China’s Funeral Parlors, Suppliers Crushed by Demand Amid COVID Death Surge

Read More Never has the winter felt so suffocating for Zou, who counted about 20 deaths among social circles amid the massive COVID wave gripping China. Memorial tents, indicating households that have lost family members, are visible on every street in his hometown, the historic city of Yueyang with a population of about 20,000 in […]

Attacks on Mantashe are by people in renewable energy lobby

Read More The minister of international relations and cooperation, Naledi Pandor, questioned why electricity plants kept breaking down and labelled that as “an oppositional act against South Africa”. This remark echoed those of minister of mineral resources and energy, Gwede Mantashe, who said the utility “is actively agitating for the overthrow of the state”.  These […]

NY Gov Kathy Hochul on rehiring unvaccinated healthcare workers: Not the ‘right answer’

Post Content Democrat New York Governor Kathy Hochul stuck to her guns stating that rehiring unvaccinated healthcare workers is not the “right answer” despite the vaccination mandates being overturned and the state suffering from a major healthcare workers shortage. “I don’t think the answer is to have someone who comes in, who’s sick, be exposed […]

Panel approving Richard Sharp as BBC chair included Tory party donor

Read More The government-appointed panel that approved Richard Sharp as a prime candidate for the role of BBC chair included a Conservative party donor and prospective MP, as well as the wife of the former chair of the Spectator who worked with Boris Johnson when he edited that political magazine. As Sharp faces multiple investigations, […]

Biden once again urges Congress to pass assault weapons ban

Read More Joe Biden once again called on Congress to pass a bill banning assault weapons, following a string of recent mass shootings in California that in total killed at least 18 people. “For the second time in recent days, California communities are mourning the loss of loved ones in a senseless act of gun […]