By William J. Furney The omnipotent might and financial clout of the Communist Party in China means the country’s leaders can do as they please, and if the wider world
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#FakePresident
By William J. Furney In the end, it wasn’t so much fake news as a bogus leader who refused to accept election results, sowed doubt, confusion and chaos — and
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China’s Dark Zhang Zhan Corona Moment
By William J. Furney What has China done with a citizen journalist reporting on the early days of the coronavirus pandemic from the epicentre in Wuhan? Praised her efforts at
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2020: A Year of Humility
By William J. Furney If there’s one thing many of us have learned this year, it’s a big lesson in humility. For all our freedoms and liberties, and desires to
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Who’s Afraid of the Coronavirus Vaccine?
By William J. Furney Mind control. A fake pandemic. A global conspiracy engineered by the elite to gain even more power and cash reserves. After all, who are these people
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‘People of the Year’ Are Healthcare and Key Workers and Coronavirus Vaccine Developers (Not Politicians Yet to Take Office)
By William J. Furney If you’re giving out awards to “people of the year”, in this of all years, it probably shouldn’t take you long to realise who is most
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Europe Takes a Bite Out of ‘Vegan Burgers’ and Finds Them to Its Taste
By William J. Furney Fancy a “vegan tube”? How about a “veggie disc”? These were the meaty issues European politicians were digging into this week as they chewed over proposals
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Are We On Track for Coronavirus Success?
By William J. Furney Donald Trump, approaching his 80s, gets coronavirus and is out in public and attending an election rally days later. The queen of Britain, getting on to
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Humans: A Work in Progress
By William J. Furney Wisdom teeth are on the way out. We no longer need these large and troublesome molars to grind up rough and fibrous food because, it’s believed,
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Flushed with New Space Successes
By William J. Furney The lucky crew aboard the International Space Station are to get a new, multimillion-dollar loo. It’s costing the American taxpayer $23 million and will enable those
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