Giorno: 29 Agosto 2021

Congress a mirror of American society: REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

Post Content The delta variant surges. Cases spike, even among vaccinated persons. People are getting sick. Congress is a mirror of American society. The House of Representatives was out of session in late July. But the Senate met into early August, working on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a budget framework for a massive social […]

British government to ban single-use plastic utensils

Post Content The British government has announced plans to ban single-use plastic utensils in England as part of a wide-ranging Environmental Bill that aims to tackle plastic pollution. The Bill, which has gained new amendments since its last pass through Parliament in May, aims to “clean up the country’s air, restore natural habitats and increase […]

Stranded in Kabul: Americans, LPRs, SIVs stopped at Taliban checkpoint

Post Content As the U.S. carried out airstrikes against an ISIS-K vehicle suspected of carrying suicide bombers Sunday morning, Fox News obtained a video showing a group of Americans, special immigration visa applicants and legal permanent residents being held at a Taliban checkpoint in Afghanistan while attempting to travel to the Hamid Karzai International Airport. […]

Israeli prisons release mentally disabled inmates with no rehab

Read More Dozens of mentally disabled prisoners who are also suffering from psychological problems are being released from Israeli jails without being placed in proper rehabilitative and treatment frameworks. This is due both to prison and governmental authorities shirking their responsibilities. Parole board members have expressed concern that releasing these individuals into the community without […]

Banks battle for relevance in the platform era

Read More Standard Bank’s strategic update last week suggested that its digital era, which spanned the past decade and saw the bank’s ageing system overhauled to make room for more modern technologies, is over.  A new era, South Africa’s biggest bank declared, has now begun: Standard Bank’s platform-based model will see it creating an Amazon-like […]

Ex-Marine Pen Farthing arrives in UK with dogs and cats onboard flight

Read More Afghanistan Ex-Marine Pen Farthing arrives in UK with dogs and cats onboard flight Farthing expresses ‘mixed emotions’ as animal rescue charity confirms staff left behind in Afghanistan Afghanistan – live updates @BenQuinn75 Sun 29 Aug 2021 12.06 EDT Last modified on Sun 29 Aug 2021 12.07 EDT A former Royal Marine whose campaign […]

US forces strike against ISKP suicide bombers in Kabul, officials say

Read More Afghanistan US forces strike against ISKP suicide bombers in Kabul, officials say No immediate word on casualties, but incident may have triggered second blast in which child died Afghanistan – live updates and agencies Sun 29 Aug 2021 12.04 EDT First published on Sun 29 Aug 2021 10.04 EDT US forces have launched […]

Facui says COVID vaccination mandates for school children ‘good idea’

Post Content Dr. Anthony Fauci says he thinks it’s a good idea amid the surge in coronavirus cases, due the highly contagious delta variant, to mandate COVID vaccinations for students to attend schools. “I believe that mandating vaccines for children to appear in school is a good idea,” the chief medical adviser for the White […]