PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu in the country’s first known human H5N1 infection since 2014, health officials said. Bird flu, also known as avian influenza, normally spreads in poultry and wasn’t deemed a threat to people until a 1997 outbreak among visitors to live poultry markets in Hong…
Search on Philippine Volcano Confirms 4 Died in Plane Crash
MANILA, Philippines—Searchers who hiked the slopes of a restive Philippine volcano to find the wreckage of a plane that crashed over the weekend confirmed the two Australian energy consultants and two Filipino crew members on board didn’t survive, the local mayor said. More than a dozen army troops and firefighters were dropped off from an…
Top Chinese Diplomat Slams US Over Balloon Incident at Security Conference, May Elevate US-Taiwan Relations: Experts
February 23, 2023
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Wang Yi, the Chinese communist regime’s top diplomat, called the United States’s shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon “absurd and hysterical” at Munich Security Conference on Feb. 18 when he met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Chinese balloon breached U.S. airspace flying across the country at the end of January and…
Beijing’s Response to US Shootdown of Chinese Spy Balloon May Elevate US-Taiwan Relations: Experts
February 23, 2023
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Wang Yi, the Chinese communist regime’s top diplomat, called the United States’s shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon “absurd and hysterical” at Munich Security Conference on Feb. 18 when he met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Chinese balloon breached U.S. airspace flying across the country at the end of January and…
Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake Strikes Tajikistan, Near Border With China
An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude shook Tajikistan at 8:37 a.m. local time on Thursday at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Chinese state television CCTV reported, citing the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicentre was about 82 kilometers from the nearest border with China and was strongly felt in some areas in China’s…
Communist China Has ‘Irrational Obsession’ With Taiwan: Rep. Smith
February 22, 2023
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A U.S. lawmaker believes that China’s communist regime is irrationally obsessed with conquering Taiwan to the point that its decision-making is compromised. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), who serves as the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appeared willing to jeopardize both China’s wellbeing and international stability…
South Korea Scraps COVID Post-Arrival Test for Chinese Travelers
South Korea said on Wednesday that it would no longer require travelers from China to test for COVID-19 after arrival starting next month, the latest country to relax entry restrictions for Chinese travelers. Kim Sung-ho, a senior official at the Ministry of Interior and Safety, said the post-arrival testing requirement will be lifted on March…
‘Japanification’ and the Negative Growth From Debt
Commentary With politicians squabbling over lifting the debt limit, few are paying attention to the ongoing “Japanification” of the U.S. economy. What do I mean by “Japanification”? With a zero to negative debt multiplier on economic growth, the ongoing spending spree by the federal government continues to push the United States toward the same slow-growth…
Pilot Error Suspected as Cause of Nepal Crash That Killed 72 People: Report
The plane crash that occurred in Nepal on Jan. 15, which killed all 72 people on board, may have been caused by the pilot pulling the wrong lever during the descent, according to a preliminary investigative report. The Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed just before landing in Pokhara on Jan. 15 in one of Nepal’s worst…
US and Its Allies Will Tighten Screws on Russia’s Evasion of Sanctions, Says Treasury Department
February 22, 2023
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The United States and its allies will impose new sanctions this week on Russia in order to punish the Kremlin for the war in Ukraine. Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo announced on Feb. 21 further efforts to prevent Russia from evading sanctions and export controls, aimed at pressuring it to withdraw from its neighbor….
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