Kamala Harris not exposed to COVID-19 after meeting with Texas Democrats
Jul 19, 2021 08:29 am UTC| Politics
Leading the Biden administrations efforts in protecting voting rights, Vice President Kamala Harris met with Texas Democratic lawmakers following their walkout from the special session last week. After the news that two of...
Joe Biden to meet with Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi on July 26
Jul 19, 2021 08:06 am UTC| Politics
Iraq has been caught in the crossfire in the conflict between the United States and Iran, the tensions having escalated over recent months. The White House announced that US President Joe Biden would be meeting with Iraqi...
Joe Biden pledges to appeal federal court ruling on DACA legislation
Jul 19, 2021 07:28 am UTC| Politics
Over the years, Republicans have attempted to dismantle legislation that turned into law during the presidency of Barack Obama from the Affordable Care Act and now the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Following the...
South China Sea: Australia closely monitoring Chinese surveillance ship
Jul 19, 2021 07:23 am UTC| Politics
Tensions among nations over the South China Sea have escalated in recent months as countries are on alert to deter any aggression from China. This time, Australia is closely monitoring a Chinese surveillance ship as it is...
World War 3: Russia scrambles jets to intercept US warplanes over Bering Sea
Jul 19, 2021 06:09 am UTC| Politics
Tensions between several countries and Russia have the possibility of triggering a third world war. This time around, Russias defense ministry announced that it had intercepted the presence of US jets over the Bering...
US-Russia summit: ignoring climate change was a missed opportunity for real cooperation
Jul 18, 2021 10:40 am UTC| Politics
When Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin met in Geneva in June, many expected the new US president to restart a serious dialogue with Moscow and end the downward spiral of the US-Russia relationship. Tensions between the two...
Silenced in China: the COVID 'truth-tellers' and political dissent
Jul 18, 2021 10:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan in early 2020, one focus of international reporting has been the Chinese authorities handling of the story. The BBC, CNN, the New York Times, AP, among others, have...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects