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Vatican’s China Moves Stun Chinese Catholics

Not long after taking power in China, the officially atheist Chinese Communist Party (CCP) broke off ties with the Vatican. But now, the Vatican’s China moves and ongoing back-room negotiations between officials from the Holy See and Beijing could change that, much to the disillusionment of many Chinese Catholics. As part of the Vatican’s 4-year-long ...

James Burke

St. Peter's Basilica.

How Red China Supported the Brutal Khmer Rouge

The brutal Khmer Rouge regime ruled Cambodia from 1975-1979, and during that time they were aided by communist China. Under leader Pol Pot, the Chinese-armed Khmer Rouge overthrew the country in 1975, and after they took the capital Phnom Penh, they immediately ordered its evacuation. Some 2 million people were sent out into rural areas ...

James Burke

Study Finds Exposure to Air Pollution Raises Risk of Birth Defects

New research indicates that if women are exposed to air pollution just prior to conception, or during the first month of pregnancy, they face an increased risk of their children being born with birth defects, such as cleft lip, palate, or abnormal hearts. The increased risk may be modest; however, the potential impact on a ...

Troy Oakes

‘Smoke Rings’ Spotted Off the Australian Coast From Space

Two “smoke rings” have been discovered off the Australian coast, leaving researchers believing that they could “suck up” small marine creatures carrying them at high speed for long distances across the ocean. Researchers from the University of Liverpool spotted the equivalent of smoke-rings in the Tasman Sea, off the southwest of Australia and in the ...

Troy Oakes

A Faster, More Accurate Cancer Detection Method on the Horizon

A new and highly effective cancer detection method for detecting tiny tumors and tracking their spread has now been invented. This new cancer detection method has the potential to detect cancer earlier, and also help with a more precise treatment. Using light-emitting nanoprobes, the researchers are hopeful that this new cancer detection method could lead ...

Troy Oakes

Is Nicotine the Answer to Treating Chronic Lung Disease?

Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have discovered the highly addictive drug in tobacco products, called nicotine, may help people with sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory lung disease. The main symptom of most lung diseases is shortness of breath, however, with sarcoidosis, its debilitating fatigue makes it frequently misdiagnosed. When left untreated, the ...

Troy Oakes

Nicotine

Chinese Media Ordered to Stop Reporting on Kindergarten Abuse

The Chinese government has ordered local media to halt coverage of a kindergarten abuse scandal at a high-end kindergarten in Beijing, according to a leaked order. The November 24 order, which was leaked to and published on China Digital Times, said: “Don’t report or comment on the matter of the Red Yellow Blue New World ...

James Burke

Parents outside a Chinese kindergarten.

Fentanyl: The Killer Drug Made in China

The China-made drug fentanyl has killed thousands of Americans in the past several years. In response, President Donald Trump last month announced that the U.S. was increasing measures to “hold back the flood of cheap and deadly fentanyl, a synthetic opioid manufactured in China and 50 times stronger than heroin.” Trump made his statement not ...

James Burke

Fentanyl is a killer opioid.

Tom DeLonge’s Bid to Make UFOs Part of the Mainstream

What these U.S. government insiders say in the above video is further recognition of the phenomena of UFOs. The talkers are seemingly credible people pulled together by Tom DeLonge, former band member of Blink-182. One of those insiders is Chris Mellon, a former deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Intelligence. In his talk, Melon gave the ...

James Burke

Tom DeLonge playing guitar.