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• North Korea tries to end speculation over supreme leader's health with ribbon cutting pictures
• US tweets support for Taiwan, sparking opposition from China
• President's 'So what?' as 5,000 die sparks fury in Brazil

North Korea tries to end speculation over supreme leader's health with ribbon cutting pictures Posted: 02 May 2020 09:02 AM PDT Most ribbon cutting ceremonies are unremarkable affairs, the stuff of local newspaper photographs at most. But this one was different. It involved North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un in his first reported appearance in 20 days, during which there has been intense speculation about his health and even whether he was still alive. The newly released footage of Kim glad-handing at a North Korean fertilizer production plant north of Pyongyang on Friday would appear to have put an end to that. He was even pictured standing in front of a banner reading May 1, to drive home the point, much in the way hostages are forced to hold up that day's newspaper for the camera as proof of life. The date is also written in the Latin alphabet, in case there were any doubts about which audience this 'proof ' is for (see picture below). This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

US tweets support for Taiwan, sparking opposition from China Posted: 02 May 2020 03:02 AM PDT This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

President's 'So what?' as 5,000 die sparks fury in Brazil Posted: 01 May 2020 09:01 PM PDT "So what?" said Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday when a journalist asked him about the fact that more than 5,000 Brazilians had died of the coronavirus. The far-right leader's off-the-cuff comment has been sparking anger ever since, with governors, politicians, healthcare professionals and media figures all weighing in to express their outrage at his lack of empathy. Bolsonaro is no stranger to controversy. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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