Month: July 2022

Senior Officer Faces Military Charges for ‘Inappropriate Relationship’

The military police have charged a senior officer in the Canadian Armed Forces after an investigation into allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. The office of Canada’s military police chief announced on Wednesday that Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is facing two counts under the National Defence Act related to “conduct to the prejudice of good order and…


Fauci, Other US Officials Served in Lawsuit Over Alleged Collusion to Suppress Free Speech

White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and other top Biden administration officials have been served with discovery requests after a federal judge ordered the administration to comply with discovery requests stemming from a lawsuit alleging government collusion with Big Tech. The lawsuit accuses government officials of working with Twitter and…


Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19; House GOP and Hungary Against Global Tax | NTD News Today

The White House trying to clarify, after President Biden suggests he has cancer due to the oil industry. This, as the president takes climate issues into his own hands. How does a global minimum tax on corporations sound? Over a hundred countries support the plan, including the Biden administration. But some House Republicans and one…


Blacklisted Chinese Hikvision Aids PRC Police to Surveil Prisoners

Researchers recently spotlighted an interrogation solution developed by Chinese video surveillance giant Hikvision that integrates face recognition cameras that identify prisoners with behavior analysis techniques. Pennsylvania-based video surveillance information company IPVM reported on July 19 that the Hikvision solution is designed to enhance and record interrogation sessions, monitor prisoners’ vital signs under intensive supervision, and…


Conservative Party of Canada to Hold Third Leadership Debate in August

The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) is adding a third leadership debate in August after launching a survey last week to gauge the interest of its members. The decision to add a debate was made on July 20 by the Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC). A party spokesperson said that 24,000 members responded to the…


The State of Banks in China

News Analysis The state of banks in China dominates concerns about the economy and global growth. With pictures of angry crowds outside banks and tanks on the street in one city to quell discontent about being unable to withdraw funds, it bears asking what the true state of Chinese banks is. Officially, Chinese banks are…


Australia’s Whitehaven Beach and Snorkeling

Take an epic island tour with Red Cat Adventures where you will experience beach time at Whitehaven Beach and snorkeling in two spots on the fringe of the Great Barrier Reef. Our first adventure in Whitsundays was a crazy fun tour with Red Cat Adventures. We had such a good time with their crew and…


BOJ Retains Easy Policy, Kuroda Shuns Chance of Near-Term Rate Hike

TOKYO—The Bank of Japan projected inflation would exceed its target this year in fresh forecasts issued on Thursday, but maintained ultra-low interest rates and signaled its resolve to remain an outlier in a wave of global central banks’ policy tightening. BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda brushed aside the chance of near-term policy tightening, saying he had…


‘Another Political Partisan’: Sen. Johnson Announces Opposition to US Attorney Pick

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced on July 19 that he would oppose the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. attorney in his state, on the basis of tweets the nominee made about him following the events of Jan. 6, 2021. Johnson said the nominee would act as “another political partisan” if confirmed. In…


UK to Send More Artillery Guns, Drones, Anti-Tank Weapons to Ukraine

Britain will send hundreds of drones and anti-tank weapons and scores of artillery guns to Ukraine over the coming weeks, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. The new delivery of weapons will “significantly step up the UK’s support” for Ukraine’s fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “brutal and unjustified” invasion, the government said on July…