Month: January 2022
Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic, expands booster eligibility
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia suffered its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday with nearly 100 deaths, but several large states said they expect hospital admissions to fall amid hopes that the latest wave of infections would begin to
Read MoreIraqi Kurds are learning Mandarin to take advantage of jobs from Chinese companies
Dozens of contracts signed in recent years ensure China’s growing footprint, even as major Western companies, including the U.S., plot their exit. (Image credit: Khalid Mohammed/AP)
Read MoreChina is using the Beijing Olympics to push a winter sports boom
The ruling Communist Party is using the Games to promote winter sports, many of which are new to most Chinese, for fitness and business opportunities. (Image credit: Ng Han Guan/AP)
Read MoreNorth Korea Has Launched More Missiles This Month Than Ever Before Under Kim Jong-Un
North Korea confirmed launches of four missiles this week, as Kim Jong Un ramped up weapons-testing to a record pace in an effort to signal displeasure with the U.S. over economic sanctions. The tests included the launch of two long-range
Read MoreDonald Trump to speak in Houston before Conroe rally on Saturday – Houston Chronicle
Donald Trump to speak in Houston before Conroe rally on Saturday Houston Chronicle Donald Trump coming to Texas this weekend; Abbott, Paxton, Patrick to speak at ‘Save America’ rally KSAT San Antonio Donald Trump returning to Houston for American Freedom Tour WETM –
Read MoreEnvironmental justice in the balance
The case for pursuing civil rights and climate policy in tandem has been oversold
Read MoreHonduras’ First Female President Promises Reform – but Already Faces a Political Crisis
(TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras) — Hondurans saw Xiomara Castro sworn in as their country’s first female president Thursday amid a sea of waving flags in the national stadium. Castro blasted the outgoing administration for leaving her a heavily indebted country where poverty
Read MoreSenate GOP sets high bar to support Biden’s Supreme Court pick – CNN
Senate GOP sets high bar to support Biden’s Supreme Court pick CNN Clyburn confirms he urged Biden to nominate Black woman to Supreme Court, floats possible candidate Fox News Biden to Nominate New Justice by End of February, Setting Off a Supreme
Read MoreSenate GOP sets high bar to support Biden’s Supreme Court pick – CNN
Senate GOP sets high bar to support Biden’s Supreme Court pick CNN Biden considers choices to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer CBS News Clyburn confirms he urged Biden to nominate Black woman to Supreme Court, floats possible candidate Fox News Biden’s
Read MoreFamily clarifies no ‘Picasso NFT’ is set to be sold online
Pablo Picasso’s family is not selling a digital asset linked to one of his works after all.
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