Nancy Pelosi praises Joe Biden for extending eviction ban
Aug 10, 2021 10:02 am UTC| Politics
Last week, Democratic lawmakers scrambled to make a last-minute effort to extend the eviction ban as many Americans face the risk of going homeless in the midst of a pandemic. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised US...
Aug 10, 2021 09:53 am UTC| Politics
Hundreds of people who took part in the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol remain awaiting trial, detained, or have been released under certain conditions. However, a federal judge has questioned why the federal law...
Aug 10, 2021 09:32 am UTC| Politics
Iran welcomed its new president, Ebrahim Raisi, last week as the country faces tensions with several others, most notably the US and Israel. A recent revelation made by the survivors of the mass executions overseen by...
Aug 10, 2021 08:07 am UTC| Politics
Climate change is one of the priorities in US President Joe Bidens administration, having taken steps to combat the warming planet. However, the recent UN climate report has administration officials already warned of...
Joe Biden: Senate Democrats introduce $3.5 trillion proposal to address climate change, healthcare
Aug 10, 2021 07:55 am UTC| Politics
With the final vote by the Senate on the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal set to take place soon, the Senates Democratic party has also unveiled its massive $3.5 trillion proposal. The Democratic-drafted...
Aug 10, 2021 07:28 am UTC| Politics
Among the countries that can spark a world war with its nuclear arsenal is China, which is at the center of conflicts against several nations, most especially the US, as of late. As tensions remain high, satellite images...
South China Sea: Beijing blasts US over $750 million arms sale with Taiwan
Aug 09, 2021 09:46 am UTC| Politics
Taiwan and the South China Sea is one of the issues that China finds itself different from the rest of the world, especially from the island nations western allies. Following a recent arms sale that occurred between the US...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects