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It snowed here yesterday. Not lightly, but a real winter storm. It felt like December all over again. I’ve lived in Canada my whole life and I’ve seen many winters, but it always irritates me when it’s technically spring and actually spring for many of you reading this. All 8…

(This is a reprint from NewsBred) I am amused at how synchronized “Russia-is-a-junior-partner-to-China” chorus has gone up in West in the wake of Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow this week. John Kirby spoke of Russia “certainly are the junior partner” in the regular daily White House briefing; Antony Blinken too…

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹Al Jazeera, ²Gbcode, ³Reuters, ⁴Breaking News, ⁵France 24 and ⁶Guardian. The Chinese military said on Thursday it had dispatched naval and air forces to track a US warship and ‘warned it to leave’ waters in the disputed South…

This July 4th, it’s important to remember that American slavery didn’t just disappear overnight: it’s still happening. This article was originally published July 4th, 2022 in the International Schools of Korea Times. It has not been edited since. As the sun set on the final days of the Trump administration…

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹CNN, ²Reuters, ³Axios, ⁴TechCrunch and ⁵Guardian. In his first appearance before Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew was questioned by US lawmakers concerned about the platform’s suspected ties to China, users’ privacy, and its impact on children…

As the Covid-19 shakes most global economies, the world of employment has experienced the worst-case scenario of unemployment due to business disruption, reduction of revenue flow, and stay-at-home policies to mitigate the spread of the virus. Employment rate in most industries is dipping, and some industries like hospitality are feeling…

Ok, I’m back on the “Ukraine beat” after posting on other platforms about the latest banking crises in the U.S. and Europe. The frontline in Ukraine has not changed very much in the weeks since the Russians captured the town of Soledar in Donetsk oblast. But, there have been a…