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Donald Trump suspected of witness tampering in Jan. 6 probe

Jan 14, 2022 05:34 am UTC| Politics

So far, the congressional investigation into the Capitol insurrection of Jan. 6 has focused on whether former President Donald Trump and his allies tried to obstruct Congress from certifying votes. However, a new report...

Chuck Schumer reveals last-ditch strategy to force debate over voting rights

Jan 14, 2022 05:22 am UTC| Politics

With voting rights becoming a major issue, the bills that have arrived at the US Senate have yet to be subject to debate due to Republican opposition. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed a last-ditch strategy to...

Joe Manchin criticized over false claim about filibuster

Jan 13, 2022 10:15 am UTC| Politics

West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is one of the two holdouts of the caucus in an evenly divided Senate, in both the filibuster and the Build Back Better bill. Manchin continued his staunch defense of the Senate...

Joe Biden asks judge to dismiss lawsuit by Sean Spicer over Naval Board

Jan 13, 2022 09:52 am UTC| Politics

US President Joe Biden has requested the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against him by two former Trump administration officials who were removed from their spots at the Naval Academy Board. The former officials filed a...

Russia-Ukraine conflict: NATO holds talks with Moscow amidst tensions over Ukraine

Jan 13, 2022 09:20 am UTC| Politics

Following the talks between the US and Russia over Ukraine, Russian officials are now meeting with officials from NATO this week. Both sides are holding talks as fears remain over the security of Ukraine. Officials from...

Afghanistan to receive additional $308 million humanitarian aid from US

Jan 13, 2022 09:17 am UTC| Politics

As Afghanistan faces a humanitarian crisis, the international community is scrambling to send humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. The US under President Joe Biden is set to send an extra $308 million in aid to...

Donald Trump's election fraud claims refuted by conservative scholar

Jan 13, 2022 08:54 am UTC| Politics

Out of a refusal to admit losing to Joe Biden in the 2020 elections, former President Donald Trump pushed the claim that voter and election fraud was attributed to his defeat. Trumps election fraud claims were examined by...

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Economy

Rotting sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand beaches, fueling an economic and public health crisis

The Caribbeans sandy beaches, clear turquoise water and vibrant coral reefs filled with an amazing variety of sea creatures have long been the pride of the islands. The big three sun, sea and sand have made this...

Sierra Leone’s bushmeat markets pose serious health hazards – we studied two for six months to find solutions

You are walking through the bustling centre of Bo, Sierra Leones third largest city. Following the crowd, you turn off the main road onto a narrower thoroughfare and find yourself in an open-air market. Shelters...

Africa doesn’t have a choice between economic growth and protecting the environment: how they can go hand in hand

Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of Sierra Leone. Despite Africa accounting for less than 4% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, many of its countries face...

Spare us the talk about a wages explosion. There’s nothing wrong with lifting Australia’s lowest wages in line with inflation

What is it with the Coalition and wages? When, in the final days of the 2022 election campaign, the then opposition leader Anthony Albanese backed an increase in award wages to keep pace with inflation, his opposite...

Net zero is not just good science – it’s also a good deal for ordinary people

As the UK moves into a general election, a misinformed debate over the countrys climate transition and legally binding net zero targets risks further dividing people. Much of this debate in the UK focuses on the cost of...

Politics

Unmarred by Russian spying scandal, Austria’s far-right expected to cruise to victory in European elections

For the Freedom Party of Austria (FP), the weeks are going by like clockwork. The far-right party continues to top the polls. It is expected to clinch a comfortable victory in the European elections on 9 June with almost...

Indian election: Narendra Modi hasn’t delivered the expected landslide – where the BJP may have gone wrong

Narendra Modi may have led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a historic third term, but the landslide victory that many had expected failed to materialise. With half of the 640...

Iran: president’s death has set hardliners jostling for position to replace ageing supreme leader

The death of Irans president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash in May plunged Iran into political uncertainly. Raisis death has set off an intense power struggle within the Islamic Republic. Irans consitution...

Modi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power

Indias ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, had hoped for a landslide victory in the countrys six-week general election the largest display of democracy, by far, in a year of voting around the world. But with results...

Trump’s lawyers in lawsuits claiming he won in 2020 are getting punished for abusing courts and making unsupported claims and false statements

Over the past four years, U.S. courts and state bar associations have taken action to protect the integrity of the U.S. judicial system by penalizing attorneys who filed meritless lawsuits claiming without evidence that...

Science

Eye exercises to improve sight – is there any science behind them? An ophthalmologist explains why you shouldn’t buy the hype

You may have seen advertisements claiming to eliminate the need for eyeglasses through vision therapy or vision training basically, eye exercises. These exercises include putting pressure on or palming the eye; eye...

The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there

After its birth in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the...

Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings

Waves are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Whether its the rise and fall of ocean tides or the swinging of a clocks pendulum, the predictable rhythms of waves create a signal that is easy to track and distinguish from...

If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story...

Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home

Ask a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or its ancient predator, Haasts eagle, and the answer will likely be yes. The same cant be said of New Zealands extinct, but equally unique, mergansers a group...

Technology

Chinese Court Sentences Gang for Money Laundering Using Digital Yuan, Report Reveals

A Chinese court sentenced three gang members to prison for laundering 200,000 yuan using digital yuan, emphasizing the tightly controlled controllable anonymity of the Chinese CBDC. China Enforces Strict Control Over...

Apple Isn't Paying OpenAI for Access to ChatGPT, Report Reveals Surprising Agreement

Apple will incorporate OpenAIs ChatGPT into its devices without financial compensation, aiming for mutual benefits and broader user access, according to a Bloomberg report. Apple to Integrate OpenAIs ChatGPT Without...

BYD's EU EV Sales Yield 10x Profit Over China, Unhindered by 30% Tariffs

BYD shows resilience in the face of new EU tariffs on Chinese EVs, achieving significantly higher profits in Europe compared to China, recent studies indicate. Following the announcement of increased tariffs by the...

Vitalik Buterin: 7 Ways Meme Coins Enhance Ethereum and Crypto Community

Within cryptocurrency, meme coins have been a subject of discussion for a considerable time. Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has presented an alternative narrative, even though some people consider them...

Toncoin Eyes 40% Rally: Analyst Martinez Predicts Temporary Dip to $7.2

A well-known cryptocurrency analyst named Ali Martinez recently tweeted that Toncoin (TON) would have a major surge. This post sparked enthusiasm among members of the cryptocurrency community. Ali Martinez Forecasts 40%...