Giorno: 10 Agosto 2022

China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between the sides to their highest level in years. The lengthy policy statement issued by the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office and its news department followed almost a week of […]

Global COVID update: Are we out the woods yet?

Finally over his coronavirus infection, U.S. President Joe Biden departs to spend most of the next week on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, an oceanfront golf resort that he has visited in the past. Deaths and Infections * Eikon users, click on COVID-19: MacroVitals for a case tracker and summary of news. Asia-Pacific * Strong winds […]

Ukraine looks to end ‘active’ phase of war ahead of winter months

Ukraine is looking to end the “active phase” in the war against Russia ahead of the winter months amid fears Moscow could target its thermal infrastructure as temperatures drop, one top official said Wednesday. “The Russian army continues to attack our infrastructure facilities. This is one of their goals, they don’t even hide it,” head […]

Taiwan accuses China of sending 17 fighter jets across Strait median line

Taiwanese officials say 17 Chinese fighter jets crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait Wednesday as tensions over the disputed Island continue to flare. “In the face of military intimidation created by China, Taiwan will not be afraid nor back down, and will more firmly defend its sovereignty, national security, and free and democratic […]

Iraq’s Sadr tells judiciary to dissolve parliament in a week

Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called on the country’s judiciary to dissolve parliament by end of next week, threatening unspecific consequences if it does not do what he says. The populist leader has helped inflame tensions in Iraq over the last two weeks by commanding thousands of followers to storm and […]

Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’

Read More Recent severe rains in Death Valley that flushed debris across roadways, damaged infrastructure and carried away cars are being described by meteorologists and park officials as a once-in 1,000-year event. The arid valley was pelted with roughly an inch and a half of rain on Friday, near the park’s rainfall record for a […]

Fauci Heckled, Cheered During First Pitch at Mariners Game

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was heckled and cheered as he threw out the first pitch at Tuesday’s Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees.