The country’s national weather agency declared severe weather notices for every state and territory on Australia’s mainland besides one on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison telling reporters that “the rain and flood situation” remains “dynamic and extremely complex.” With New South Wales seeing around 3.2 feet of rainfall (one …
Read More »18,000 evacuated and 38 parts of New South Wales declared ‘natural disaster area’ as flooding devastates Australia (VIDEO)
Speaking on Monday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was grateful that no lives had been lost so far but warned of the risks posed by the flooding in the country’s most populous state. “Weakened foundations for buildings, for roads and trees, they all create risk, as do downed …
Read More »Philippines accuses Beijing of ‘militarizing’ South China Sea with ‘provocative’ presence of 220 naval vessels
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana claimed on Sunday that 220 boats belonging to Chinese forces were operating within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, and appealed to Beijing to remove them. The vessels have encroached on the Philippines’ “sovereign territory” and their presence is “a clear provocative action of militarizing the area,” …
Read More »Taiwan bolsters military presence in South China Sea, says Beijing is ‘capable of starting war’
“They are capable of starting a war,” Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said when asked whether Beijing could attack Taiwan. “My goal is for us to be ready at all times.” He was addressing the parliament of the island nation regarded by mainland China as an integral part of the …
Read More »Party’s over: South Dakota’s request for July 4th fireworks on Mount Rushmore DENIED over health & environmental concerns
National Park Service (NPS) regional director Herbert Frost said in a letter seen by the Hill that the agency was “unable to grant a request” to stage fireworks at the memorial due to “potential risks to the park itself and to the health and safety of employees and visitors.” Frost …
Read More »South Dakota passes bill banning biological males from participating in female sports to mark Women’s Day
“We’re celebrating International Women’s Day by defending women’s sports,” Noem said Monday on Twitter, minutes after the South Dakota Senate passed the state’s Women’s Fairness in Sports legislation. “I’m excited to sign this bill very soon.” South Dakota’s bill was passed after Mississippi lawmakers approved similar legislation last week. Mississippi …
Read More »South Korea agrees to ‘meaningful increase’ in payouts for the privilege of hosting 28,500 US troops
Seoul currently pays Washington roughly $920 million a year for hosting some 28,500 American personnel on its soil, but back in 2019 Trump demanded an increase of annual payouts to $5 billion. With a new commander-in-chief in the White House, Washington moved to soothe disagreements with its military allies, under …
Read More »South Korean government investigates 7 deaths that followed Covid-19 vaccination with AstraZeneca’s jab
The number who died after the jab rose by four in the past two days, according to a report on Saturday by South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), which is investigating the incidents. Vaccines were administered to more than 296,000 people, or about 0.6 percent of the country’s …
Read More »Fauci brushes off critique after South Dakota governor Noem says Biden’s Covid czar ‘IS WRONG A LOT’ to standing ovation at CPAC
Noem on Saturday took on Fauci’s lockdown advice while making her case at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) for conservative values and respecting individual liberties. “He told me that on my worst day, I’d have 10,000 patients in the hospital,” Noem said. “On our worst day, we had a …
Read More »‘At least $1bn’ of Iran’s frozen assets to be released by South Korea after Tehran meets with Seoul
“In the meeting with the South Korean envoy, we stressed how Iran could use its resources,” Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati told reporters on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with the Iranian cabinet, Hemmati confirmed that South Korea has $7 billion of …
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