TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has vowed that Taiwan would never “bow to pressure” from China and pledged to bolster the island’s defenses to protect its “democratic way of life,” the BBC reported. Tsai’s made her declaration on Taiwan’s National Day, one day after China’s President Xi Jinping vowed to achieve “peaceful reunification” with […]

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed preventing Afghan territory from becoming the source of radicalisation, and terrorism. In a virtual G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan that was convened by Italy, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the need to ensure that Afghan territory does not become a source of […]

WHISTLER, British Columbia, Canada: A British Columbia woman bought 10 cases of apples, 50 pounds of carrots and dozens of eggs to feed bears every week from her home during the summer of 2018. The woman, from Whistler, BC, was ordered to pay $60,000 after officials ruled that she had violated the province’s Wildlife Act. […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio: Due to concerns about its acquisition of animals and inappropriate business practices by its former leaders, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium lost its accreditation with its industry’s top accrediting body, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). On Wednesday, officials from the zoo said they will appeal the decision made by the top […]

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island: A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to prison after fraudulently seeking COVID-19 relief money from the government and then faking his own death. David Adler Staveley, 54, was sentenced to 56 months in prison followed by three years probation, according to Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus. Staveley is the […]

HELSINKI: Finland has suspended the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for younger men after some suffered from heart inflammations. A study is to be published within weeks that indicates that men under 30 years old displayed a “slightly higher risk than others of developing myocarditis” after receiving the Moderna vaccine. Finland will instead vaccinate […]

WASHINGTON D.C.: Following announcements that the U.S. Postal Service was raising prices and reducing services, the state attorneys general of 19 states and the District of Columbia are seeking to block the post office plan. The states have filed an administrative complaint seeking to block the 10-year strategic plan, which calls for closing some local […]

ATLANTA, Georgia: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has increased the number of countries that Americans should avoid traveling to due to spreading Covid-19 infections. Prominent on the new list were Barbados and Croatia. Other countries raised to Level 4 warnings because of Covid were Austria, Armenia, Latvia, and New Caledonia. More than […]

CANBERRA, Australia: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australia will not welcome back foreign tourists until at least next year, while announcing plans to lift some of the strictest COVID-19 travel restrictions imposed by a democracy. The return of skilled migrants and students will instead be prioritized after the benchmark for reopening external borders, […]

WASHINGTON D.C.: President Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said this week that Americans should gather with their loved ones for the Christmas holidays this year, after stating just a day earlier that it was “too soon” to tell. “I will be spending Christmas with my family. I encourage people, particularly vaccinated people who […]