THE INTERNATIONAL TIMES
CHINA AND AMERICA'S SUDDEN IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITION
By Bob Lindon
China's seemingly ever-present pollution has cleared briefly, with witnesses claiming the haze was dispersed suddenly at around 2.20 p.m., the rare clarity lasting for about six hours. Four clean water sources in the mountainous regions were also said to have been found, leading to a rush for resources. The agriculture sector has also shown signs of improvement. Meanwhile, the Sino-Russo conflict has settled into a tentative stalemate after a fierce period of fighting, with China's forces standing guard while Russia seems to be retreating into itself. Locals have declared this nothing short of a miracle, and it seems just as so.
The situation in the USA has not experienced changes as drastic as China's, but tensions have lessened between the rebels and the government, after a ceasefire called in Oregon yesterday. The stock market has also started to be on the mend, experts say.
The arrest of key members of the wanted gang Black Cross have also brought relief to many across the states of Wyoming and Colorado, where the gang, half of which were former convicts, terrorized the people for half a year. The members had been caught in Colorado after an anonymous tip-off to the police, who mounted a large-scale lockdown of the area the gang had been hiding in. Conditions improved slightly in the North-Eastern states, with a short drop in the number of brutal crimes reported. No change has been observed in the South, however.
'This change has been regarded as a sign of hope for some of the people,' says Colorado general police department head Robert Thompson. 'We can only hope this trend continues.'
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