Australia committed to building sub fleet powered by US nuclear tech despite criticism from France
Australia’s prime minister said Friday he remained committed to building a fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology despite the French president describing the plan as a “confrontation with China.” The previous Australian government infuriated President Emmanuel Macron last year by canceling a contract for a French-built fleet of conventionally-powered submarines worth $66 billion […]
Kharkiv won by civilians-turned soldier in major victory for Ukraine in war of ‘good and evil’: top brass
Russia’s war in Ukraine has been defined by tragedy, brutality and a battle of wills, but no campaign in Ukraine has shown this more than the seven-month-long fight for Kharkiv, one commander told Fox News. “If people want to understand this war fully,” Commander of the 127th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of Kharkiv […]
Youngkin pushes back on Democrat claims of ditching Martin Luther King Jr. in education standards
Post Content The office of Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin pushed back on claims from Democrats that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be dropped in the state’s revised education standards. Youngkin’s draft revised 2022 history and social science education standards are currently in front of the Virginia Board of Education as a […]
Video Report: ‘Moms for Liberty’ Sees Midterm Success
The parental rights group “Moms for Liberty” had success in the midterm elections, Newsmax’s Miami correspondent Leonardo Feldman reports on Friday’s “National Report.”
Japanese Company Says New Oral COVID-19 Drug Ensitrelvir Achieves Primary Endpoint
Read More Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi’s new oral COVID-19 drug has achieved the primary endpoint in a clinical trial, the company announced in September. From February to July, Shionogi conducted a clinical trial with 1,821 people to evaluate ensitrelvir fumaric acid (S-217622), the oral drug the company developed in February. The subjects were not at risk […]
20 Killed in Van Accident as Record Floods Haunt Pakistan
Read More A policeman stands beside a damaged passenger mini bus after an overnight accident in Sehwan of Sindh Province on Nov. 18, 2022. (Husnain Ali/AFP via Getty Images) KARACHI, Pakistan—A van fell into a water-filled ditch in Pakistan’s flood-hit south, killing 20 passengers—mostly women and children—and injuring 13 others overnight, police said Friday. The […]
South Africa’s energy transition rises in the east
Read More Mpumalanga, historically the heartland of South Africa’s coal-fired power industry, will need R60.4-billion to move to a greener tomorrow, according to the country’s presidency. With its abundance of coal mines and ageing coal power plants, the province faces an uncertain future as coal is frozen out of South Africa’s clean future. The architects […]
Last push for consensus as COP27 draws to a close
Read More COP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference called the implementation conference, came to a close on Friday, showing signs of regression, according to early reactions to the draft decision. Hopes were pinned on reaching consensus on Friday evening even though history has shown otherwise. Despite two weeks of meetings in Sharm El Sheik, […]
Mtolo: KwaZulu-Natal to reassess support for Mashatile
Read More ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile is on the verge of losing the mighty KwaZulu-Natal province’s support in his bid for the post of party deputy president in December. ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile is on the verge of losing the mighty KwaZulu-Natal province’s support in his bid for the post of party deputy […]
Jeremy Hunt faces rebellion on Tory right over autumn statement
Read More Jeremy Hunt is facing a rebellion on the right of the Conservative party over his autumn statement after the former cabinet minister Esther McVey said she could not support the taxes rises while projects such as HS2 went ahead. Hinting that she could vote against the fiscal measures, she said the autumn statement […]