Weekly Update from Mark Armstrong – 1 March 2019
Greetings from Tyler, It’s been said before, but demand for racist hate crimes exceeds the supply. Media soberly reports the heinous incidents until they’re proven to have been a hoax by irrefutable evidence, then they drop them like a … Read More
El Niño Triggered Disease Outbreaks Across Globe
Increased sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean characterizes an El Niño, which is followed by weather changes throughout the world. Photo: NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio The 2015 to 2016 El Niño event brought weather conditions that triggered … Read More
7.1-magnitude earthquake hits southern Peru
The temblor’s epicenter was 16 miles north-northeast of Azangaro and it had a depth of around 160 miles. LIMA, Peru — The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has struck southern Peru. … Read More
North Korea promises talks with US after both countries fail to reach deal at Hanoi summit
Talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un abruptly came to an end on Thursday following disagreements over lifting of sanctions. Screenshot – YouTube North Korea on Friday promised further negotiations with the United States despite both countries failing to reach … Read More
Russia is going to test an internet ‘kill switch,’ and its citizens will suffer
It’s cool — all the creepy totalitarian countries are doing it. Illustration by Koren Shadmi Russia is planning to disconnect itself from the global internet in a test sometime between now and April. The country says it is implementing an internal internet (intranet) and … Read More
America is waking up to the critical threat that is Russia
A new Gallup poll released this week suggests that 52 percent of Americans regard the Russian military as a critical threat to U.S. interests. Those respondents are correct. A plurality of Americans, 32 percent, view Russia as our “greatest enemy today,” a stark … Read More
500 religious groups, leaders seek end to ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
Demonstrators protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration in El Paso, Texas, Feb. 23, 2019. (Credit: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters via CNS.) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Calling the federal government’s migration protection protocols – also known as the “Remain in Mexico” … Read More
Tons of gold missing in Venezuela
Eight tons of gold are missing from the Central Bank in Caracas, apparently taken out on President Maduro’s orders. It’s not the first case, gold is missing: Last year, 23 tons were shipped to Turkey. It is unclear whether supplies … Read More
UN says 50,000 amassed in eastern Syria refugee camp
Refugees fleeing conflict between Kurdish-Syrian forces and ISIS. UN says 50,000 amassed at the Al-Hol camp in eastern Syria BEIRUT – About 50,000 people fleeing conflict between Kurdish-Syrian forces and the last ISIS holdouts have taken shelter in recent weeks … Read More
Netanyahu: We’re turning Israel into a rising global power
Netanyahus host Liberian Pres. Weah and his wife, says Israel is returning to Africa, becoming a ‘global power.’ Breakfast at the Prime Minister’s Residence – Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO) Israeli Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu and his wife Sara, on Friday morning … Read More
Concerns for The Queen as official photo shows her ‘purple’ hand
Image: Getty Photographs of The Queen meeting with the King and Queen of Jordan have raised concerns about the monarch’s wellbeing after they showed her hand appearing bruised and purple. The pictures of Queen Elizabeth II meeting King Abdullah II … Read More
Germany: Domestically strong
German unemployment dropped by 32,900 in February (not seasonally adjusted), bringing the total number of unemployed down to 2.373 million, the lowest February reading since reunification. In seasonally-adjusted terms, unemployment dropped by 2,000, leaving the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate unchanged at … Read More
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 8,956 in 2019; Deaths Reach 224
Themes: Missing Migrants Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Migration Agency, reports that 8,956 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 27 February, a 12 per cent decrease from the 10,243 arriving during the same period last year. … Read More
UN Security Council Rejects U.S., Russia Resolutions On Venezuela
A demonstrator holds a Venezuelan flag on the bridge in Urena, Venezuela, on the border with Colombia. The UN Security Council has rejected rival resolutions on the crisis in Venezuela presented by the United States and Russia. The United States … Read More











