Posts Tagged ‘mainland’

The Inevitable Convergence of Taiwan with the Mainland

Despite US efforts, reciprocity between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will not decrease. On June 16, the traditional 15th Strait Forum opened in the Chinese city of Xiamen, opposite Taiwan. The event has no particular focus and is geared more toward encouraging contact and demonstrating that Chinese people are not so different on […]

UK eases COVID restrictions while much of mainland Europe grapples with surge in cases

Millions of people in England are poised for their first chance in months for haircuts, casual shopping and restaurant meals on Monday, as the government takes the next step on its lockdown-lifting road map. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are following their own, broadly similar, plans. Nationwide restrictions have been in place in England since […]

Church Buildings to Close Across Mainland Scotland During Month-Long Lockdown

Photo Credit: James Johnstone (The Christian Institute) — Church buildings in Scotland have been closed as part of the latest lockdown changes. The restriction, expected to last for “at least four weeks,” affects all of the mainland, preventing the vast majority of Christians in Scotland from meeting in person for communal worship. Churches across England […]

Abuse on the Mainland: Australia’s Medevac Hotel Detentions

Governments that issue press releases about the abuse of human rights tend to avoid close gazes at the mirror.  Doing so would be telling.  In the case of Australia, its record on dealing with refugees is both abysmal and cruel.  It tends to be easier to point the finger at national security laws in Hong […]

Entire US mainland in range of N. Korean nukes after latest test – Kim Jong-un

He spoke shortly after the second flight test of yet another long-range missile, the Hwasong-14. According to the Korean Central News Agency as cited by AP, Kim expressed “great satisfaction” with the test aimed at reaffirming that the missile was able to deliver a “large-sized, heavy nuclear warhead.” US & South Korea discuss ‘military response’ […]

“Shower Of Nuclear Strike” To Turn US Mainland Into Ashes: N. Korea

“The last-ditch gambling of the Trump administration for a nuclear war will only bring earlier the day when the US mainland will turn into ashes.” North Korea condemned the successful ballistic missile interceptor test carried out by the United States earlier in the week, calling it a “risky move” and “a foolish act of those […]

De-escalating dominoes: Human pile-up captured after mall escalator fails (VIDEO)

CCTV footage shows people hurtling back down the moving steps after the stairs suddenly changed direction. Some managed to escape the wave of bodies while others piled on top of each other. via GIPHY Five people were injured in the incident, which occurred on Thursday in the city of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province. Authorities have […]

Tony Abbott warned processing refugees on mainland will cause social unrest

The Government wants to process asylum seekers off-shore. Picture: AFP Source: AFP BRINGING asylum seekers onto the Australian mainland could lead to the social unrest which has caused violence and disruption across Paris and London, Tony Abbott was warned. It comes as the Government believes 600 people a month would enter Australia without checks on […]

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