On the roadside near a Chinese funeral home billowing out plumes of black smoke lay a pile of charred remains, both ashes and bones. They were found next to the Henan Zhumadian Funeral House in the central part of China. “Look at these bones, they aren’t fully burned yet, even some spinal bones are here,”…
Partially Cremated Remains Left on Road Amid China’s Spiraling COVID Outbreak Trigger Alarm
Rising MMA Star Victoria Lee Dies at Age 18
Mixed Martial Arts rising star Victoria Lee died at age 18, her family and ONE Championship announced Saturday on social media. MMA fighter Angela Lee shared in an Instagram post that her younger sister, Victoria, died last year on Dec. 26. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Angela Lee Pucci (@angelaleemma) “She has…
Abnormal Heart Tests Found in One Percent of Students Who Received Pfizer COVID Vaccine: Study
Hundreds of young people who received Pfizer’s vaccine at their school reported cardiac symptoms and a significant percent had abnormal electrocardiogram results, researchers in Taiwan reported in a new study. A second dose of Pfizer’s shot was administered to students aged 12 to 18 across four schools in Taipei in late 2021 and researchers ran electrocardiograms,…
7.6 Quake Damages Buildings in Indonesia, Felt in Australia
JAKARTA, Indonesia—A powerful deep-sea earthquake damaged village buildings in a lightly populated island chain in eastern Indonesia early Tuesday and was widely felt in northern Australia. Two school buildings and 124 houses were damaged in Indonesia’s Tanimbar islands and Southwest Maluku districts, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Only one injury was reported. “Local residents…
German, Lithuania Delegations Visit Taiwan to Discuss Defense as Beijing Threat Builds
January 10, 2023
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German and Lithuanian parliamentary delegates traveled to Taiwan this week to meet with Taiwanese defense officials as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continued to exert military pressure on the self-ruled island. Lithuania’s nine-member delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a six-day visit “to demonstrate the solidarity and cooperation of frontline democratic countries,” according to…
Kishida Highlights Security Concerns on Trip to Europe, US
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida begins a weeklong trip Monday to strengthen military ties with Europe and Britain and bring into focus the Japan-U.S. alliance at a summit in Washington, as Japan breaks from its postwar restraint to take on more offensive roles with an eye toward China. Kishida’s talks Friday with U.S….
US and Australia Need to Rethink Approach to Pacific Engagement: New Fijian Prime Minister
January 9, 2023
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New Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has called on Australia and the United States to rethink their approaches to the strategic partnership with the Pacific country. In an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Rabuka said he thought that Australia and the United States had an antiquated way of approaching diplomatic ties and engagement with Fiji….
Australian Households to Bear the Brunt Under New Gas Price Hike
Australian households are bracing themselves for a double to triple-digit hike in their gas bill after two of Australia’s largest energy suppliers announced new gas rates. AGL, the country’s largest electricity generator, has raised gas prices for Victorian, New South Wales (NSW), Queensland and South Australian customers–from Jan. 1 for customers on standing offers and…
UN Chief ‘Deeply Frustrated’ People Aren’t Buying Into Climate Panic
January 9, 2023
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The Secretary General of the United Nations said that he was ‘deeply frustrated’ that wealthy nations are not really into fighting global warming. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for a major reform of the international financial system, so that more advanced nations could send their wealth to poorer countries, to combat their vulnerability to climate…
Powerful Quake Felt in Australia and Indonesia; No Tsunami
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Hundreds of people in Australia and Indonesia reported feeling a powerful deep-sea earthquake early Tuesday, although the magnitude 7.6 temblor did not prompt an alert from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System. The United States Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was at a depth of 95 kilometers (59 miles) in the ocean near…
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