Australia’s decision to ban recreational vaping has been a controversial move that has divided many individuals and groups. The new law dictates that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can only be sold in pharmacies and only as a prescription medicine. Non-nicotine-containing e-cigarettes will not be affected by the ban. The decision has caused quite a stir in the Read More…
Oceania
G7 and Australia Expand Sanctions On Russian Seabourne Oil
The G7 countries of Canada, Australia and its partners have taken a bold step in their efforts to curb the funding of Russian aggression towards Ukraine. The two price caps on seaborne Russian-origin petroleum products announced on February 5, 2023, are a direct response to the Russian crude oil price cap that was imposed on Read More…
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Resigns Effective February 7, 2023
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she will resign and not seek re-election. This news has come as a shock to many, as Ardern has been a popular and well-respected leader during her time in office. Arden will step down effective February 7, 2023, and make room for an interim leader. One Read More…
10 Years of Divisive Politics Ends With Australia Electing Anthony Albanese
The Hon Scott Morrison, current Prime Minister conceded late Saturday evening The Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader, Anthony Norman Albanese, is a career politician with over 25 years of serving in the Australian Parliament and is the current prime minister-designate. In a surprise victory Saturday night, Albanese unseated Prime Minister Scott John Morrison of the Liberal Read More…
Novak Djokovic Is To Blame For His Own Humiliation
The Australian Government was right to ban the unvaccinated tennis star from entry into the Australian Open Unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic continues to cry foul because the Australian government did not allow him to compete in the Australian Open tennis championships. The Australian government was right to ban Djokovic from competing in the tournament. Read More…
New Zealand Bans All Smoking Effective 2025
Historic Step towards smokefree future It is not a secret smoking causes cancer and destroys the internal organs of the body, yet people still do it. Many people smoke because it helps them relieve stress, some like the taste of tobacco and others do it cause they are addicted to the nicotine. For years countries Read More…
Norwegian Prime Minister’s Government Resigns
Budget topples Prime Minister Erna Solberg Government After the presentation of the Budget Statement in the Storting this morning, Prime Minister Erna Solberg took the floor to notify the Storting that her Government will submit an application for permission to resign at the meeting of the Council of State at the Royal Palace today at Read More…
WARNING: Major COVID Risk Travelling To The US
US is alarmingly close to full-scale COVID lockdown as over 90 million Americans are still unvaccinated. By Dami Igbinyemi The average number of new cases reported each day within the United States nearly doubled in the past week, with the number of hospitalizations increasing in many states, the need to get vaccinated is at its Read More…
New Zealand Blocks Travelers From India & Brazil From Entering Country
Brazil & India has seen massive COVID-19 outbreaks each day topping over 100,000 The handling of New Zealand’s COVID-19 pandemic has been at times the envy of the world leaders. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has managed the pandemic with a steady hand and has been able to keep her country’s COVID-19 case to a minimal. Read More…
UK to host G7 Summit in Cornwall
The G7 summit will be used to unite leading democracies to help the world build back better. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host the world leaders of the G7 democracies in Cornwall, June of 2021 to address the challenges from beating coronavirus and tackling climate change, to ensuring that people everywhere can benefit from Read More…
Jacinda Ardern wins Landslide victory to 2nd mandate
Ardern’s landslide victory is the biggest in almost fifty years for the Labour Party New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was given a second mandate by New Zealanders in a landslide victory. The Prime Minister has received widespread support from the country and international leaders. From the way the Prime Minister handled the mass shooting several Read More…
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, FDA Seizes Cheaper Drugs From Canada
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, FDA Seizes Cheaper Drugs From Canada. FDA Said It Planned To Screen 45,000 Packages Coming From Canada JUPITER, Fla. — The Food and Drug Administration in the past month has stepped up seizures of prescription drugs being sent to American customers from pharmacies in Canada and other countries, according to operators of Read More…
Australia Bands Chinese Nationals From Entering The Country
The National Security Committee of Cabinet met again today to consider new and urgent information regarding the novel coronavirus situation. Based on updated health advice from the Commonwealth’s Chief Medical Officer and the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee and the increased risk posed by the spread of novel coronavirus, we have decided to introduce strict Read More…
Scotland Warns UK Government Imposing An Australian-style Immigration System
Calls for tailored migration policies to support Scottish repopulation. The introduction of an Australian-style points-based immigration system in the UK must recognize Scotland’s unique needs, the Scottish Government has said. The call comes in the Scottish Government’s official response to a call for evidence from the UK Government’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) which is evaluating Read More…