China Media Warns Japan Against Siding With U.S. Over Taiwan

posted in: Far East, News

Communist Party newspaper says Japan faces “grave” consequences—including countermeasures by Beijing—if it sides with the United States over the question of Taiwan‘s security in the face of an increasingly assertive China. Japan‘s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and President Joe Biden will together stress the importance … Read More

World Water Day 2021: Drinking water shortage in India

Delhi staring at grave water crisis. Raw water sources in Delhi, primarily the Yamuna and groundwater, are insufficient to meet the demand (MIG Photos/ Aman Kanojiya) With one of the highest per capita water consumption levels in the country, many … Read More

The device that reverses CO2 emissions

posted in: Breaking News, News

(Image credit: Carbon Engineering) Cooling the planet by filtering excess carbon dioxide out of the air on an industrial scale would require a new, massive global industry – what would it need to work? The year is 2050. Walk out … Read More

The U.S. caught 171,000 migrants last month – the most since 2006

WASHINGTON (SBG) – More than 171,000 migrants were taken into custody in March, the highest monthly total since 2006, according to new reports. “We clearly, undeniably, have a crisis at our Southwest border,” said former acting commissioner of Customs and … Read More

Western rivers face pinch as another dry year takes shape

FILE – This March 28, 2021 image shows tumbleweeds covering a sandbar along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — As several states in the American West face intense drought, it’s shaping up to be … Read More

Venezuela creates military unit on Colombia border amid fighting

posted in: News, World News

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has created a special military unit for an area on its border with Colombia that has been the center of clashes between troops and illegal armed groups since last month, the defense minister said on Monday. … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 2 April 2021

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, Everybody is in the Easter spirit, wishing each other a happy good Friday and looking forward to the “Easter” holiday.  My Dad always asked, “What’s good about good Friday?”  He explained that you can’t fit three days … Read More

The Fear of Nationalism in Germany Is Killing Its People

posted in: Germany, News

In the refugee crisis—as in the coronavirus pandemic—the relationship between German politicians and the nation has been a major cause of failure. At the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, it seemed as if Germany was coping better than the United Kingdom, … Read More

Merkel meets her match

posted in: Germany, News

Germany in the pandemic Even by Angela Merkel’s own tastes, the last act of Germany’s opera-loving chancellor is bursting with high drama. After nearly 16 years astride the political stage, mastering financial and political crises with her left hand while … Read More

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