- Updates on CCP Virus: UK Study Finds New Variant May Be More Deadly
A new report by U.K. government scientific advisers finds the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variant now predominant in the country may be up to 70 percent more deadly than previous variants, underscoring concerns about how mutations may change the characteristics of the disease. The results of the analysis are worrisome, said Dr. David Strain, […]
- Biden first U.S. president in 40 years to not call Israeli leaders during first days
Often times, silence speaks louder than words. And in the case of President Joe Biden’s foreign policy, this is the case. For the first time in 40 years, a new U.S. president has not contacted Israeli leaders within the first few days of being in office. In fact, Biden still has not made a call […]
- Australian MP Under Fire for Sharing Information on Hydroxychloroquine
Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly has endured heavy backlash from political opponents for his wary stance of the government’s immediate COVID-19 vaccination plans and his sharing information on potential vaccine supplements. The outspoken Liberal member of Parliament for Hughes said that he is not an anti-vaxxer but he prefers a “wait to see” approach to learn […]
- Audit Finds ‘No Formal Tracking’ of IT Security Incidents at Public Safety Canada
OTTAWA—An internal review has uncovered weak security practices when it comes to information technology at Public Safety Canada—from lax controls on the use of portable flash drives to inadequate awareness and training. The review found employees who were no longer with the department “still had privileged access to the network” and that some current employees […]
- Russia Says It’s Ready for Split If EU Imposes New Sanctions
MOSCOW—Russia is prepared for a split with the European Union if the EU imposes new crippling sanctions amid a dispute over the treatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the nation’s top diplomat warned Friday. In response to a question about Moscow’s willingness to rupture links with the EU, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in televised […]
- Crown Resorts CEO Ken Barton Resigns
Crown Resorts CEO and Managing Director Ken Barton has stepped down from the company. Chair Helen Coonan will assume the role of executive chairman while the company searches for a new CEO, Crown told the ASX on Monday. Barton had been under pressure to resign after being heavily criticised in an inquiry report. The report’s […]
- Commons Must Decide Whether to Accept, Reject Senate Amendments to MAiD Bill
OTTAWA—A power struggle between the elected House of Commons and the appointed Senate could erupt this week over the emotional issue of medical assistance in dying. Senators have already approved five amendments to Bill C−7, including two major changes that would expand access to assisted dying well beyond what MPs agreed to when they passed […]
- New Zealand Reports 3 New Local Covid-19 Cases, First Since January
In a significant setback to New Zealand’s efforts to keep the coronavirus from spreading in the community, health officials reported on Sunday three new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, the country’s first since late January. New Zealand’s minister for COVID-19 response, Chris Hipkins, said the three cases were a couple and their daughter in Auckland, and […]
- Legitimacy of Trading With Genocidal Countries Is the Battle of Our Times: Lord Alton
‘Genocide amendment’ author ‘confident’ House of Lords will send amendment back to Commons The legitimacy of trading with genocidal countries is the battle of our times, the UK’s Lord Alton of Liverpool has said, drawing parallels with the opium and slave trades in past centuries. Lord Alton is the author of an amendment to the […]
- ‘We Should Thank God’ Young People Are ‘Confronting’ the CCP: Aussie Senators Speak Out After Inquiry
An Australian Senate inquiry’s report on issues facing diaspora communities has recommended that the government consider increasing awareness of the National Security Hotline as a means of reporting foreign interference, particularly from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). While delivering the report to the Senate, the committee’s chair, Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching, said foreign interference proved […]
- Burma Rattled by Army Movements, Apparent Internet Cutoff
YANGON, Burma—Sightings of armored personnel carriers in the biggest city of Burma (also known as Myanmar) and an internet shutdown raised political tensions late Sunday, after vast numbers of people around the country flouted orders against demonstrations to protest the military’s seizure of power. Public concern has already been heightened for the past few nights by […]
- US Marine in Australia’s Darwin Infected With COVID-19
A U.S. military serviceman in Australia’s Northern Territory has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving to join the Marine Rotational Force in Darwin. The 21-year-old was diagnosed with the virus on Saturday after arriving on an international flight on Thursday with the first deployment of Marines to the Top End for 2021. The Marine has been […]
- Scores Injured, Trains Halted as Japan Cleans Up After Strong Quake
IWAKI, Japan—More than 100 people were injured and trains halted over a wide swathe of northeastern Japan on Sunday after the region was jolted by a major earthquake in the same area as the 2001 Fukushima quake that set off a tsunami nearly 10 years ago. The 7.3 magnitude quake struck shortly before midnight Saturday […]
- Victoria Virus Case Friend of Hotel Quarantine Worker
MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria has recorded one new local case of COVID-19, while Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says there is no plan, yet, to extend the five-day lockdown. The latest COVID-19 case in Victoria is a friend of a hotel quarantine worker, as contact tracers race to ring-fence an outbreak of the infectious UK strain. […]
- Tokyo Olympics Chief Quits, Apologises Again Over Sexist Remarks
TOKYO—Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and again apologised for sexist remarks, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five months from the start. “My inappropriate comments caused a big trouble. I am sorry,” Mori, 83, said at an Olympic organising committee meeting. He said the most important thing now was […]
- Boris Johnson Hails ‘Significant Milestone’ as 15 Million Vaccinated in UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his country reached a “significant milestone” on Sunday as 15 million people across the UK had received the first dose of a CCP virus vaccine. “Today we have reached a significant milestone in the United Kingdom’s national vaccination programme,” he said in a video message posted on Twitter. Today […]
- Victorian COVID-19 Cases Linked to ‘Weak Positive’ Worker
A false-negative test result from a Holiday Inn hotel worker put Victorian authorities off the scent of a family function where COVID-19 spread into the community. A three-year-old child and a woman in her 50s were the latest locally acquired infections reported on Sunday, the second day of Victoria’s five-day lockdown. Health Minister Martin Foley confirmed […]
- Riding High: Suter Wins Downhill for Her 1St Gold at Worlds
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy— Corinne Suter ended Switzerland’s 32-year wait for a women’s downhill world title on Saturday, winning her fourth straight medal at a major championship but the first gold. Racing in the sunshine under crisp blue skies, Suter mastered the Olympia delle Tofane and decided the race by using excellent gliding skills on the […]
- Remains Found in Search for Australian Fisherman
Human remains have been found during a search for a missing fisherman on a tropical Queensland island, as the hunt for a killer crocodile continues. Police, SES and wildlife officers have been searching for the missing 69-year-old since he went fishing in a creek on Hinchinbrook Island about 3 p.m. on Thursday. The man was due back after […]
- Australian Prime Minister Rules Out Running Hotel Quarantine
Australia’s hotel quarantine won’t be run by the federal government, with the prime minister again rejecting the idea in the wake of renewed concerns about coronavirus spreading out of the system. “We’re not going to be running it,” Scott Morrison told 3AW radio on Friday. “Hotel quarantine is never 100 per cent fail-safe. To suggest it […]
