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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a holistic approach to treating a person’s mental and physical health problems. It developed thousands of years ago, and its core practices have changed little since then. Traditional Chinese medicine is based on the theory that sickness stems from an imbalance in a person’s life force energy (known as qi). The goal of TCM is to restore harmony within an individual and balance the forces of yin and yang, which are components of qi. Eastern medicine vs. western medicine Image Credit: Mike Kenneally/Unsplash The differences between Eastern and Western medicine are defined by: How diagnosis...

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/AAPForeign Affairs Minister Penny Wong chose Human Rights Day to announce Magnitsky-style sanctions against 13 Russian and Iranian individuals and two entities, in response to egregious human rights abuses. Wong has described these sanctions as a means of holding human rights abusers to account, in situations where dialogue has proven ineffective. What are Magnitsky sanctions? Magnitsky sanctions are named after Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who was killed in prison for exposing corruption. Unlike more traditional sanctions targeting nation states, Magnitsky sanctions freeze the assets of targeted individuals and prevent them from travelling freely. Sanctions are a well-known...

Canada's House of Commons has "condemned" Apple for seemingly aiding the Chinese government's crackdown on protesters by changing how AirDrop in iOS works. AirDrop settings on an iPhone The House of Commons in Canada's parliament has spoken against Apple's move to introduce a ten-minute restriction to AirDrop, a change that started its roll-out in China. In a motion on Wednesday, the House resolved a motion "by unanimous consent" to "condemn" Apple, among other firms. Read more...

The following animals are available for adoption at the Summit County Animal Shelter. Call the shelter at 970-668-3230 with questions. The most recent list of animals available for adoption can be found on the shelter’s website. Cats Birdy, 7 months, domestic shorthair, calico, spayed female Chococat, 3 years, domestic shorthair, tabby calico, spayed female Coffee, 3 years, domestic shorthair, tabby calico, spayed female Flash, 7 months, domestic shorthair mix, brown tabby and black, neutered male Frankie, 7 months, domestic shorthair mix, gray tabby, neutered male Grayson, 5 months, Russian blue mix, gray, neutered male Iris, 7 months, snowshoe and Siamese mix,...

For three years, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, fought a remorseless battle against COVID-19. He called it a “people’s war”—a national struggle to defeat an unseen foe and save lives. The contest locked families in their homes for weeks, strangled the economy, and closed the country to the world. Other governments that failed to contain the pandemic may be indifferent to death and suffering, the message was, but not the Chinese Communist Party, which cares about life above all else.And then, poof! Xi gave up.“Zero COVID,” the policy that mandated all of the stringent lockdowns and rigid quarantines, is dead. Officially,...