Lunar New Year Exhibits Local Diversity at The Huntington Library
The spring cherry bloomsome trees framed the exquisite ancient wooden crafted pavilions, the stone bridge arched over the crystal green lake, the enchanting string music surrounded this Southern California oasis – the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, families of multiple generations enjoyed meandering around the garden to usher in the 2022 Lunar New Year at the […]
“Partygate” Rocks U.K. Parliament, But Democratic Processes Save the Day
All hell broke loose last week in Downing Street. A damning report by U.K.’s senior civil servant Sue Gray into British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “parties” during lockdown has rocked the government. Johnson has apologized in public for flouting Covid norms, but his fate is still hanging in the balance. The report, which has not […]
Truckers Bring Ottawa to a Halt as Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protests Gather Momentum
On January 15, Canada imposed a vaccine mandate for truckers who crossed into the country from the U.S. The government decided to send back unvaccinated American truckers. These measures have landed the Canadian capital in trouble. Hundreds of truckers with their rigs and thousands of supporters have gathered in Ottawa, blocking vital roads. It started […]
China’s Zero Covid Tolerance Exposed via Beijing Olympics
Amid the beginning of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China faces the largest breach of its borders since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019. China has been criticized for a lack of transparency and accountability with respect to the origins of the Covid-19 virus in Wuhan and the progression of the virus […]
A Fight for “Space”: Elon Musk vs. China Over Satellite Internet Race
A new kind of fight is brewing between China and American entrepreneur Elon Musk. A battle to capture the “space,” literally. The winner will get to decide the future of the internet. Musk’s company Starlink, owned by his firm SpaceX, has a group of 1,700 satellites in the Low Earth Orbit. The firm provides internet […]