Inflation surges 7% in December, highest rate in 40 years

Economists expected inflation to rise by 7% in December. Inflation rose at the fastest pace in nearly four decades in December, as rapid price gains fueled consumer fears about the economy and sent President Biden’s approval rating tumbling. The consumer … Read More

South Korea’s Moon promises final push for North Korea peace

SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed on Monday (Jan 3) to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite public silence from Pyongyang over his attempts for a declaration of peace … Read More

North Korea launches second suspected ballistic missile in a week

posted in: Far East, News

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions less than a week after Pyongyang reported testing what it said was a hypersonic missile. The early-morning launch came as the United … Read More

All is not well in the transatlantic relationship

posted in: United States

Bruce Stokes is a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. January 20 marks the end of the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency, an administration that promised to respect and rebuild the transatlantic alliance after … Read More

Tucker Carlson: COVID internment camps, coming soon to a country near you

They’re a fixture of Canadian life, so could they come across our northern border? What if your next-door neighbor suddenly went dangerously insane and started holding people hostage in his house? Would you consider that threatening? Would you even notice? … Read More

Long Live the Queen: UK set to honor Queen’s 70 years on throne

The United Kingdom is gearing up to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign with a military parade, neighborhood parties and a competition to create a new dessert alongside pomp, pageantry and puddings forming the centerpiece of celebrations … Read More

Chile starts fourth vaccine dose as coronavirus cases rise

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Chile is implementing a fourth vaccination dose for some citizens as the number of daily coronavirus infections rises. SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile is implementing a fourth vaccination dose for some citizens as the number of daily coronavirus infections rises. President … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 7 January 2022

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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 … Read More

Israel opens its skies as COVID infections surge, breaking records every day

posted in: Israel, News

Israel reported a new daily record of nearly 17,000 infections. “We still recommend avoiding unnecessary flights,” said the ministry of Health director. The Israeli government has announced that it will end all restrictions on international travel starting midnight Saturday. The … Read More

Wait what? FDA wants 55 years to process FOIA request over vaccine data

(Reuters) – Freedom of Information Act requests are rarely speedy, but when a group of scientists asked the federal government to share the data it relied upon in licensing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the response went beyond typical bureaucratic foot-dragging. As … Read More

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