The World Health Organization has declared that the official death toll for West Africa’s Ebola outbreak is 2,288 as of September 9, with more than 1,000 deaths located in Liberia. As the nation prepares to welcome thousands of American soldiers
Due to the socialist economic policies of President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela has faced a severe shortage of everything from toilet paper to water. But now, the nation is facing a new type of economic hardship: Venezuela is running out of
Green activist Naomi Klein has a new book out today. If past form is anything to go by – No Logo; The Shock Doctrine – it will become an instant bestseller and will be informing liberal arguments for months and
A British law that allows the authorities to snoop on journalists has been slammed as “not fit for purpose”, and will be challenged in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Strasbourg. Lawyers for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ),
(Reuters) – A strong typhoon was moving out of the Philippines on Monday, after plunging into darkness wide northern swathes of the country and inundating farmland, but there were no reports of lives lost, civil defense officials said. Typhoon Kalmaegi,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com US surveillance aircraft may have access to Malaysian air bases African jihadist group pledges loyalty to ISIS ISIS recruiting women from America and Britain US surveillance aircraft may have access to Malaysian air bases
BEIJING (Reuters) – A sweep on illegal religious activity in the capital of China’s unruly far western region of Xinjiang has resulted in 190 children being “rescued,” along with the detention of dozens of people, a state newspaper said on
Amidst the kerfuffle of the Scottish referendum, a Private Members’ Bill brought by Liberal Democrat MP Michael Moore passed relatively unnoticed through Britain’s House of Commons on Friday. Moore’s International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill will enshrine in law
On September 11 the Philippines put “dozens of ancient maps on display” which they say show that China’s territorial claims have not historically included the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. China “seized control” of Scarborough Shoal in June
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China’s Uighur migrants attempt to reach Turkey Britain in chaos as Scotland will vote on independence Next in line: Catalonia may want independence from Spain China’s Uighur migrants attempt to reach Turkey The mostly
The US is currently in talks with Japan to supply “offensive weapons” which would make it easier for Japan to “project power far beyond its borders.” According to Reuters, Tokyo is holding the talks, which are informal at this point
Borders matter. That became crystal clear this past week, when Tesla picked a location just over the border in Nevada, instead of locating its new battery factory in its largest market, California. The regulatory and tax burden is significantly lower
China and Russia will build one of the largest ports in northeast Asia on Russia’s Sea of Japan coast, reports said, in a further sign of the powerhouses’ growing alliance. The seaport is expected to be able to handle some
China is moving forward with plans to create a fifth branch of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), one which will be dedicated to space operations, Japanese media reports. Japanese paper Yomiuri Shimbun reported last month that Chinese-party officials submitted an
China is deploying 700 soldiers to South Sudan to protect the only oil fields “still under control of the central government in Juba.” The soldiers will also protect “Chinese workers and installations.” The soldiers join a United Nations peacekeeping force
(AFP) — Liberia is bracing for an upsurge in Ebola cases, following a grim World Health Organization assessment on Tuesday that the worst is yet to come in the fight against the killer virus.While the WHO predicted an “exponential increase”
China is now building factories and what appears to be a runway for the takeoff and landing of military jets on disputed islands in the South China Sea. Some of the islands are mapped, some are not. The latter are
Chinese authorities killed over 5,000 dogs in Baoshan in the Yunnan province to combat a rabies outbreak. The disease killed five people over the summer. Baoshan’s government asked local authorities to kill any stray dogs. Animal rights activists denounced this action, especially
AUSTIN, Texas — On Saturday, Texas Governor Rick Perry embarked on an economic development trip to Asia. The trip will last a week and includes visits to Japan and China. The Governor’s schedule includes a speech to the American Chamber
This analysis by Daniel McGroarty appeared in today’s Real Clear World. We reprint here. Russia in Ukraine, ISIS in Iraq, war in Gaza and nightly riot-watch in Ferguson, Missouri: Could the world possibly handle another crisis? Well, ready or not, here
According to a new report published by the Boston-based research group Pioneer Institute, the Common Core math standards will not prepare U.S. students for advanced math classes that, consequently, will see lower enrollments. This situation, the report’s authors say, will
Chinese state media outlet Xinhua estimates that the government will organize trips for 14,000 Chinese citizens to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to conduct the traditional Muslim pilgrimage to the holy city. The news follows months of crackdowns on ethnic Uighur Muslims
China may have won the latest round in its long-running battle with Hong Kong over genuine democracy, but in a city simmering with anger and ingrained with activism the issue will not go away. Pro-democracy campaigners had threatened for more
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com ISIS and Mideast realignment energize Islamic terrorism in India ISIS and al-Qaeda have generational struggle, and the prize is India China to increase harassment of U.S. surveillance planes ISIS and Mideast realignment energize Islamic
On Thursday at Harry Reid’s annual energy conference in Las Vegas, Hillary Clinton said, “Climate change is the most consequential, urgent, sweeping collection of challenges we face.” The former Secretary of State and the likely 2016 Democratic frontrunner for president
