The Wagner Coup: Another Serving of Chaos at Putin’s Table
Saturday, 24th June 2023 saw the foundations of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s power totter on the edge of collapse. The embattled ruler of the Russian state has not had a weekend to relish as, in addition to the war of attrition going on in Ukraine, he had to watch 25,000 armed mercenaries march on his […]
British Billionaire, Four Others Confirmed Dead as Submersible Implodes 1600 Feet from the Titanic
On Thursday, June 24, 2023, OceanGate’s CEO Stockton Rush, British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, French maritime and Titanic expert Paul-Henry Nargeolet, and a father and son from one of Pakistan’s most prominent families, Shahzada Dawood and Suleman Dawood met their end about two miles away from the famous Titanic in what experts described as a […]
Huang Di and the Development of Chinese Medicine
Huang Di (also known as Huangdi, Yellow Emperor) was a legendary Chinese emperor who founded Chinese medicine. He is said to have lived in the 27th century BCE, and his teachings were the foundation of Chinese medicine. Huang Di’s most famous work is the Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon), a collection of medical texts […]
COVID-19 Resurgence in China: The Bad and Ugly
Health experts expect new Omicron strain to infect about 60 million people by the end of June. Reports have confirmed that a new strain of COVID has held China in its clutches, infecting and killing several citizens. However, as it did in 2019 when COVID first broke out in Wuhan, the Chinese Communist Party shirked […]
YouTube To Change Its Policy Regarding 2020 Election Fraud Crisis
Starting in 2024, YouTube seeks to stop censorship of content with false claims of electoral fraud. On Friday, June 2, 2023, the world’s biggest video-sharing company shifted its ground on its policy towards political content that spreads information about electoral fraud. In light of the much-debated 2020 electoral results, YouTube will stop removing content with […]
Caltrans Project: Archaeologists and Native Tribes Digging Up Old and New Grudges
In a bid to conduct archaeological surveys with an eye to reconstructing US Highway 395, archaeologists have drawn the ire of local tribes in the area. The $69.7 million Caltrans Project was meant to convert the two-lane road to a four-lane expressway. This was expected to ensure the safety of motorists using the road. Things […]
One Porcelain to Rule Them All
Professor Hai Shi Lee from the UCLA Center For Chinese Studies interviewed Dr. Wang Guanyi on the history of Chinese porcelain. Dr. Wang is the Associate Curator of Arts at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She also participated in the excavation of the Qin muslin site and was a key participant in the study […]
People Who Travel Are Healthier Than Those Who Do Not
With the population of the United Kingdom as the subject of a newly completed survey, it has been discovered that the restrictions on traveling away from one’s location could contribute to an individual’s physical health. People who have been able to go beyond their local habitations have been living healthier lives compared to those restricted […]
Why this Decade Might Be the Worst to Buy a Car
We are in a time when owning a car is more expensive than a luxury. Besides the looks of admiration and awe from having an exotic car, owning one has little to be gained. Cars, in their different brands and sizes, turn out to be liabilities rather than assets, and in the long run, car […]
US Elections 2024: Vivek Ramaswamy Aims to Unleash New Generation Presidency
37-year-old American entrepreneur, Vivek Ramaswamy, has become only the third Republican to throw his hat into an increasingly crowded ring of presidential candidates. He has only been preceded by former president Donald Trump, and former United Nations ambassador, Nikki Haley. Mr. Ramaswamy is a millionaire entrepreneur, head of an asset management firm, and the author […]