7.4 magnitude earthquake in Australia today earthquake
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As Biden makes his first presidential trip to Asia, war in Europe looms large
The four-day journey to South Korea and Japan, intended to counter Chinese influence, will now highlight concerns connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. SEOUL — President Joe Biden on Friday begins his first trip to Asia since he took office amid some of his lowest domestic approval numbers as he looks to make strides in…
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Australia flood costs creep higher, $2bn+ bill expected
The latest reports from the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) suggest that insured costs from flooding in Australia’s Queensland and New South Wales areas have continued to creep higher, with industry losses now estimated at $1.89 billion. According to ICA data, the number of insurance claims linked to the floods rose by 7.2% overnight to…
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Weekly Update for 21 January 2022
Greetings from Tyler, It may be that a war is needed. After all, what hasn’t gone wrong during the pretender’s first full year? A skirmish would surely soak up plenty of ink and airtime. The White House is all about Russia’s pending incursion into Ukraine. The occupant famously said that there might be a “minor…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 14 January 2022
Greetings from Tyler, Everything has accelerated to the point you can hardly keep up, assuming you want to. Rules, mandates, requirements. It’s looking like travel will never be the same, unless in the confines of your own car, and there are plans for that too. If someone was holding out hope to visit Australia, they…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 7 January 2022
Greetings from Tyler, A brief illustration, if you don’t mind. If you ever attended a live taping of Johnny Carson, you know that the audience was whipped up ahead of the show. They’d see which part of the room could cheer the loudest, or laugh the hardest. By the time Ed McMahon said, “Heeeeeeer’s Johnny”…
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Tens of thousands rally against Covid curbs in Europe and Australia
Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Europe and Australia Saturday as anger mounted over fresh Covid restrictions imposed against a resurgent pandemic. And Dutch police faced a second night of rioting — this time in The Hague — after the previous night’s violence in the port city of Rotterdam. Clashes erupted…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 1 October 2021
Greetings from Tyler, We’ve just returned from a wonderful and uplifting Feast of Tabernacles. Some came down with the virus at our Panama City Beach location. Many have sought out treatments early, not waiting to be hospitalized and added to the statistics the media doles out with such drama. Now we know dozens who have…
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U.S.-UK-Australia defense deal a ‘stab in the back’ says France
A Tomahawk cruise missile similar to those acquired by Australia is fired from the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry. /US Navy/AFP France’s foreign minister says a nuclear submarine deal announced by Australia as part of a new alliance with the U.S. and the UK is a “stab in the back” for his country. “I’m very angry…
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Sydney to tighten COVID-19 curbs, Australian capital to enter lockdown
© Reuters/LOREN ELLIOTT A COVID-19 lockdown remains in place as outbreak of cases affects Sydney SYDNEY (Reuters) -Extra Australian military personnel may be called in to ensure compliance with lockdown rules in Sydney, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday, as the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant spreads into regional areas. © Reuters/JOSH NIXON/PODPEOPLEDOOM Local…
