White House bragging about Biden job gains draws social-media backlash

Post Content close Video NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Social media users on Friday balked at a graphic the White House posted online that claimed President Biden has created far more jobs than any other commander-in-chief. “Ever,” the post boasted. The graphic – which appeared on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook – was […]

Japan Declares Quasi-State of Emergency in 3 Prefectures Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Read More Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to place Okinawa, Yamaguchi, and Hiroshima under a quasi-state of emergency from Sunday until Jan. 31, amid a surge in the country’s coronavirus cases spurred by the Omicron infections in U.S. military bases. Under the quasi-state of emergency, governors are allowed to impose stringent measures in […]

‘Funds for favours’: Geidt pressed to reopen investigation into PM’s flat

Read More Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser has been accused of failing to investigate a potential “funds for favours” scandal after the prime minister was cleared of rule-breaking over his Downing Street flat refurbishment. Christopher Geidt shut his investigation without commenting on Johnson seeking funds for the works from a Conservative donor while promising to consider […]

Lindiwe Sisulu: Whose law is it anyway?

Read More Apartheid was “legal”. Jim Crow laws in the US were “legal”. Colonialism was “legal”. Even the Nazis were “legal”. So, what does it mean to have the rule of law? And whose law is it anyway? In our beloved South Africa, a Constitution in 1994 and the rule of law took on a […]

Lithuania Draws Closer to Taiwan, Seeking ‘A New Light’: Congressman

Read More Lithuania’s stand over Taiwan “puts everything in a new light,” said its Parliamentarian Matas Maldeikis, as the European country faces retaliation from Beijing for drawing closer to the democratic island. “We want to create economical bounds with liberal democracy as much as possible, because it’s a question of time … authoritarian regimes fall,” […]

The early ANC: Leadership steeped in intellectual curiosity

Read More The ANC has typically been led by intellectuals who articulated ideas that sought to transform South Africa. Instead of settling for what was, they reimagined the country.  For a liberation movement now 110 years old, perhaps it is unrealistic to have expected the party to remain permanently defined by intellectual curiosity. Could it […]

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