Month: January 2022

2…………> Covid Blockade: Canada

Protests in Canada’s capital city against a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the US-Canada border have entered their third consecutive day, as Ottawa police asked the public to avoid the downtown area this week.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60202050

3…………> North Korea Rocket Photos

North Korea has released photographs which it said were taken from its most powerful missile launch in five years, showing parts of the Korean peninsula and surrounding areas.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60193714

4…………> Women in Power: New Evidence

At the beginning of the 19th century, Swiss traveler Johann Ludwig Burckhardt became the first European to see the ruins of the once great ancient city of Petra, that later on was named one of the “Seven New Wonders of the World”.

https://sputniknews.com/20220131/female-power-women-were-in-control-in-ancient-nabatean-kingdom-scientists-believe-1092641758.html

5………….> Texas Threat: Election Officials 

A man identified as Chad Stark, 54, of Leander, was arrested in Travis County, Texas, for allegedly sending threatening election-related communications to government officials on Jan. 5, 2021.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-man-arrested-making-election-related-threats-government-officials

2…………> US East Coast Blizard: Road Chaos

Parts of the US East Coast have been battered by blizzard conditions and heavy snowfall, sparking transport chaos and power cuts for thousands, as five states declared an emergency hours before piles of snow and high winds blasted the area on last week.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60177979

3…………> Ottawa Strikes: No Vaccine

Protesters against a vaccine mandate for truckers crossing the US-Canada border have brought Canada’s capital city to a standstill for a second day, as thousands of demonstrators joined the so-called Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. Police have started investigations after several incidents, including the appearance of swastika flags and footage of a woman dancing on the tomb of the unknown soldier.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60190452

4…………> Beijing vs US Hypersonic Weapons

 Gen. John Hyten, then-vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned that China’s military capabilities would soon surpass that of both Washington and Moscow, by claiming that, within a five-year period, Beijing had conducted hundreds of hypersonic weapons tests, versus the nine completed by the US.

https://sputniknews.com/20220130/pentagon-hopes-to-light-a-fire-for-hypersonic-weapon-development-during-high-level-defense-meeting-1092627044.html

2…………> US IS Leader Identified

An American woman, identified as Allison Fluke-Ekren, a mother who once lived in Kansas, has been arrested and charged with organizing and leading an all-female battalion of the Islamic State group, apparently trained women and children to use AK-47 assault rifles and suicide vests in Syria.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60185963

3…………> Russian Navy: Threat to Irish Whales?

Russia’s plans to host naval exercises off Ireland’s coast are a threat to rare marine wildlife, the country’s ambassador in Dublin Malcolm Noonan stating that the planned military exercises are “deeply concerning”.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60130151

4…………> Taiwan Tinderbox: China Warning

China still considers Taiwan a breakaway province, while the authorities in Taipei have repeatedly rejected Beijing’s proposal to stick to the “one country, two systems” principle. The US has stated that it remains committed to the “One-China” policy and is working to “support Taiwan’s ability to defend itself”.

https://sputniknews.com/20220129/biggest-tinderbox-chinese-envoy-warns-of–military-conflict-between-china–us-over-taiwan-1092604896.html

5…………> China Covid Statement

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — Manipulating COVID-19 test results is unnecessary, and China will never do that, said Huang Chun, deputy director general of the Pandemic Prevention and Control Office of the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee.

https://english.news.cn/20220129/6f4acd10127f4fb7b1790ffa5f5f576c/c.html