Joe Biden nominates Mark Gitenstein for EU ambassador post
Jul 30, 2021 07:35 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden has released a new lineup of nominations, including those for ambassadorial posts. In the latest lineup, Biden has nominated a former ambassador to Romania to serve as the US Ambassador to the...
Joe Biden orders stricter vaccination requirements for federal workers
Jul 30, 2021 07:33 am UTC| Politics
With concerns of the rising Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Biden administration is looking to boost vaccination rates among the public. Biden this week now ordered stricter vaccination requirements for federal...
Jovenel Moise assassination: New Haitian PM pledges to hold killers accountable
Jul 30, 2021 05:45 am UTC| Politics
Weeks after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the country has brought in a new prime minister in Ariel Henry. In his remarks this week, Henry pledged to hold accountable all of those involved in the...
Jul 29, 2021 09:45 am UTC| Politics
The relations between the US and Guatemala have hit a road bump in recent days over the issue of corruption in Guatemala. In response to the dismissal of the countrys top anti-corruption prosecutor, the US State Department...
Capitol insurrection: DOJ will not defend GOP Rep. Mo Brooks against Jan. 6 lawsuit
Jul 29, 2021 09:20 am UTC| Politics
One of the figures that have been caught up in the long-ranging case surrounding the Capitol insurrection is Republican Rep. Mo Brooks, who was seen at the rally of disgraced former President Donald Trump hours before the...
Nancy Pelosi mocks Kevin McCarthy over House Minority Leader's outrage to mask mandate
Jul 29, 2021 08:50 am UTC| Politics
House Republicans have been blasting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over several issues as of late, including the January 6 select committee. Pelosi recently mocked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy over his outrage towards...
Jul 29, 2021 08:43 am UTC| Politics
Leading the Biden administrations efforts in protecting and ensuring voting rights, Vice President Kamala Harris is reaching out to shore up public support in light of GOP-led proposals to restrict voting access. This...
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