Record-breaking Heat Waves Blaze Through the US, At Least 2 Confirmed Dead
Millions of Americans are bracing themselves for what the country’s National Weather Service (NWS) has...
35% of Truckers Say 2022 Will Be ‘Drastically’ Less Profitable Because of Fuel Prices: Survey
Owner-operators of trucking companies are not feeling particularly optimistic in their outlook as to...
‘Historic’ Housing Market Correction en Route, Says Canada’s Largest Bank
An analyst for Canada’s largest bank has warned that a “historic correction” to the housing market not...
Sri Lanka Introduces Social Credit QR Code Fuel Rationing Amid Economic Collapse
Amid what amounts to a virtually total collapse of its economy, Sri Lanka has introduced strict fuel...
3 Evergrande Real Estate Executives Asked to Resign Over Unstable Loans
Evergrande Group, the embattled Chinese real estate giant, has once again become the focus of international attention after it announced on July 22 that three of its top executives had been asked to step down. ...
European Wildfires Are Detonating Unexploded 100-year-old Shells Fired in WWI
Ordnance used over 100 years ago and left on the battlegrounds of the First World War is now detonating due to wide spread wild fires, posing an explosive risk to firefighters as they struggle to...
Storing Food: 7 Traditional Methods for Preserving a Variety of Foods
Should you be storing food? If you’ve noticed your favorite grocery items being out of stock for weeks on end, you have every right to be concerned. This trend is likely to continue and may...
Evacuations Ordered After Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano Erupts
On Sunday, July 24, Japan’s Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu on the southern tip of Japan, erupted, prompting authorities to issue an evacuation order for the region. According to the Japan Meteorological...
Buddhist Monk Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov Mysteriously Shows Signs of Life Decades After Death
In Buryatia, Russia, there is a Buddhist temple which holds the preserved body of Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov — a monk whose body has miraculously resisted decay almost a century after his death. The body has been...
New NASA Images Reveal the Slow Death of Lake Mead, Which Nourishes 60 Percent of US Agriculture
Newly released satellite imagery from NASA has illustrated how frightening the extent Lake Mead’s decline has reached after years of drought. The lake is not only the largest manmade reservoir in North America, but according...
Chinese Regulators Slam Ride-Sharing App Didi Global with $1.2 Billion Fine
After a year-long probe into the company’s cybersecurity and data management, Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Global was fined $1.2 billion (8 billion yuan) by the country’s regulators. The clampdown is part of an ongoing regulatory...
Xi Tightens Grip on China’s Police Force Ahead of 20th Party Congress
News analysis On June 24, the official website of China’s National People’s Congress listed Ministry of Public Security Party secretary Wang Xiaohong as public security minister. The next day, Wang, a key ally of General...