Month: August 2022

Ex-transgender Teen Recounts ‘Horrifying’ Experience of Transition, Surgery

Chloe Cole was 15 years old when she agreed to let a “gender-affirming” surgeon remove her healthy breasts—a life-altering decision she now deeply regrets. Her “brutal” transition from female to male was anything but the romanticized “gender journey” that transgender activists and medical professionals had portrayed, she told The Epoch Times. “It’s a little creepy…


Over 1,000 Dead in Pakistan’s Monsoon Floods

ISLAMABAD—Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday. Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority reported the death…


Over 1,000 Dead in Pakistan’s Monsoon

ISLAMABAD—Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday. Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority reported the death…


‘Taking the Knee’ Seen as ‘Window Dressing’ by Soccer Fans

Almost two-thirds of English soccer fans now oppose players taking the knee before matches, seeing the anti-racism gesture as superficial, a paper co-authored by an academic from the University of South Australia (UniSA) has found. Starting in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in 2020 and the subsequent reignition of the Black Lives Matter movement,…


‘Taking the Knee’ Seen as ‘Window Dressing’by Soccer Fans

Almost two-thirds of English soccer fans now oppose players taking the knee before matches, seeing the anti-racism gesture as superficial, a paper co-authored by an academic from the University of South Australia (UniSA) has found. Starting in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in 2020 and the subsequent reignition of the Black Lives Matter movement,…


US to Name Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic

The United States plans to name an ambassador at large for the Arctic, reflecting the region’s growing strategic and commercial importance as its shrinking opens up new sea lanes and vast oil and mineral resources. Russia has reopened hundreds of Soviet-era military sites in the region, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, a…


Kenya’s Raila Odinga Files Court Petition Challenging Election Results

Thirteen days after Kenya’s general election that saw where the country’s deputy president William Ruto declared the winner, his political rival Raila Odinga who came second has gone to the nation’s Supreme Court to challenge the results. Accompanied by his running mate Martha Karua, their legal team, affiliates and members of the Azimio party (One Kenya…


Qantas Says COVID Crisis Is Over Despite Third Year of Losses

Qantas, the national airline carrier of Australia, has said the worst of the COVID-19 crisis is now over, despite posting an annual loss for the third year since the pandemic. “With the existential crisis posed by the pandemic now over, the Group is focused on responding to current operational challenges,” reads a statement by the…


Taiwanese Celebrity Jimmy Lin’s Condition Improves Following Hospitalization and Surgery

Taiwanese artist and celebrity Jimmy Lin Chih-ying was involved in a self-collision car crash while driving a Tesla on July 22, 2022. His post-crash injury condition continued to attract attention from the public. The latest news is that he has been discharged from the hospital and returned home to recuperate. Chen Chien-tzung, director of Chang…


Former PM Morrison Flags Post-Parliamentary Venture

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has registered a private company as speculation swirls that he will exit parliament prior to the next election. Morrison is the director and sole shareholder in Triginta Pty Ltd, according to his declaration of members’ interests. The company name means “30” in Latin, likely to be a reference to him…