• China lifts heavy tariffs placed on Australian wine during Covid in sign of improving ties

    China imposed tariffs on Australian wine during diplomatic feud, sending duties skyrocketing above 200%

  • Beijing Picks Up 'Strong Message': Air Force Escalates US-China Arms Race with Latest Hypersonic Missile Test

    Analysts believe that Washington's newest hypersonic missile test sends a strong message to Beijing about the country's commitment to upgrading military technology.

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    Shootout in Opelousas results in injury, OHS lockdown lifted

    Opelousas Police said they received a report of gunfire exchanged between two vehicles at the intersection of I-49 and Judson Walsh Drive earlier today.

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    China lifts penalties on Australian wine after more than three devastating years

    China has announced it is lifting punishing tariffs on Australian wines more than three years after imposing penalties that devastated the industry and were a major point of friction between the trading partners. China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday said that “in view of the changes in the wine market conditions in China,” it was “no longer necessary to impose anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on imported wines originating from Australia.” The measure would come into effect on...

  • How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest

    New research findings are contrary to what had previously been thought about pandemic’s effect on children’s wellbeingTeenage boys were hit hardest by the Covid lockdowns, with their mental health failing to recover despite the return to normality, according to the most comprehensive academic study of its kind.Early research into how lockdown affected children indicated that girls had suffered more significant mental health problems than boys. Continue reading

  • First Covid lockdown four years on: 'We'll never forget'

    Can you remember when the announcement came over the news, that everyone must 'stay at home' as Covid-19 first hit the UK? In our video, we hear a range of differing views, some who were 'key workers' and others who worked from home. Some describe the first lockdown as 'a novelty' - but one that eventually wore thin. But others remember the fear of catching Covid-19. Watch the video above. Starting in May 2020, the laws were slowly relaxed. People were permitted to leave home for outdoor...

  • First Covid lockdown four years on: 'We'll never forget'

    Can you remember when the announcement came over the news, that everyone must 'stay at home' as Covid-19 first hit the UK? In our video, we hear a range of differing views, some who were 'key workers' and others who worked from home. Some describe the first lockdown as 'a novelty' - but one that eventually wore thin. But others remember the fear of catching Covid-19. Watch the video above. Starting in May 2020, the laws were slowly relaxed. People were permitted to leave home for outdoor...

  • First Covid lockdown four years on: 'We'll never forget'

    Can you remember when the announcement came over the news, that everyone must 'stay at home' as Covid-19 first hit the UK? In our video, we hear a range of differing views, some who were 'key workers' and others who worked from home. Some describe the first lockdown as 'a novelty' - but one that eventually wore thin. But others remember the fear of catching Covid-19. Watch the video above. Starting in May 2020, the laws were slowly relaxed. People were permitted to leave home for outdoor...

  • Report Criticizes 'Catastrophic Errors' Of COVID Lockdowns, Warns Of Repeat

    Report Criticizes 'Catastrophic Errors' Of COVID Lockdowns, Warns Of Repeat Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), It was four years ago, in March 2020, that health officials declared COVID-19 a pandemic and America began shutting down schools, closing small businesses, restricting gatherings and travel, and other lockdown measures to “slow the spread” of the virus. UNICEF unveiled its "Pandemic Classroom," a model made up of 168 empty desks, each seat...

  • In the busy waters between China and Taiwan, the de facto border is being tested

    After a fatal capsize off Kinmen island, China has rejected the existence of the prohibited waters line, which has been tacitly respected since the 1990sMotoring across the calm waters of the South China Sea, Taiwanese captain Lu Wen-shiung recalls the old days, when Chinese and Taiwanese fishers used to meet behind rocky headlands, anchoring their boats out of the authorities’ sight, to share a meal. There was less surveillance then, and the two sides were more friendly, fishing the same...

  • China lifts punitive tariffs on Australian wine as trade ties improve

    China said Thursday it would lift punitive tariffs on Australian wine, as trade ties improve between the two countries after years of tension, with Canberra soon afterwards announcing it would drop its case against Beijing at the World Trade Organization. Duties were imposed on key Australian exports such as wine, barley and beef in 2020 […]

  • China's President Xi meets U.S. executives, academics in Beijing

    China's President Xi Jinping met with American business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday, as the government tries to woo foreign investors back into the country and international firms seek reassurance over new regulations. Beijing wants to boost growth this year in the world's