Italy’s Camila Giorgi has denied allegations that she used a fake vaccine passport to gain access to the Australian Open last year. The controversy emerged as Italian doctor Daniela Grillone undergoes an investigation from authorities for providing fake vaccination certificates. Grillone identified tennis player Giorgi as a patient and claimed she had never received the…
Italian Tennis Player Denies Using Fake Vaccine Passport to Enter Australian Open
US Imposes Visa Restrictions Over Opposition Trials in Belarus
WASHINGTON—The United States imposed visa restrictions Tuesday on 25 people including lawmakers for undermining democracy in Belarus with politically motivated trials such as that of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Belarus put Tsikhanouskaya on trial in absentia on treason charges on Tuesday, in what the outspoken critic of veteran…
‘Culture’ as a Proxy for ‘Race’
January 17, 2023
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Commentary Australia’s Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, commenting on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament (the “Voice”), has demanded that Australians be given more details on the proposal prior to the referendum. Details that relate not only to the powers of the proposed body but also to its composition and how its members will be chosen. In…
Brazil Is Becoming a Socialist Dictatorship
January 17, 2023
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Commentary Peacefully protesting against a controversial election is now a serious crime in Brazil, with sentences of up to 15 years or more. At least 1,200 people have been detained as part of the dismantling of a protester camp in Brasília, Brazil, on Jan. 9. They have been charged with the “crime” of being camped…
Labor MP Defects, Warns Former Party Will Send State ‘Woke and Broke’
Labor Party defector Tania Mihailuk will join One Nation in the upcoming state election, warning that her former party—which analysts believe stands a good chance of winning power—will send New South Wales “woke and broke.” The MP has long warned the Labor Party of straying too far down the left side of politics—adopting policies like…
Market Efforts to Lower Electricity Bills Made Harder by Price Caps: Industry Suppliers
Gas suppliers warned that the newly enforced price caps have made it harder for the industry to help bring down Australian electricity prices through “immense uncertainty” to investment in domestic supply projects. Samantha McCulloch, chief executive of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA), said investment in new supply was the key to providing…
‘Made in China’ Continues to Lose Momentum as Pandemic Disrupts Supply Chain
January 17, 2023
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An analysis released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) on Jan. 6 suggests that China’s current COVID-19 outbreak is slowing the global supply chain’s return to a normal range and negatively impacting neighboring trade partners. The FRBNY first released its Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI), a measure of global supply chain…
Biden Hosts Netherlands Prime Minister for Talks on Tech Chips, Ukraine
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden praised the Netherlands for stepping up assistance to Ukraine as he hosted Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday for wide-ranging talks at the White House. Biden is also looking to nudge the Netherlands to further limit China’s access to advanced semiconductors with export restrictions. The Biden administration has been trying to…
LIVE NOW: UK Foreign Secretary Speaks at Washington Think Tank
January 17, 2023
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UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly speaks at The Center for Strategic & International Studies at 9:30 a.m. ET, Jan. 17, about the UK’s foreign policy, U.S.–UK relations, and international alliances in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
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Protests in China, Brazil, and Iran and the Role of US Free Press
On this episode of International Reporters Roundtable, we discuss protests occurring in Brazil over the controversial presidential election; in China over oppressive COVID lockdowns; and in Iran, sparked by the regime’s brutality toward women. These are just a few of the largest uprisings we’ve seen all over the world—for many reasons, coupled with government suppressions,…