European Union Seeks to Secure World’s First Carbon Border Tariff
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union (EU) is hoping to reach a deal late on Monday, Dec. 12 to impose...
New Report Alleges Nearly Every Major Auto Manufacturer Exploits Forced Labor in China’s Uyghur Region
A recently published report entitled “Driving Force: Automotive Supply Chains and Forced Labor in the...
Handwriting – A Dying Skill Well Worth Reviving
Since recorded history began, good handwriting has been a valued and highly-esteemed skill. Often considered...
Northern Medical Center Embarks on New Integrative Medicine Program With Local Police Department in Upstate
This article was published on behalf of Northern Medical Center in Middletown, NY. Despite the cold...
UK Gov Sought Custom Shadowbans From Twitter’s Old Guard in 2020 Pandemic Hysteria
Forget the transgressions of the revelations in the latest installments of “The Twitter Files” showing the nearly inexorable link between the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the pre-Elon Musk socialist Twitter administration as the...
China Continues to Ease Out of ‘Zero-COVID’ Following Mass Protests
The Chinese government has ordered the further relaxation of draconian “zero-COVID” restrictions that have been in place since the beginning of the pandemic, with Beijing on Dec. 7 announcing a list of 10 steps to...
Why Standardized Tests Are Not as Valuable as They Once Were
Standardized testing, as we know it today, originated in ancient China. Used as a system to gather the most talented citizens for government positions, the imperial exam was administered every year and tested candidates on...
US Imposes Sanctions on China and Russia, Citing Abuses and Corruption
WASHINGTON, United States — On Friday, Dec. 9, the Biden Administration imposed sanctions on dozens of individuals and entities over alleged rights abuses — including Russia's Central Election Commission, Iranian officials and Chinese nationals. In...
Several Companies in a Race to Bring Brain-Computer Interfaces to Market
On Nov. 30, Elon Musk announced an update on his controversial brain-computer interface (BCI) currently under development at his neurotechnology company, Neuralink. Musk said human trials are expected to begin within six months and that...
FTX Founder Bankman-Fried ‘Willing to Testify’ Before US House Panel, Tweet
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried is willing to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Dec. 13, the cryptocurrency exchange's founder said in a tweet on Friday, as regulators investigate his role in the wake of its...
As China Loosens COVID Restrictions, Protesters Fear Retribution
By Yew Lun Tian and Jessie Pang BEIJING/HONG KONG — Late last month, Shanghai resident Pei was one of many people who came out in support of historic protests against China's COVID-19 curbs, including filming...
Japan and Australia Commit to Strengthen Military Cooperation in Asia-Pacific
Japan and Australia's foreign and defence ministers vowed to deepen their countries' defence cooperation at a "two-plus-two" meeting in Tokyo on Friday (December 9). "The conversations today have proceeded with the understanding that we live...