Month: December 2020
Frederic Bastiat
Australia Takes China to WTO Over Barley Dispute
Australia is officially taking its trade scuffle with China to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), with China's major barley tariffs at the forefront of the action.
California Distributes 5,000 Body Bags to Areas Devastated by COVID-19
California is distributing 5,000 body bags mostly to the hard-hit Los Angeles and San Diego areas and has 60 refrigerated trailers standing by as makeshift morgues in anticipation of a…
China is Scaling Up its Weather Modification Programme – Here’s Why We Should Be Worried
Beijing is aiming to control rain and snow across half the country. But it is the reason it wants to do this that is really frightening.
Australian Firm Receives FDA Approval for ‘Breakthrough’ COVID Test
The new at-home COVID-19 test will make it easier for Americans to discover whether they have the coronavirus.
Closing Restaurants Is Unscientific and Dangerous
With small business owners struggling under the weight of lockdown orders, Los Angeles and New York City drew intense criticism recently for closing restaurants again.
Majority of Small U.S. Businesses See Worst Coronavirus Impact Still Ahead – Poll
Makenna Hillyard, 13, checks a to-go order at Farley's East in Oakland, California, U.S. April 16, 2020. The cafe temporarily closed during the shelter-in-place but returned first to sell meals-to-go…
Frederic Bastiat
Quote for the Day
“And now, after having vainly inflicted upon the social body so many systems, let them end where they ought to have begun”
Gold Dips on Mixed Covid Messaging, Lack of Stimulus Ahead of Fed
Gold fell back under a bearish cloud on Monday as mixed messaging over Covid-19 vaccine rollouts and lockdown threats counteracted with the lack of fiscal aid for the pandemic ahead…
California Subpoenas Amazon Over Worker Safety Amid Pandemic
State’s attorney general says Amazon has not provided enough information about its safety measures.