China has begun testing people it considers as high risk for contracting COVID-19 with anal swabs amid a new outbreak, Newsweek reported Tuesday, saying that more than a million Beijing residents have undergone such a test. Local experts are reported as saying the rectal method is more accurate than the commonplace nasal test. Public health […]

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A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked an attempt by President Joe Biden to halt the deportation of many immigrants for a 100-day period. During his campaign, Biden promised he would make immigration reform a priority and put a stop to deportations for 100 days. The Biden administration announced the moratorium on the first day […]

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A new museum and education centre will soon be built in Australia’s capital, Canberra, to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. The federal government is marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day by committing $750,000 towards the establishment of a new facility. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who lost family members in the Holocaust, described it as one of […]

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The Western Australia (WA) government on Monday announced a hotel discount campaign hoping to stimulate intrastate travel and boost the business of Perth hotels. WA Premier Mark McGowan took to Facebook to unveil the “Stay, Play and Save” campaign which offers a $200 ($154 USD) discount on “mid-week getaway” hotel stays at participating hotels in […]

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Conservative MPs in the UK have pressed the government to announce its plans for a general re-opening of schools, as the country’s third national lockdown continues amid the ongoing CCP virus pandemic. Tory MP Robert Halfon, chair of the Commons Education Committee, wrote on Twitter on Monday that he has contacted the speaker of the House […]

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Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey resumed the campaign trail Wednesday after a man driving a truck with a “large quantity of various knives” was arrested outside his office building following a police chase. The Liberal leader was in Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula on Wednesday to resume his campaign as his team recovers from the […]

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A beachgoer has found human remains near where a man is believed to have been killed by a shark near Port Macdonnell off the South Australian coast. Duncan Craw, 33, from regional Victoria disappeared while snorkelling with his family around 5 p.m. on Jan. 21. Local police spotted a pair of flippers that night and […]

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RIO DE JANEIRO – OCTOBER 14, 2015: Olympic rings stand under bright blue sky. Amid speculation that Tokyo might back out of its 2021 Olympics hosting gig because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state of Florida has put itself forward as a back-up host. Jimmy Patronis, the state’s chief financial officer, on Monday pitched Florida […]

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Socceroos legend Tim Cahill was “gobsmacked” when his name got called as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), the second-highest honour in the Australia Day Honours list. The award was given to Cahill as recognition of his contribution to Australian soccer as an elite player at the national and international level and his work with […]

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Riot police across the Netherlands have clashed with protesters who are angry at new coronavirus restrictions. The unrest followed the second day of new, tougher coronavirus restrictions including a night curfew, which had prompted the protests. At least 240 people were arrested as the unrest spread to at least 10 municipalities with riot police using […]

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With the UK official death toll from the CCP virus passing the 100,000 mark, people’s thoughts are naturally turning to the tragic loss of life. But among the stories of tragedy, there are stories of survival—of people for whom the life-changing impact of the pandemic on the world is felt even more intensely. One such […]

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China is seeing its worst CCP virus resurgence in months as the Lunar New Year approaches. During the annual holiday, tens of millions travel across the country, crowding buses, trains, and planes, to reunite with their families. But this year, dozens of Chinese provinces and cities are urging against “unnecessary trips,” telling people to stay […]

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Sara Carter, on “The Sara Carter Show’ podcast Monday, called for Fauci to be investigated following “The Next Revolution” host Steve Hilton’s expose Sunday night exposing explosive information on the origins of the coronavirus and its connection to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. According to Hilton, Fauci funded a study in 2014 that assessed […]

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Silicon Valley is hoping a Biden administration will push back an impending wave of global regulation aimed at curbing the power of the tech giants, with Australia likely to be in the crosshairs, according to one expert. “Big Tech went big for Biden in 2020 and is now an important constituency of what might be […]

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A 56-year old woman has become the centre of a new CCP virus scare for New Zealand, contracting the highly transmissible South African variant of the virus and becoming the country’s first locally transmitted case in over two months. It is believed she became infected while in hotel quarantine, as she recently returned from overseas travel […]

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Taiwan is the frontline of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) disinformation hybrid warfare, and democracies need to learn from Taiwan and incorporate it into more international organizations and other bodies, a group of conservative MPs in the UK heard Tuesday. The Webinar entitled “Discussion: CCP Influence and Interference in the UK” was organized by China […]

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Bega Cheese has completed a multi-million takeover of Lion Dairy, bringing a suite of iconic brands back under Australian ownership. Bega Cheese paid $534 million (US$413 million) for the company from Japanese beverages giant Kirin Holdings. Bega’s Executive Chairman Barry Irvin confirmed the news in an investor update (pdf) on Monday. “Today is a significant […]

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Queensland reported zero new cases of the CCP virus on Australia Day, but the state government warned that viral fragments were detected in multiple parts of the state. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told reporters that fragments of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, were detected at seven wastewater sites around Queensland, including […]

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Spanish tennis player Paula Badosa has described her time in hotel quarantine as the worst experience of her career, saying she felt “abandoned” by Australian Open organisers. Badosa, ranked 67th in the world, was the first player to test positive for coronavirus upon arriving in Australia ahead of the tournament and she has been in […]

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AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY—Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born Canadian national, was detained on Friday at the request of Australian police, who led an […]

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