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China wants to put an end to separatism in Taiwan by means of "Peaceful Reunification". That's what Chinese president Xi Jinping said on Saturday. In a speech in Beijing, Xi said that China has a glorious tradition of resisting separatism.…

Facebook has banned Louis Barclay, the creator of the browser extension Unfollow Everything, for the life of its platforms. He must also promise never to develop a program that connects to Facebook services again, writes Barclay at Slate.…

A record number of Chinese fighter planes flew past Taiwanese airspace on Monday. This military harassment is not new, but it is becoming increasingly dangerous. Why are tensions so high? No less than 56 bombers and fighter planes flew past…

Despite the pandemic, the U.S. State of Kentucky, the world's largest producer of bourbon, has produced a record quantity of whiskey. In 2020, nearly 2.5 million barrels were filled. It is the third consecutive year that more than two…

Former president of the United States Donald Trump wants to force through a federal judge to regain access to his blocked Twitter account, according to documents filed by his lawyers at a court in Miami City. Trump's lawyers argue in the…

How can you play chess simultaneously on boards at home and abroad? This question arises following the recent meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), the new transatlantic trade and Technology Council. In Pittsburgh this week,…

Virgin Galactic has received permission from the US aviation authority FAA to return flights to the edge of space, the space company reports Wednesday. That was temporarily not allowed due to an ongoing investigation into an earlier test…

It is the week of truth for Joe Biden: the future of his reform plans hangs by a thread, his government has big money worries. The US Congress is facing a series of decisive deadlines. If Republicans and Democrats don't compromise quickly,…