By Kevin Zhang Traveling to space must be “more accessible to all”, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson said during a news conference following his successful flight aboard Galactic’s VSS Unity earlier today. “We’re here to make space more accessible to all. We …

By Kevin Zhang Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that foreign powers will “get their heads bashed” if they attempt to bully or influence China.  He delivered a defiant speech at an event marking the centenary of the ruling Communist Party on …

By Kevin Zhang Hundreds of sudden deaths, many of them suspected of being heat-related, have been reported during Canada’s record-breaking heatwave, officials say. A total of 486 fatalities were recorded over the past five days in British Columbia alone, a 195% increase …

By Kevin Zhang More than 20 Russian aircraft and two coast guard ships have shadowed a British warship sailing near Crimea. Moscow’s defence ministry said a patrol ship fired warning shots and a jet dropped bombs in the path of HMS Defender …

By Kevin Zhang President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have met for the first time since Biden took office in Geneva, Switzerland.  The summit was described by the President Putin as “constructive” while Mr. Biden said he “did what I came …

By: Zeru Peter Li On Thursday, June 10th, 2021, the S&P 500 index broke a new record of 4,239 points, with an intraday high of 4,249 points at market open. The ES mini index opened strong but then fell a bit before …

By Kevin Zhang On May 31st, 2021, three perpetrators opened fire at a Florida club early in the morning, killing at least 2 people and wounding at least 20 more, according to Miami-Dade Police Department Director Alfredo Ramirez III. Shortly after midnight, …

By Kevin Zhang Russia has denied entry to two European countries because they had planned to reroute their flights in order to avoid flowing over Belarus to get to Moscow. Air France and Austrian Airlines have both had to cancel services after …

By Kevin Zhang On May 21st, 2021, a ceasefire brokered by Egypt and other countries came into effect at 2:00 local time on Friday in Israel and Gaza. The truce was hailed as a victory by Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant …

By Kevin Zhang At least nine people, including several children, were killed on the morning of Tuesday, May 11th after a teenage gunman opened fire at a school in Russia’s southwestern city of Kazan, according to local authorities. Seven schoolchildren were among …