Newsmax Projection: GOP Captures House Majority With 218th Seat

Republicans have secured a House majority in the next Congress, Newsmax can officially project. The GOP clinched its 218th seat, posting plus-9 to date in the midterm elections, a tally that earns a majority. Democrats are projected to win 203 seats.

Sri Lanka Takes Responsibility for State Enterprises’ Debts to China

Read More Sri Lanka’s government will take responsibility for loans taken out by state-owned enterprises from China as part of the country’s debt-restructuring plan, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in parliament on Tuesday. Wickremesinghe, who is also the finance minister, was delivering the national budget for 2023. He said that loans borrowed from the Exim Bank […]

Biden announces $20B to move Indonesia away from coal

Post Content The White House on Tuesday announced a $20 billion plan that it, along with international partners, will launch with Indonesia to transition its reliance off of coal-fired electricity and pursue a green economy. Under the “Just Energy Transition Partnership,” the U.S. and Japan will lead a coalition of 10 international partners to help […]

Officials: 4 Slain University of Idaho Students Are Victims

Officials say all four University of Idaho students who were found dead inside a home near campus on Sunday are considered victims in the case, but police have yet to release the cause of death or other details about the investigation. Police discovered the students’ bodies…

South Africa’s strike law fails to balance competing interests

Read More The 11-day Transnet strike came to an end on 17 October when the United National Transport Union (Untu) signed a three-year wage agreement – a 6% increase for 2022-23; 5.5% for 2023-24 and 6% for 2024-25. Workers benefited too from corresponding increases to their medical aids and housing allowances.  The South African Transport […]

Death of two-year-old from chronic mould in flat a ‘defining moment’, says coroner

Read More A coroner has said the death of an “engaging, lively, endearing” two-year-old boy from chronic mould in his family’s flat should be a “defining moment” for the UK’s housing sector. Awaab Ishak died in 2020, two weeks after his second birthday, due to “chronic exposure” to fungus. The fungus was in the bathroom […]