Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation
May 10, 2024 03:07 am UTC| Technology Politics
Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...
May 09, 2024 08:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
May 09, 2024 08:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....
South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive
May 09, 2024 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...
What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP
May 09, 2024 07:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...
India election: how Narendra Modi’s BJP uses and abuses religious minorities for political purposes
May 09, 2024 07:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
If the pre-election polls are to be believed, Indias prime minister Narendra Modi, the leader of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), is set to return to office for a third successive term when the result is declared on June...
May 09, 2024 07:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Since the start of the war in Gaza, Israel, Hezbollah and other armed groups in Lebanon have exchanged almost 5,000 attacks across the border. Lebanon is being pulled into a war it cannot afford. But the countrys weak...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects