There’s been precious little good news from Asia these days. Washington and Pyongyang continue to trade threats of war. Right-wing nationalist Shinzo Abe won reelection as prime minister in Japan last month. Major storms have hammered several countries in the region, most recently Typhoon Damrey in Vietnam. And now, in the wake of those typhoons […]
In a speech at the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday, President Trump said a mini trade agreement with China could happen “soon,” but he offered no guarantees. President Trump says the U.S. and China are close to striking a mini trade agreement. But he offered no guarantees. Click Here: Maori All Blacks Store […]
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council, departed after testifying on Oct. 29. House investigators have released the testimony of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a top specialist on Ukraine on the National Security Council. Vindman is an Army foreign area officer and is believed to have listened in to […]
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) has just published its annual report, which confirms that the Southern Cone of Latin America is the region of the world producing the largest quantity of GMOs and having the largest land area under a single monoculture (over 54 million hectares of GM soy in […]
BRASILIA, Brazil: On 11 July, President Michel Temer signed into law important new legislation (MP 759) that paves the way for land thieves, who have illegally occupied and cleared vast areas of public land in the Amazon, to legalize their land holdings. The changes introduced by the legislation will make it easier — and very […]
With about 70,000 cholera cases reported with nearly 600 fatalities in Yemen, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today warned that an already dire situation for children is turning into a disaster. “Cholera doesn’t need a permit to cross a checkpoint or a border, nor does it differentiate between areas of political control,” said UNICEF […]
With the United States’ standing in the global community at risk, the new Congress set to adjourn in January must prioritize mitigating the damage President Donald Trump did when he announced last May that the U.S. would exit the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, according to a new report by the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). […]
You’d never even think of calling Serena Williams a loser, but the reality is that yes, the tennis champ has indeed lost a match before. In fact, losses have been a major part of her headline-making career. In a new commercial for Gatorade titled “Make Defeat Your Fuel,” Williams joins a crew of titan athletes, […]
If you cure illnesses, said Goldman Sachs Vice President Salveen Richter, it will disrupt “sustained cash flow.” Far better to find medical treatments that provide some solace but that prolong illnesses. Even better if these treatments are both necessary and expensive. If you find a cure for an illness, then you will find—as Richter wrote […]
Hollywood actors and supermodels aren’t the only fashion stars who know how to work a red carpet, and athletes from many disciplines proved it Tuesday night at the second annual Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 event. The sporty fashionistas flocked to the Los Angeles hotspot Avenue while dressed to the nines, and some of them even […]