Giorno: 26 Luglio 2022

India Blasts China and Pakistan for Inviting Other Countries to Participate on Economic Corridor Projects

Read More On July 26, Indian officials denounced a move by Pakistan and China to involve other nations in the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, which India does not recognize as legitimate, claiming the territory belongs to India and has been illegally occupied by Pakistan. India’s external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that any participation […]

Wife of US Navy Lieutenant Jailed in Japan Calls on Lawmakers to Bring Him Home

Read More The family of Ridge Alkonis, a U.S. Navy lieutenant who was sentenced in Japan to three years’ prison over a deadly car accident he was involved in last year, is calling on lawmakers and the White House to help bring him home. Brittany Alkonis, the wife of the 34-year-old specialist in undersea warfare and […]

UN Development Programme responds to open letter condemning signing of MoU

Read More Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it is engaging with the Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) in Limpopo as part of its efforts to promote socioeconomic development that is environmentally and socially sustainable and help overcome poverty, inequality and unemployment.  This is contained in the UNDP’s […]

Trans Swimmer’s Bid for NCAA ‘Woman of the Year’ Ends

The NCAA announced that Sylvie Binder, a fencer at Columbia University and a biological female, was chosen over transgender swimmer Lia Thomas as the Ivy League representative for the NCAA’s “2022 Woman of the Year” award.

Trump: ‘Our Country Has Been Brought to Its Knees’

Former President Donald Trump, in his first trek to Washington since the end of his presidency, delivered blistering remarks on a country that had been “made great again” but has more recently become “a beggar nation.”

Facebook Weighs Halting Restrictions on COVID-19 Misinformation

Facebook asked its oversight board to consider halting restrictions on what it considers COVID-19 misinformation, The Guardian reported on Tuesday.

Pentagon Sued Over Complaints of Teaching Critical Race Theory at Military Academies

The Department of Defense has again drawn the ire of a prominent conservative watchdog group, amid accusations of teaching Critical Race Theory at another military academy.

Balneari, Fratelli d’Italia e Lega si spaccano al voto sul ddl Concorrenza

Read More Alla fine, sulla liberalizzazione delle concessioni balneari, solo i deputati di Fratelli d’Italia hanno espresso voto contrario. “Il nostro è stato l’unico partito che ha votato contro” dice Riccardo Zucconi, capogruppo in commissione Attività produttive della Camera, “Siamo gli unici che hanno difeso i balneari”. E il deputato Salvatore Caiata aggiunge ironico: “Ora finalmente capiamo […]

Il Covid è partito dagli animali vivi del mercato di Wuhan: ora c’è la prova

Read More Ormai non sembrano esserci più dubbi. La pandemia di Covid-19 – che ha finora provocato 567 milioni di casi e oltre 6,3 milioni di decessi – ha avuto origine nel mercato ittico di Wuhan. Nessuna manipolazione e fuga di Sars-CoV-2 dai laboratori di ricerca. L’ipotesi più accreditata trova un’ulteriore conferma in uno studio […]

EXCLUSIVE: US Oil Sales to China Could Be ‘Unlawful Activity,’ GOP Lawmakers Tell Biden

Read More Republican lawmakers are pressing President Joe Biden to make clear whether he had a role in auctioning off oil from U.S. emergency reserves to a Chinese entity that has been previously linked to his younger son. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) on July 26 led a letter flagging the sale of U.S. strategic oil […]