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Beijing complains to WTO over Australia’s ‘wrong practices,’ citing historic moves against Chinese products

China has made an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over historic duties introduced by Australia concerning three Chinese products as part of a crackdown on unfair trade practices, including dumping. … Read More >Beijing complains to WTO over Australia’s ‘wrong practices,’ citing historic moves against Chinese products

Relaxing Covid restrictions during the summer could cause ‘fast and significant increase’ in spread of Delta variant – ECDC report

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned that EU states risk a “fast and significant increase” in the spread of the Delta Covid variant if they proceed with relaxing restrictions during the summer. … Read More >Relaxing Covid restrictions during the summer could cause ‘fast and significant increase’ in spread of Delta variant – ECDC report

Anti-Covid measures tightened in New Zealand over fears of Delta variant, after 100+ days without new coronavirus cases

A higher Covid-19 alert level, just one step short of lockdown, has been implemented in Wellington, as authorities fear the more dangerous Delta strain of the deadly virus was brought to the island country. … Read More >Anti-Covid measures tightened in New Zealand over fears of Delta variant, after 100+ days without new coronavirus cases

Suspected Taliban attack on Afghan hospital sends vital Covid vaccines up in flames amid surge in cases

The Taliban are suspected of having launched a mortar attack into a hospital in eastern Afghanistan. The obliterated hospital contained vital Covid vaccines, which were set to be used to inoculate the population as cases climb. … Read More >Suspected Taliban attack on Afghan hospital sends vital Covid vaccines up in flames amid surge in cases

North Korea rejects US envoy’s offer to meet ‘anywhere, anytime’ to restart talks

In a statement released by North Korea’s state news agency, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Son Gwon rejected an offer by America’s envoy to meet “anywhere, anytime” after negotiations between the two nations stalled. … Read More >North Korea rejects US envoy’s offer to meet ‘anywhere, anytime’ to restart talks

Prevalence of Delta Covid variant increases as much as 4-fold in France as infections shoot up in southwest

The French government has warned about the Delta strain of Covid-19, after it appeared to become four times more prevalent over the course of a week, with some areas of the country seeing infection rates shoot up. … Read More >Prevalence of Delta Covid variant increases as much as 4-fold in France as infections shoot up in southwest

Lab leak theory, kidnapping Alex Saab, John McAfee’s alleged suicide

When Donald Trump spread the lab leak conspiracy theory, the corporate media made fun of him. Now that the theory is useful to Joe Biden, it has become the conspiracy theory of choice in liberal circles. Lee Camp looks into the evidence for a Wuhan lab leak. He then goes back into the history of US experimentation on the public with biological weapons, hallucinogens, and more. … Read More >Lab leak theory, kidnapping Alex Saab, John McAfee’s alleged suicide