Taliban official pushes for Afghan girls to be able to return to school
A senior member of the Taliban-run government in Afghanistan on Tuesday called on Afghanistan’s new rulers to reopen schools for girls beyond the sixth grade, saying there is no valid reason in Islam for the ban. The appeal from Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban deputy foreign minister, came during a top Taliban gathering in […]
Pennsylvania showdowns: Fetterman topping Oz, Shapiro leading Mastriano, in new poll
Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With six weeks to go until November’s elections, a new public opinion poll in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania indicates that Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is ahead of GOP nominee Mehmet Oz in the race for Senate, with Democratic state Attorney General Josh […]
Sen. Hawley to introduce bill empowering states to deport illegal immigrants
Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Legislation being introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Tuesday would allow states to enforce federal immigration law, including the deportation of illegal immigrants — as Hawley calls for the U.S. to “take the gloves off” to fight unlawful immigration. The “Empowering […]
North Korea Not Cooperating in Efforts to Negotiate for Denuclearization: US Official
Read More The United States has attempted to engage North Korea in dialogue for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, but the Kim Jong Un regime has responded only with provocations, a U.S. official said Monday. “This offer of dialogue and diplomacy has, at least so far, been met only with additional provocations,” State Department spokesperson […]
SOLA and African Rainbow Energy reach financial close on 200MW solar PV projects for Tronox Mineral Sands
Read More After landmark legislation was passed in August 2021 to raise the licensing limit from 1MW to 100MW, the first two registered 100MW energy projects have reached financial close. This happened less than six months after the power purchase agreements were signed in mid-March 2022. Construction of the projects will now begin. The projects’ […]
Truss-favoured thinktank attacks ‘massive transfer of wealth’ to landowners
Read More One of Liz Truss’s favourite rightwing thinktanks has criticised the government for considering ditching a much-vaunted new funding structure for farmers, calling the existing subsidy system “a massive transfer of wealth from taxpayers to landowners”. Truss has announced plans to review the environmental land management scheme (Elms), where farmers would be paid for […]
Nearly 300 UK mortgage deals pulled in a day as pound’s fall heralds rate rise
Read More Nearly 300 mortgage deals have been pulled in the last 24 hours by banks and building societies after a fall in the pound fuelled forecasts of a jump in interest rates to nearly 6%. The Bank of Ireland, Clydesdale Bank, Post Office Money and building societies including Monmouthshire, Furness and Darlington are among […]
Walker charges Warnock’s ‘demonized’ the police; emphasizes his independence from Trump
Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ATLANTA – Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker says it is time to “get crime stopped,” and he is taking aim at Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia over the issue that Republicans from coast to coast are spotlighting with six weeks to go until November’s […]
Experiences reimagined with Dream Hotels & Resorts
Read More For the last 30 years, Dream Hotels & Resorts has helped to make local holidays more accessible, inspiring wanderlust across diverse destinations in South Africa. Setting the tone for the future of local travel, CEO Nick Dickson highlights how the company has recently redefined its ethos, taking a more purposeful approach to the […]
Lead poisoning is destroying children’s brains — and SA has no plans to remove it
Read More Lead poisoning — a condition linked to violent behaviour, declining IQs and heart disorders — is pervasive in several communities in South Africa, yet doctors reported only three cases to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases between 2017 and 2022, according to the head of its notifiable medical conditions team Susan Nzenze-Chinyoka. Because […]