There’s cause for optimism in the latest report on world happiness. For one, benevolence is about 25 percent higher than it was pre-pandemic. “Benevolence to others, especially the helping of strangers, which went up dramatically in 2021, stayed high in 2022,” John Helliwell, one of the authors of the World Happiness Report, said in an […]
An 85-year-old care home resident’s wish came true when she zipped across the sky at 100 mph in Wales on Feb. 14. Sally Webster, a resident from Deewater Grange care home in Chester, UK, took on the nearly-mile-long zipline at Penrhyn Slate Quarry with her daughter, Juliet.
WASHINGTON—The small distant world called Quaoar, named after a god of creation in Native American mythology, is producing some surprises for astronomers as it orbits beyond Pluto in the frigid outer reaches of our solar system. Researchers said on Feb. 8 they have detected a ring encircling Quaoar akin to the one around the planet […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts is touring around the world. Here in the states, many enjoy the beauty of the dance and the traditional Chinese culture that Shen Yun portrays. “It was spectacular. It was so life-changing, and just incredible and enlightening,” photographer Rebeca Baguley said. “I just find it amazing, the colors, the music, the […]
Shen Yun Performing Arts is touring the world with a mission to revive lost Chinese culture. Audiences appreciated the universal values that Shen Yun shows. In Raleigh, North Carolina, choreographer Tondalaya Pearson appreciated the skills of Shen Yun’s artists. “It was nothing less than inspiring to see the effortless technique. The lighting, the set, the […]
WASHINGTON—The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central bank rate hikes intensifies, Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, and the world’s major economic engines sputter. The development lender said it expected global GDP growth of 1.7 percent in […]
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused the Chinese regime of “knowingly infecting people all across the globe” as the country prepares to reopen its border amid a record surge of COVID infections. China is grappling with an explosive COVID-19 outbreak that has yet to peak. About 248 million people, or 18 percent […]
The end of 2022 wasn’t easy for China, or the world. An unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak is ripping through the country, triggering concerns across the globe. The United States, Japan, Italy, and India imposed travel restrictions on Chinese travelers. Beijing will allow Chinese citizens to travel abroad again starting Jan. 8.
