By Dewey Sim and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A resort island off Singapore that once housed a prisoner of war camp run by wartime Japanese forces and was called “Rear Death Island” is the venue for Tuesday’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The island is now (More…)
Ezekiel 7:19 “They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall become abhorrent; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord; they shall not satisfy their souls, or fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become a stumbling block.” (More…)
Revelations 18:23:’For the merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.’ Important Takeaways: Banks Trim Pandemic-Fueled Headcount The past few months have seen banks that include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse slash more than 15,000 jobs. Industry experts said they expect other banks to make (More…)
Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.” Important Takeaways: Video shows ‘cloud-seeding’ rocket narrowly missing pedestrians on busy sidewalk China is shooting small, chemical-filled rockets high into the sky in an effort (More…)
Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.” Important Takeaways: China Has Started Geoengineering Rain Over Extreme Heat and Drought China is reportedly planning to use cloud-seeding technology to force it to rain (More…)
Luke 21:25, 26 “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be (More…)
Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Important Takeaways: China: Buying Up Europe For more than a decade, China has been stealthily buying up European companies in strategic sectors, particularly in (More…)
TLALPUJAHUA, Mexico (Reuters) – In Tlalpujahua, Mexico, the spirit of Christmas is baked into the small town’s very existence. While people around the world prepare to decorate Christmas trees and buy gifts to celebrate the holiday, in Tlalpujahua thousands of workers do the delicate work of blowing glass into Christmas ornaments that are then hand-painted. (More…)
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall and Maria Caspani NEW YORK(Reuters) – While news of the Omicron coronavirus variant threatens to derail U.S. companies’ return-to-office-plans, employers trying to get workers back into offices said they are encountering a different, unforeseen challenge: keeping the lights on. The disruptions to the global supply chain caused by factory shutdowns in (More…)
By Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank is finalizing a proposal to deliver up to $500 million from a frozen Afghanistan aid fund to humanitarian agencies, people familiar with the plans told Reuters, but it leaves out tens of thousands of public sector workers and remains complicated by U.S. sanctions. (More…)
