, or 0.58 percent, at the open to 30,352.57. The…


US Bans China’s Xinjiang Imports Over Allegations of Forced Labor

The United States banned the import of goods from China’s Xinjiang region on June 21, putting into force the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act signed into law by President Joe Biden last year. Under the rules, all goods produced in whole or in part in Xinjiang will not be allowed to be imported into the…


LIVE: Powell Delivers Monetary Policy Testimony to US Senate

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers his semi-annual monetary policy testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@EpochTV Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Gab: https://gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: https://t.me/EpochTV …


What Do ‘Men Give Birth’ and ‘Defund the Police’ Have in Common?

Commentary Unless you are brainwashed, you regard the statements “men give birth” and “defund the police” as absurd. Why, then, do leftists (as opposed to liberals and conservatives) say these things and even believe them? I think there are two—related—explanations. One is that the Left seeks to tear down every normative institution. If men give…


Growing Inflation and Rising Interest Rates Will Make a Recession More Likely: Deutsche Bank Officials

Western economies in Europe and the United States are facing a greater likelihood of recession as their central banks aggressively tighten monetary policy to combat inflation, according to Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing in a June 24 interview on CNBC. In the week of June 13, the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Swiss National Bank, and Bank of…


UK Inflation Reaches 9.1 Percent, Highest for 40 Years

The inflation rate in the UK rose to 9.1 percent in May, remaining at 40-year highs and deepening the squeeze on households, latest data show. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the rate of consumer prices index inflation rose from 9 percent in April to 9.1 percent in May—the highest since early 1982—largely…


Inflation in Canada Skyrockets to 7.7 Percent as Gas Prices Soar

The annual inflation rate skyrocketed to its highest level in nearly 40 years in May, fueled by soaring gas prices, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The agency said its consumer price index in May rose 7.7 percent compared with a year ago, its largest increase since January 1983 when it gained 8.2 percent and up from…


China’s Reckless Fighter Pilots Aim to Weaken Western Alliances: Expert

News Analysis It is late May and an Australian surveillance plane flies through the azure skies above the South China Sea. The crew of the aircraft are on a routine surveillance mission in international airspace. They do not expect trouble. Suddenly, a Chinese fighter jet intercepts them. It launches flares, and cuts fast and close…