Category Archives: International News
China “Refuses” To Hand Over Raw Data On Early COVID Cases To WHO Team
A Wall Street Journal report strongly suggests this first ever and much-hyped WHO trip to ‘get to the bottom’ of the virus’ origins likely didn’t even scratch the surface in terms of a real investigation. When access to the raw underlying data was made, the WHO investigators were rebuffed, essentially being left with only the Chinese scientists’ version of what the data shows. One WHO researcher emphasized in a statement to the WSJ that access to the hard data is standard, but was not followed in this case.
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Religious Books Seized And Burned In Communist China, ‘Believers’ Given Jail Terms
In communist China, practicing a certain faith, printing, or even reading religious books could result in prison terms and abuse. Spiritual believers in China – be it Christians, Buddhists, Uyghur Muslims, or Falun Gong practitioners – are faced not only with brutal suppression or forced-labor terms but also have their religious books burned or trashed at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Read moreNetherlands: Police Clash With Protesters as Thousands Rally Against COVID Lockdown in Amsterdam [VIDEO]
Police clashed with anti-lockdown and anti-government protesters on Amsterdam’s Museumplein square on Sunday as around 2,000 people rallied against coronavirus restrictions in the country.
Read moreBrexit Trade Deal Easily Passes House Of Commons
After the Brexit deal easily passed its third reading vote, finally clearing the House of Commons, PM Boris Johnson sat down for an interview with BBC Brexit scribe and editor Laura Kuenssberg, where he proclaimed that the deal will allow Britain to “have its cake and eat it.”
Read moreSaudi Arabia Hires Army Of New Lobbyists In Preparation For Biden
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is on a hiring spree for lobbyists” according to a new detailed report, in attempts to ensure things don’t drastically change after Biden takes office on January 20.
Read moreChina Is Now The World’s Largest Economy
This week, the IMF presented its 2020 World Economic Outlook providing an overview of the global economy and the challenges ahead. The most inconvenient fact in the Report is one Americans don’t want to hear; China has now displaced the U.S. to become the largest economy in the world.
Read moreMexico’s Slow Response to Coronavirus Has Implications for Texas, U.S.
Mexico’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has implications for both the United States and Texas, which shares 1,200 of the 2,000-mile U.S. border with Mexico. In normal years, millions of people and $600 billion of goods flow across the U.S. border, with Texas accounting for about one-third of that commerce.
Read moreJapan Cancels Sport And Cultural Events Amid Concerns Olympics Could Be Canceled
With the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics scheduled to begin on July 24, Japan has already started canceling sport and cultural events amid the broadening of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Read moreHere Are The 425 Billion Reasons Why WHO Refuses To Call The Covid-19 Outbreak A “Pandemic”
The World Bank launched a $425 million 2017 catastrophe bond issue supporting its Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF). There are two tranches of PEF bonds outstanding, expected to mature in July, and this means investors of the bonds will collect massive profits if the bonds aren’t triggered or will lose everything if the Covid-19 outbreak continues to escalate.
Read more“Biggest Humanitarian Horror Story Of The 21st Century”: Up To A Million Refugees Trying To Flee Idlib [VIDEO]
The ongoing final battle for Idlib could unleash the biggest refugee exodus the nine-year war has seen, United Nations officials are warning.
Read moreChina Is Disintegrating: Steel Demand, Property Sales, Traffic All Approaching Zero
The Coronavirus epidemic is having a devastating effect on China’s economy which appears to have ground to a halt according to recent data.
Read moreChina To Slash Tariffs On Some U.S. Imports By 50%
China’s economy is expected to print sub-5% GDP in Q1 after dealing with the Coronavirus. This has forced an increasingly desperate Beijing to unexpectedly announce on Thursday that it will slash tariff levied on 1,717 U.S. goods by up to 50%.
Read moreTurkey Demands Greece “Demilitarize” 16 Aegean Islands Amid Gas Drilling Dispute
At a moment tensions are soaring over Turkey’s expansive East Mediterranean claims, and after starting early last summer it began sending oil and gas exploration and drilling ships off Cyprus’ coast, Ankara is demanding that Greece “demilitarize” its islands in the Aegean Sea.
Read morePost-Brexit Britain Eyes New Forceful Role In Asia
UK seeks new trade and security deals in Indo-Pacific but much will hinge on how it handles China…
Read moreChina Quarantines 3rd City As Wuhan Virus Spreads To Singapore
Stopping the spread of the new SARS-like Wuhan Corona virus, China announced that they are quarantining a third city to stop the spread. Chinese authorities have reportedly suspended all outbound air and train travel from the city and ordered all public places, including movie theaters,to close until further notice.
Read moreChina Agrees To Buy More Cars, Airplanes, Energy From US In Phase 1 Trade Deal
Sources familiar with the Phase 1 trade deal told Reuters China has agreed to purchase $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the U.S. over the next 24 months, as part of the “Phase 1” trade deal that’s expected to be signed on Wednesday.
Read more“Optically Quite Dramatic” But Officials Confirm No US Casualties From Iranian Missile Strike
“Iran’s missile strikes last night were calibrated to satisfy honour while avoiding damage that would trigger automatically the next round. The missiles appear to have been fitted out with very light warhead payloads indeed – their purpose was to look good in the dark going up into the night sky. There is every reason to believe the apparent lack of US casualties was deliberate.”
Read moreHere’s The Real Reason Why Hong Kong Authorities Are Desperate To Regain Control Of University
Many are wondering why the Hong Kong police focused on CUHK when almost all universities in Hong Kong are involved in anti-government protests. What’s more, the police seemed to be very determined to take control of the campus. The answer may be simpler (and more ominous) than many suspect.
Read moreMexico Prevents Caravan Of 2,000 Migrants From Reaching US Border [VIDEO]
Mexico is so far upholding its agreement with President Trump to limit the flow of migrants into the US. Over the weekend, Mexican authorities halted a caravan of more than 2,000 migrants headed to the Mexico–US border, reported AP News.
Read moreHong Kong’s Fight for Freedom Against China’s Authoritarianism [VIDEO]
The protests that have consumed Hong Kong for more than three months started because of a proposed bill that would’ve made it easier for mainland China to extradite citizens from the semi-autonomous city, raising fears that Beijing’s central government would target political dissidents. Reason Magazine took time to produce a video that summarizes how the protests started, and why they continue to today.
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