Category: International

Alarming Trend: Rising Cancer Rates Among People Under 50

While cancer is a disease that most commonly affects people over 50 years old, a joint U.S.-UK cancer funding review found that over the past 30 years, there has been a rise in cancer rates among people under 50 in multiple countries. “From our data, we observed something called the birth cohort effect,” Dr. Shuji Ogino,…


UN Adopts Landmark High Seas Treaty to Protect International Waters

The United Nations on June 19 adopted a landmark legally binding international marine biodiversity agreement to govern the high seas following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations. The agreement, known as the High Seas Treaty or the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty, was adopted by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction…


5 People Onboard Missing Titanic Submarine Expedition Likely in ‘Dire Situation’

The five people onboard the tourist submarine that went missing on June 18 while exploring the Titanic shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean are likely “very uncomfortable” and in a “dire situation,” an expert has warned. The 21-foot submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, was reported missing on Sunday about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland, after it failed…


Marxist Radical a Key Actor Behind ‘The Voice’

A prominent Indigenous activist and advocate of changing Australia’s Constitution has been revealed to have praised communism’s influence in the “struggle” of Aboriginal people, talked about punishing politicians and pushed for Australians to pay reparations to Indigenous Australians. Thomas Mayo (or Mayor) is the national Indigenous officer of the Maritime Union of Australia. He was…


How Marxism Broke Down the Nuclear Family

Commentary Marriage is an institution uniquely apt for the rearing and nourishing of children, an open-ended task calling parents to assume an attitude of love and commitment toward children. Conversely, divorce undermines the family unit and deprives children of an intact biological family. Karl Marx recommended the abolition of marriage in his Communist Manifesto, stating…


Study Reveals 33 Percent of Health Foods Contain Incorrect Information

Many sports foods—powders, bars and snacks, and ready-made shakes—sold in grocery stores, pharmacies, and health food stores are marketed as being healthy food for an active lifestyle, but they may not be as nutritious as they claim to be, with approximately a third being mislabelled, an in-depth investigation by Australian researchers has found. PhD candidate…


One in Three ‘Health’ Foods Contain Misleading Claims

Many sports foods—powders, bars, and ready-made shakes—sold in grocery stores, pharmacies, and health food stores are marketed as being healthy food for an active lifestyle, but they may not be as nutritious as they claim to be, with approximately a third being mislabelled, an in-depth investigation by Australian researchers has found. PhD candidate Celeste Chapple…


Artificial Intelligence to Replace Editors in Radical German Media Shakeup

Artificial intelligence will step in for a swathe of editorial roles as part of an overhaul of Germany’s largest newspaper title, Bild. The tabloid publication is undergoing a significant shakeup of its operations following a pledge from the publisher, Mathias Döpfner, to make the brand “digital only.” On June 19, the German publishing company that owns…


New Zealand Prioritising Maori and Pacific Island Patients Over Others in the Name of ‘Equity’

New Zealand’s National and ACT parties have decried the Labour government for promoting racial discrimination after it was revealed that surgery waitlists in Auckland take ethnicity into consideration when prioritising healthcare. National’s health spokesperson, Dr Shane Reti, has called on the government to drop the ethnicity requirements “immediately.” “While there has been historical inequity that…


Ukraine Reports Limited Gains; Moscow Claims Kyiv’s Offensive Has Stalled

Two weeks after the de facto launch of a long-awaited Ukrainian counter-offensive, both sides are claiming battlefield victories in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Kyiv claims its forces have successfully penetrated several miles beyond Russian defense lines and have retaken several strategic positions. Moscow, for its part, says Kyiv’s counter-attack has been stopped in its…