Small Business And Jobs Smashed By COVID-19 Lockdowns

Analysis by free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs of recently released data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that over 230,000 small businesses are expected to close and 470,000 jobs will be permanently destroyed once COVID-19 support … Read More

Garcetti issues stronger warning to Angelenos: ‘Hunker down … cancel everything’

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is again asking Angelenos to stay at home and “hunker down” as the city experiences a dangerous surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The city revised its “Targeted Safer at Home … Read More

Supreme Court gives temporary win to California churches over coronavirus restrictions

Ruling comes after the court blocked caps on religious service attendance in New York. The Supreme Court gave a positive sign to a California church fighting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s restrictions on the number of people allowed at houses of worship due to the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 4 December 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Everyone is bracing for the most stringent lock-downs yet.  Compliance was gained when they told us it was a two-week exercise to “flatten the curve.”  When the “curve was flattened,” they told us just a bit longer … Read More

Brexit talks paused over lack of agreement

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the shock a no-deal Brexit would bring would be the “last thing” citizens need. Crunch Brexit talks between the EU and the UK aimed at avoiding a no-deal have been paused because of a lack of … Read More

Indonesia reels from surge in infections as Covid-19 spreads

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Healthcare facilities under strain with daily records set for infections. Motorcyclists passing a mural promoting awareness of the Covid-19 outbreak in Jakarta. The country remains the worst hit in South-east Asia with the number of confirmed cases at 549,508 as … Read More

Germany to keep restaurants, hotels closed until January 10 – sources

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is planning to extend restrictions on restaurants and hotels until Jan. 10, sources familiar with discussions between the federal government and 16 states said on Wednesday. Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding talks with regional governors on … Read More

EU proposes new alliance to the U.S. to handle China challenge

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“Revitalize the transatlantic partnership” The European Union will propose to the United States that it take advantage of an opportunity that appears “once in a generation” and to conclude a new global alliance. The detailed project seeks to bury the … Read More

Japan: A month’s suicides surpass total death toll of Covid-19

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In October, 2,153 Japanese people committed suicide – a number that exceeds the country’s total Covid-19 toll which stood at 2,087 for the entire year to date. Japan has witnessed a sharp surge in suicides, mostly among women, amid the … Read More

How Will A Biden Administration Tackle Immigration After Four Years Of Trump?

A June 2019 rally in Little Tokyo to oppose a Trump administration plan to use Fort Sill Army base in Oklahoma as a detention center for immigrant children and other immigrant detainees. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images) President-elect Joe Biden … Read More

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