Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – January 20, 2023

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Weekly Update Greetings from Tyler, It’s just so much easier to avoid what’s happening around the world. There is this scene this week in Davos, where the world’s “elite” went to congratulate themselves on saving the planet.  Al Gore delved into … 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

Russians, Poles and Hungarians least likely to take COVID vaccine, finds global survey

posted in: News, Russia

Only just over half of Poles (56%) say they would take a vaccine for COVID-19 if one were available, a global survey by Ipsos on behalf of the World Economic Forum has found. That puts Poland second from bottom among … Read More

Trump claims the EU has ‘no choice’ but to agree a new trade deal

posted in: European Union, News

KEY POINTS The president met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, and told CNBC’s Joe Kernen that the pair had a “great talk.” Amid ongoing informal discussions, Trump … Read More

Pakistan’s Imran Khan calls for U.N. action on India dispute

posted in: Far East, News

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Wednesday for the United Nations to help mediate between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir. “This is a potential flashpoint,” Khan said during a media … Read More