Lapis Lazuli: Source of the Priciest Pigment on the Planet
Intense blue has always been an important color in traditional artwork as a means of symbolizing heavenly...
Japan Threatens China With Equal Force Over Disputed Senkaku Islands
Tensions, between China and Japan, have reached a new high over the disputed Senkaku Islands. ...
Under Threat of Increased COVID-19 Restrictions, Vaccination Rates Surge in Singapore
The Singapore government’s warning that it would impose strict segregation measures on the unvaccinated...
Trudeau Fails in Bid to Secure Majority Government; New Government Looks a Lot Like the Old One
In an election that few wanted and that cost the Canadian taxpayer an estimated $600 million, Justin...
Almost 3 Tons of Heroin From Afghanistan Discovered at Indian Border Port
$2.7 billion worth of heroin from Afghanistan was seized by Indian officials on its way to the international...
Washington Admits Afghan Airstrike Killed Innocent People, Not ISIS Terrorists
A U.S. military investigation has concluded that an airstrike that was targeted at a potential ISIS-K terrorist ended up killing innocent people. The airstrike took place on Aug. 29, just a few days after an...
The NIH Has Funded 265 Research Papers Collaborating With China’s Military Since 2005: Report
Multiple agencies under the U.S. National Institutes of Health have funded more than 250 studies authored by researchers with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to a new report. The story, broken by National...
Vaccine Hesitant? US Researchers Are Engineering Lettuce and Spinach to Carry mRNA COVID Jabs
Researchers at a U.S.-based university have received a federal grant to study whether they can genetically engineer plants to carry Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. The University of California Riverside announced in a Sept. 16 article...
Canaries Volcano Erupts Prompting Thousands to Flee; Streams of Lava Destroy Homes
The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday spewing lava, ash and a huge column of smoke following days of increased seismic activity, Reuters reported. The eruption forced the evacuation of 5,500...
Trump ‘95 Percent’ Sure COVID-19 Leaked From Wuhan Lab
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking exclusively to Sky News Australia, said that he is “95 percent” certain that COVID-19 leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China. The former president told Sky News Australia journalist,...
Douyin, Chinese Version of TikTok, Limits Kids to 40 Minutes a Day
Minors in China are now only allowed to use Douyin — the original, mainland Chinese version of video site TikTok — between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. for 40 minutes a day,...
Democrats Budget Provision Granting Amnesty to 8 Million Illegal Immigrants Blocked
On Sunday Sept. 19 Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, rejected a Democrat provision, nestled within their 3.5 trillion dollar social spending bill, intended to provide a path to citizenship for approximately 8-million illegal immigrants. MacDonough expressed...