New US position on South China Sea raises risk of clash with China at sea

While the two nations are sparring on everything from Covid-19 to Hong Kong, the sea remains the most likely spot to have their warships and fighter jets actually collide. South China Sea (Representational image) | Photo: www.pacom.mil Singapore/Manila: The Trump administration’s … Read More

US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea

Aircraft from Carrier Air Wings (CVW) 5 and 17 fly in formation over the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force on July 6, 2020, in the South China Sea. The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68), right, and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN … Read More

Coronavirus Data in the U.S. Is Terrible, and Here’s Why

We have more data than ever to track a growing number of coronavirus cases, tests and deaths. But can we rely on these numbers? Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Every day now comes with a new set of coronavirus data: numbers for positive … Read More

Newsom orders statewide reclosure of indoor dining, limits on church services, salons

posted in: News, United States

SACRAMENTO — California is largely closing again amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the state, as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced statewide restrictions Monday to again halt all indoor dining and close bars, zoos, and museums. At the same time, … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 17 July 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, We still don’t know what various governors and mayors will demand by the time of the Feast of Tabernacles.  Having suspected it all along, we’re now hearing that the “numbers” (which of course never lie) are being … Read More

Admit you’re part of the problem and Submit!

posted in: Breaking News, News

News networks have deputized corporations, private businesses, and the public at large to enforce mask mandates.  A senator has been photographed on an airplane, cell phone in one hand coffee cup in the other.  Somebody call the cops!  But they … Read More

Mexican president thanks Trump for not mentioning border wall at summit

posted in: News, Refugee Crisis America

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday expressed gratitude to Donald Trump for avoiding in public the thorny subject of the U.S. president’s promised border wall during a summit in Washington earlier this week. Lopez … Read More

Merkel and Conte Show Common Front on ‘Massive’ EU Recovery Fund

GRANSEE, GERMANY – JULY , Photographer: Keuenhof/Pool/Getty Images (Bloomberg) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel showed a united front with Italy’s Giuseppe Conte days ahead of a crucial European Union summit, warning that EU leaders need to deliver a “massive” response … Read More

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