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Copley predicts China will start by taking Dongsha Islands, followed by Kinmen, Matsu to create 'de facto surrender' TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An Australian analyst on Thursday (Nov. 5) predicted that the U.S. will not intervene if China invades Taiwan during the Biden administration. "With vote-counting still underway and the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election uncertain on Thursday, conservative radio talk show host John Batchelor asked Australian historian, author, and strategic analyst Gregory R. Copley to give his take on American foreign policy under a Biden presidency. "Copley, who is president of the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA),...

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit about 75 miles south of Chignik in Alaska. Officials have now issued a tsunami warning for South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula, from Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass The US Tsunami Warning System said tsunami activity was predicted to hit within the next hour at points along the Alaskan coast. It said Sand Point could be hit at 11.15pm local time (8.15am BST), Kodiak at 12.05am (9.05am BST) and Cold Bay at 12.15am (9.15am BST).

China’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office yesterday said that the territory would never be calm unless “black-clad violent protesters” were all removed, describing them as a “political virus” that seeks independence from Beijing. The strongly worded statement came amid mounting concerns among democracy advocates that China is tightening its grip over the former British colony, while a lockdown to prevent COVID-19 infections has largely kept their movement off the streets. The office said that China’s central government would not sit idly by “with this recklessly demented force in place,” and that Beijing has the greatest responsibility in maintaining order...

As the coronavirus has spread throughout the world, many have disagreed on just how we should refer to it. Some people, including President of the United States Donald Trump, insist on calling it the “Chinese coronavirus” or the “Wuhan Virus”. Critics claim that attaching such a prefix to its name may trigger a surge of anti-Asian hate crime, and people all over the world have indeed shared their accounts of racist encounters that were clearly emboldened by the outbreak. In spite of this, many members of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement have continued to stand firm on speaking of it...

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE: The head of the NSB said it does not have a unit focused on gathering intelligence on biological warfare activity, but one would be set up The COVID-19 virus originated in China, National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Chiu Kuo-cheng told lawmakers yesterday, adding that intelligence indicated that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is “ill,” but remains in control of the nation. Tsai asked Chiu about the bureau’s intelligence regarding the source of COVID-19 and whether it originated in China or the US, as has been suggested by some Chinese officials. National Security Bureau Director-General Chiu Kuo-cheng speaks at...

Summary of what is discussed: China's propaganda war calls Mike Pompeo the "Enemy of Humankind" (Sounds like the American media gets its talking points from China or vice versa - China Collusion) The Chinese regime has been claiming no new virus cases in the epicenter for the past 25 days. But local residential notices say otherwise. China’s state media slandering US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again. Pompeo responds. One of the most prominent officials in Czech Republic died suddenly before a planned visit to Taiwan. His family suspects pressure from Beijing led to his death. Intelligence agencies are currently...

While we know we must wash your hands and wear face masks to prevent covid-19, experts are now also suggesting wearing glasses as precautionary step. While we know we must wash your hands and wear face masks to prevent covid-19, experts are now also suggesting wearing glasses as precautionary step. Beware ladies, pink eye is a possible symptom of covid-19. The mandatory precautionary measures against covid-19 that we have been aware include the use of facial masks and hand sanitisers. With new research emerging, it’s time to add eye care to that list of preventative measures against covid-19. Because according...

Excerpted: Scientists from Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) have also said the highly lethal bug is a potential bio-weapon. But this March that same lab shipped samples of the henipavirus family and of Ebola to China, which has long been suspected of running a secretive biological warfare (BW) program. China strongly denies it makes germ weapons, and Canadian officials say the shipment was part of its efforts to support public-health research worldwide. Sharing of such samples internationally is relatively standard practice. But some experts are raising questions about the March transfer, which appears to be at the centre of a...

Contrary to the narrative that is being pushed by the mainstream that the COVID 19 virus was the result of a natural mutation and that it was transmitted to humans from bats via pangolins, Dr Luc Montagnier the man who discovered the HIV virus back in 1983 disagrees and is saying that the virus was man made. Professor Luc Montagnier, 2008 Nobel Prize winner for Medicine, claims that SARS-CoV-2 is a manipulated virus that was accidentally released from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. Chinese researchers are said to have used coronaviruses in their work to develop an AIDS vaccine. HIV...

