World Bank Cuts 2022 East Asia Growth Outlook, Cites China Slowdown

Read More MANILA—Economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific will weaken sharply in 2022 due to China’s slowdown, but the pace of expansion will pick up next year, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The Washington-based lender said in a report it expected 2022 growth in the East Asia and Pacific region, which includes […]

Bangladesh Ferry Disaster Death Toll Climbs to 61

Read More People gather along the banks of the Karatoya river after a boat capsized near the town of Boda in Bangladesh, on Sept. 25, 2022. (Firoz Al Sabah/AFP via Getty Images) DHAKA—The death toll from the sinking of an overcrowded ferry carrying Hindu devotees in northern Bangladesh climbed to 61 on Tuesday, with many […]

Calland replaced on section 89 panel on Phala Phala

Read More National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Tuesday advocate Mahlape Sello would replace Professor Richard Calland on the three-person panel that will determine whether there is prima facie evidence to institute an impeachment inquiry against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The panel otherwise comprises former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo and retired high court judge Thokozile […]

Five xenophobic myths about immigrants in South Africa debunked

Read More In South Africa, immigrants are often scapegoated as the root of socio-economic problems. In the post-apartheid landscape, black African immigrants, mainly, from other African countries have been negatively stereotyped as “illegal” and “job stealers” who are “criminal” as well as “diseased”. This attitudinal orientation of hostility against non-nationals in a given population is […]

US on pace to fund a majority of Ukraine’s national budget this year

Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The billions of dollars in U.S. support to Ukraine is doing more than helping the embattled country defend itself from Russia – it is also putting America on track to funding a majority of Ukraine’s national budget this year. Senators this week proposed an additional […]

First lawsuit filed to block Biden’s student loan handout

Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A public interest attorney filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against the Department of Education to block President Biden’s “illegal” move to cancel more than $500 billion in student loan debt. Biden, last month, announced that he would cancel $10,000 of federal student loan debt for […]