Giorno: 9 Marzo 2023

McCarthy Confirms Plan to Meet With Taiwan’s President in US

Read More U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed on March 7 that he’ll meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in the United States next month, adding that the meeting wouldn’t replace his anticipated trip to the democratically governed island. “That has nothing to do with my travel and if I would go to Taiwan,” the California Republican […]

US Must Help Japan, Taiwan Boost War Preparedness To Counter Heightened China Threat: Experts

Read More News Analysis The Chinese threat has heightened the need for collective defense operations between the United States, Japan, and Taiwan. However, the Taiwanese and Japanese armies are particularly ill-equipped for war, according to geo-strategists. Experts say the United States should support the two countries in order to resolve internal problems and establish competent […]

TikTok Whistleblower Says US Data Can Easily Be Accessed From China: Sen. Hawley

Read More Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is pressing the Treasury Department to conduct a thorough review of new whistleblower allegations regarding the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok that were recently brought to his attention. Writing to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on March 8, Hawley said that a TikTok whistleblower has come to him […]

South Korea’s Trade Deficit Has Lasted for Nearly a Year Due to China Trade Dependence

Read More South Korea’s exports have been dragged down by China’s economic slowdown and import slump. The East Asian country has experienced a continuing trade deficit for nearly a year due to being heavily dependent on China for both imports and exports. In the first two months of this year, South Korea’s trade deficit has […]

Residents Affected by New Zealand Chemical Truck Fire Told to Wash Households Down

Read More Households near the chemical truck fire that burnt in New Zealand on the morning of March 8 are being told to wash down the layer of canola oil that settled across properties as a result of the fire. Mervyn Chetty, Auckland Council’s general manager for licensing and regulatory compliance, noted that many people […]

There is an urgent need for policies in order to bridge the digital gender divide

Read More Working class women laboured during the first industrial revolution for lower wages than men and they often started working as children. Women also had to be the caretaker of the house, so they might have worked all day and night to keep up their daily routine. Now, women continue to play a vital […]

UK house prices could be stabilising despite falls, say surveyors

Read More The UK housing market remains in decline but there are some signs of stabilisation, with an improvement in new buyer inquiries and sales last month, according to surveyors. Many told the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) that a return of optimism, and lower than expected interest rates, had given the housing market […]

Guardian wins daily newspaper of the year at the Press Awards

Read More The Guardian has won daily newspaper of the year and supplement of the year for its Saturday magazine at the prestigious Press Awards. They were two of several accolades received at the ceremony, including columnist of the year (broadsheet) for Aditya Chakrabortty, while Jay Rayner won critic of the year for the Observer. […]

Parents in England spending up to 80% of pay on childcare

Read More The scale of the childcare crisis in England has been exposed by new data showing some parents face spending as much as 80% of their take-home pay on childcare while others struggle to find a provider because of supply gaps in large parts of the country. A study by the thinktank Nesta, seen […]

Russia-Ukraine war live: blackouts in Odesa and Kharkiv amid missile strikes across Ukraine

Read More Kyiv’s mayor has reported that Russia has struck Kyiv during its latest mass strikes accoss Ukraine. “Explosions in the Holosiiv district of the capital. All services follow in place. More details later,” Kyiv’s Mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said on Telegram a few minutes ago. Ukrainian newspaper Dzerkalo Tyzhnia is also reporting an explosion in […]