By Roxanne Walker

“You’ve often heard us say”, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews told the media at one of his regular press conferences on the COVID-19 situation on 5 October 2021, “that no-one wants to get this”. On that day Will Smith, a 24-year-old former athlete, was brought out to speak. Will caught COVID-19 in March 2020 but was still feeling ( Read more... )

By Jerome Small

“As per our call to you today-and as confirmed by S.A. Health-you are required to present for work tomorrow (Monday) as normal unless you are feeling unwell. This applies even if you have tested positive for Covid-19 either by a PCR or Rapid test (RAT), and also if you are currently isolating because you are a close contact ( Read more... )

By Linda Jaivin

arlier this year, a young man ate preserved peaches on Douyin, China’s TikTok, and internet users lost their collective mind. In the video, porcelain-skinned and coquettish under a fleecy white hood, Feng Xiaoyi holds up a glass jar of preserved peaches. With childish syntax, he intones, “Eat a peach peach.” He taps the jar. “Peach ( Read more... )

By Willy Lam

Despite China's pledge to commit to news ideas, the country's universities have been ordered to steer clear of seven 'unmentionable' topics, including civil rights. The move is seen by some as a 'stunning retrogression.'

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By Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges, an ordained Presbyterian minister, gave this sermon Sunday at the Claremont Presbyterian Church in Claremont, Calif.

Immanuel Kant coined the term “radical evil.” It was the privileging of one’s own interest over that of others, effectively reducing those around you to objects to be manipulated and used for your own ( Read more... )

Israa Ghrayeb was allegedly beaten to death by her brother in a so-called "honour killing ( Read more... )