Month: July 2022

HSBC Becomes First Foreign Bank to Install Communist Party Committee

HSBC has become the first foreign bank with investment business in mainland China to set up a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) committee as part of its operations, according to a July 21 Financial Times report. HSBC Qianhai is a securities joint venture between HSBC and Qianhai Financial Holdings. After HSBC’s stake in the joint venture increased from…


Future Dodger? Juan Soto, Lowly Nats Cool Off LA in 4–1 Win

Los Angeles—Juan Soto’s RBI triple capped a four-run fifth inning and the lowly Washington Nationals defeated the NL West-leading Dodgers 4–1 on Monday night, snapping Los Angeles’ 11-game home winning streak. The Nationals (33–65) brought the worst record in the majors into Dodger Stadium, where they won for the first time since the 2019 NL…


Has Florida Man Finally Met His Match? Meet Florida Sheriff

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—When a naked man in southwestern Florida recently raised a ruckus outside his house and threatened a deputy with a kitchen knife, the SWAT team swooped in and apprehended him. Soon afterward, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno stood on the man’s driveway in combat gear for a news conference while the suspect went…


Pakistan Reports Polio Case to Take Year’s Count to 13

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan—Pakistan’s polio count for the year has risen to 13 with one case reported on Friday as the South Asian nation looks to contain a disease mostly eradicated elsewhere, officials said. The latest case was found in the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and involved an 18-month-old boy reported to be…


Population Declines in 16 of China’s Provinces, While 11 Have Fewer Births Than Deaths

Among China’s 31 provinces and municipalities, 16 provinces had a lower population in 2021 than the year before; while 11 provinces had lower birth rates than death rates, according to official data collected last year. The data is from public notices issued by local authorities and the China Statistical Yearbook. By the end of 2021,…


Greinke’s Sharp Stuff Helps Royals Cruise Past Angels 7–0

Kansas City, Mo—Zack Greinke is getting to the point in his career where it seems as though just about every start brings with it some kind of record, even those that the former Cy Young winner never anticipated seeing. Like his name climbing the career strikeouts list. Hardly known for his overpowering stuff, Greinke nevertheless…


Tasmanian Liberal Government Loses Fourth Cabinet Member in 2022

Tasmania’s Police Minister Jacquie Petrusma has become the fourth cabinet member departing from the state’s Liberal government in 2022 after resigning from the parliament due to personal reasons. Premier Jeremy Rockliff made the announcement on July 25 on behalf of the police minister as she is currently on leave. “She has been an enormously dedicated…


‘Should Not Expect’ Monkeypox to Stay Within LGBT Population, Senior WHO Officials Warns

A senior official from the World Health Organization (WHO) has forewarned that monkeypox virus infections are likely to spread beyond the LBGT community in a matter of time. The warning by Dr. Catherine Smallwood, a senior emergency officer at the WHO, comes after the United Nations health agency declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international…


Congress Should Investigate NIH to Learn More About Origins of COVID-19, Urges Pete Hoekstra

An investigation into how the National Institutes of Health cooperated with a research lab in the central Chinese city of Wuhan would shed further light on the origins of the coronavirus, said former chair and ranking member of the House Intel Committee, Pete Hoekstra. This is important as China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has…


First Case of Monkeypox Detected in Japan From Europe

One case of monkeypox has been identified in Tokyo, Japan’s Health Ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed on Monday. The case involved a man in his 30s who had recently returned from Europe. The ministry said the patient had close contact with someone who was later diagnosed with monkeypox before returning to Tokyo in…