Beijing Eyeing Take Over of Ride Sharing App, Didi; Encourages State-owned Companies to Invest
The Chinese government is encouraging government-run firms to invest in the Chinese ride-hailing company...
Authorities Issue Eviction Orders Against Members of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China
In Chengdu, China, officials and community enforcers have issued eviction notices against members of...
Vietnam: Facebook User Fined for Distributing “Fake News” Critical of Government’s COVID-19 Response
Vietnamese Facebook user, Nguyen Thuy Duong, has been fined by Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City police for...
South Australia Deploys Facial Recognition Quarantine App
The state of South Australia has rolled out an app that relies on geolocation and facial recognition-based...
Loneliness and Lockdowns: UK Sees Record Rise in Antidepressant Prescriptions to Children
A record number of youngsters in the UK are being prescribed antidepressants by the National Health Service...
Hong Kong Population Falls as Professionals Escape China’s National Security Law
More than a year after Hong Kong imposed the National Security Law (NSL), the city continues to see an exodus of residents, particularly well-educated professionals. According to data from the Hong Kong census and statistics...
Food For Thought – Best Eats For Mental Clarity
Do you wake up some mornings and your head feels like cobwebs, “foggy,“ or “cloudy?" You may be suffering from "brain fog," which causes one to feel tired, distracted, moody, and just generally "off." The...
Survivors of Kabul Airport Attack Share Horrifying Stories
Survivors retell their traumatic experiences after militants launched double-suicide bombings and a gunfight on Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, claiming the lives of over 100 people, including 13 US servicemen. The ISIS-K group,...
European Union Recommends Banning American Travelers
The European Union (EU) has recommended its member states institute travel bans on visitors from the United States due to its high number of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. In addition to America, five more...
Former Mali President Under Arrest for Alleged Corruption
On Aug. 29, former Prime Minister of Mali, Boubeye Maiga, was placed under arrest for the purchase of a presidential jet during the rule of deposed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, according to his lawyer, Kassoum...
Ontario Study Shows 146 Mostly Young Patients Hospitalized With Heart Issues After mRNA Vaccines
Data recently released by the government of the Canadian province of Ontario revealed 204 people, predominantly young men, developed myocarditis and/or pericarditis after accepting the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech Messenger RNA injections, with 146 hospitalizations. The...
The Beauty and Genius of Birds’ Treasures – Feathers
From a tropical parrot’s vibrant array of colors, to the soft and subtle iridescence of a city pigeon, a bird’s feather is nature’s extraordinary work of art. While all birds have feathers, not all feathers...