Top Russian Commander of Invading Army Captured by Ukraine—Report

  Backlink: NEWS WEEK Ukrainian media outlets and social media users have speculated that a top Russian commander has been captured as Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Moscow’s forces gathers pace. Images and video shared on Twitter and Telegram purportedly show Lieutenant General Andrei Sychevoi among a group of Russian troops handcuffed on their knees with one social media […]

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WeChat ‘tears off mask,’ overseas Chinese urge Chinese people abandon the app

  Backlink: THE BL A large number of overseas WeChat users received a notification on September 6, asking permission for WeChat to send users’ personal information back to a server in China. Scholars have called on Western lawmakers to block WeChat. Although WeChat is ostensibly divided into an international version and a domestic version, it […]

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China’s disastrous zero COVID policy: More than 500,000 in lockdown run out of food

  Backlink: THE BL Several residents of Guiyang’s Huaguoyuan community, home to 500,000 people, said they were running out of food days after buildings were closed on September 3, according to postings on social media. Some were even on the verge of despair and were begging for food from their neighbors. “An elderly resident in […]

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Energy Transition a ‘Dangerous Delusion’: Report

    Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES An Aug. 30 report argues that the idea of totally transitioning from fossil fuels is a “dangerous delusion.” “The lessons of the recent decade make it clear that [solar, wind, and battery] SWB technologies cannot be surged in times of need, are neither inherently ‘clean’ nor even independent of hydrocarbons, and are […]

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French dentist jailed for mutilating patients with unnecessary work

  Backlink: THE GUARDIAN Lionel Guedj, 41, was jailed for eight years and his father, Carnot Guedj, 70, who worked part-time for him, was jailed for five years after a court heard harrowing accounts of patients who had booked an appointment for minor issues, such as a cavity or loose crown, and ended up having […]

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Dies Peacefully at 96, Bringing 70-year Reign to a Close

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” it said in a statement. Elizabeth’s eldest son Charles, 73, automatically becomes king of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other realms including Australia, […]

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‘Substantial victory’ for Kyiv as Russian front crumbles near Kharkiv

  Backlink: REUTERS Ukrainian forces were charging through an expanding area of previously Russian-held territory in the east on Friday after bursting through the frontline in a surprise breakthrough that could mark a major turning point in the war. […]

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Explosion of refrigerator sales in the pandemic: Woman has 11 full refrigerators

  Backlink: THE BL China’s strict epidemic prevention and control measures have promoted the development of home appliance industries such as refrigerators and freezers. Recently, a woman in Chengdu posted a video showing her 11 refrigerators during the pandemic. She said, during the pandemic, there were so many refrigerators that there was no shortage of […]

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Hong Kong: Public hospital beds for COVID-infected children are 70% full

  Backlink: THE BL According to the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong health authorities said that beds for COVID-infected children in public hospitals occupied about 70% of the hospital’s capacity. Hospital Authority Chief Manager Dr. Lau Ka-hin stated, “We have no choice if more children are admitted [to our hospitals], we must set aside more beds […]

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China Creates ‘Digital Twin’ of Americans: Cybersecurity Expert

  Backlink: THE EPOCH TIMES As reports have emerged that Chinese military-linked firms gather American DNA, these firms are now capable of creating digital replicas of Americans, according to John Mills, former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense. “They can do all kinds of nefarious things with no constraint or […]

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China steps up Tibet DNA collection in ‘rights violation’: report

  Backlink: NIKKEI ASIA China is committing a “serious rights violation” by expanding DNA collection efforts across Tibet, including taking blood samples from children as young as 5 years old, a Human Rights Watch report said Monday. The report, which draws on media reports and open-source documents, said the stepped up campaign has seen authorities collect genetic […]

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Britain to borrow big again to ease energy shock

  Backlink: REUTERS Britain’s new leader, Liz Truss, capped soaring consumer energy bills for two years on Thursday in a package to cushion the economic shock of war in Ukraine that seems likely to cost the country upwards of 100 billion pounds ($115 billion). With Britain facing a lengthy recession sparked by a near quadrupling […]

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Pentagon Stops Accepting New F-35 Fighter Jets After Finding Part ‘Made In China’

  Backlink: NDTV The US Pentagon has stopped accepting new F-35 jets after it discovered a magnet used in the stealthy fighter’s engine was made with unauthorized material from China. The aircraft’s maker, Lockheed Martin, found a part used in the jet’s engine was made in China, the Defence Department and company confirmed on Wednesday […]

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Xi Jinping to meet Vladimir Putin for first time since start of Russia-Ukraine war

  Backlink: THE BL Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet in Uzbekistan on September 15 and 16, Russian envoy in Beijing Andrey Denisov said, Russian news agency TASS reported. The meetings will be held within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. The diplomat said that while online meetings are productive there […]

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