India has brought charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the head of a Muslim seminary for holding a gathering last month that authorities said led to a big jump in COVID-19 infections, police said yesterday. The headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat group in New Delhi has been sealed and thousands of followers — including some from Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh — have been placed in quarantine after it emerged that they attended meetings there in the middle of last month. Police initially filed a case against Tablighi Jamaat head Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi for breaching a ban on...

Health authorities in Wuhan, China have revised the death toll from the coronavirus upwards by over 50 per cent. Wuhan’s Epidemic Prevention and Control Center said on Friday that 3,869 people had died from the disease in the city as of Thursday, according to state media. Fatalities are up by 1,290 compared to previous data. The number of cases overall in Wuhan was revised 50,333 – an increase of 325. The authorities said the revision was made in order to include patients who were not treated at hospitals and passed away at home, since medical facilities faced a shortage of...

Pseudo-frostbite, hives and redness may appear with or without respiratory symptoms. The novel coronavirus may cause dermatological symptoms such as pseudo-frostbite, hives and persistent, sometimes painful redness, as symptoms that affect the body outside the respiratory system continue to be found that may be associated with coronavirus infections, according to the French National Union of Dermatologists-Venereologists (SNDV – skin and sexually transmitted disease doctors). The organization received numerous reports of cases with these symptoms in COVID-19 patients. They may also appear without respiratory symptoms, according to a press release by SNDV. A WhatsApp group of over 400 dermatologists has been...

Official title:Covid-19 update: Requested PM Modi to release US order of hydroxychloroquine stockpile, says Trump President Trump did not shy away from saying he too will take a tablet of hydroxychloroquine after announcing that he has requested Prime Minister during his telephonic conversation earlier today to lift a hold on the US order of the medicine. US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to supply Hydroxychloroquine tablets that can be used to treat Covid-19 patients. “After call today with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is giving serious consideration to releasing the...

Brasilia, March 30 (IANS) Microblogging site Twitter has blocked two videos posted on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro''s official handle showing his visit to several parts of capital Brasilia in violation of health recommendations to contain the coronavirus pandemic. "This tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules," says a message where the videos in question were. In the two deleted videos on Sunday, the 65-year-old President defended the end of the confinement measures in effect in many of the states and the use of chloroquine to treat the disease, even though its effectiveness has still not been...

Food for thought. Throwback to 2009. Watch and listen to this carefully. Swine Flue Outbreak Joe Biden 2009 No flight cancellations, no borders closed, no schools closed. "We are told" he says at 2:12 minutes. Yet...

In 2009, a new H1N1 influenza virus emerged, causing the first global flu pandemic in 40 years. Below is a timeline of major events that took place during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. 2009 April 15 First human infection with new influenza A H1N1 virus detected in California. April 17 Second human infection with the new influenza A H1N1 virus detected in California about 130 miles away from first infection, with no known connection to previous patient. April 18 First novel 2009 H1N1 flu infections were reported by CDC to the World Health Organization (WHO) through the U.S. International Health Regulations...

JERUSALEM — A plague of locusts considered “extremely alarming” is headed toward Africa and the Middle East but is likely to bypass Israel. ...The swarms represent “an unprecedented threat to food security,” according to the Locust Watch website. Among the countries expected to be the hardest hit are Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Iran, Pakistan and Sudan, according to the report.

Demossville, Kentucky (CNN) -- The U.S. special operations teams that led the American invasion in Afghanistan a decade ago did something that no American military had done since the last century: ride horses into combat.

Luckiest man in Iraq By Matt Sun March 28, 2003 THIS is the luckiest man in Iraq - a Royal Marine who cheated death despite being shot four times in the head during a raging battle. (Soldier Eric Walderman wearing the hat that saved his life. Picture: AFP) Marine Eric Walderman was hit by a volley of bullets while fighting Iraqi soldiers at Umm Qasr in southern Iraq. The bullets hit his Kevlar helmet just above his eye, tearing the camouflage lining and ricocheting away. If a round had struck a 1cm lower, he would have been killed. Marine Walderman...

Australian FA-18s Striking Targets March 30, 2003 AUSTRALIAN F/A-18 Hornets launched strikes against Iraqi headquarters infrastructure overnight, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) said today. They also flew counter air missions but it was not yet clear if their actions were a success, ADF spokesman Brigadier Mike Hannon said. Also overnight, clearance divers continued clearing the Khawr Abd 'Allah waterway around Umm Qasr. Australian ADF troops were safe and well, Brigadier Hannan said. "Our clearance divers have continued with clearance of the port facilities, and that will go on for a few days yet," Brigadier Hannan told ABC Radio. "The remainder...