Japan Warns Against China and Russia’s ‘Increasing’ Joint Air Drills Near Japanese Territory
Read More Japan has warned that it will “decisively protect” its territory in the face of an increasing joint air patrol by Chinese and Russian warplanes that sparked severe security concerns, a government official said on Thursday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said that Japan had conveyed its concerns to China and Russia via diplomatic […]
Ramaphosa to take panel’s Phala Phala report on legal review
Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa intends taking on legal review the section 89 independent panel’s adverse report on Phala Phala released earlier this week. The decision was announced by ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile at a meeting of the national executive committee (NEC) on Friday, and confirmed by well-placed sources. No court papers have been […]
Top five favourite songs by Jay-Z
Read More You don’t have to be a Jay-Z fan to know putting together a top five list of his best hits is a colossal task. How do you go about listing his best songs? Do you go for the best selling songs or the best lyrical content? How do you encapsulate such an extraordinary […]
Food waste: green vegetable and potato crop glut after mild UK autumn
Read More The mild autumn has caused much of the UK’s green vegetable and potato crops to grow early, leading to a glut and a large amount of waste, and fears of shortages early next year. Cabbages, cauliflower and broccoli that were supposed to be ready later in December or in January are ready to […]
Report: US Whistleblower Snowden Gets Russian Passport
Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the scale of secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, has sworn an oath of allegiance to Russia and received a Russian passport, Russian News Agency TASS reported on Friday.
Hawley says GOP missed opportunity to say ‘we are for workers’ with rail strike vote
Post Content Sen. Josh Hawley was one of six GOP senators who supported mandating seven extra days of paid sick leave for rail workers Thursday, in a vote he said was a litmus test for a party he wants to move in a more populist direction. “It really clarifies the stakes for the Republican Party,” […]
Warnock supporters divided on whether Biden should seek a second term in 2024: ‘Time for someone new’
Post Content ATLANTA – Thanks in part to a better than expected performance by the Democrats in the midterm elections, President Biden is facing fewer questions about his political future as he begins to build up towards a likely 2024 re-election campaign launch. As behind the scenes early moves by Biden political aides continue, the […]
Georgia early voting hits new record in Senate runoff
Post Content Early voting in Georgia’s runoff election is breaking records, with more absentee ballots returned and voted than in any midterm runoff ever. Gabriel Sterling, the Georgia secretary of state’s chief operating officer, tweeted Friday morning that the count was at 116,362. “That’s about 8% of turnout so far. And, they can still be […]
Overboard Cruise Passenger Reveals Details of His Thanksgiving Miracle
The cruise ship passenger who fell overboard and survived in the water for nearly 20 hours reveals he fought off what he initially believed to be a shark and survived by eating a bamboo-like substance that came floating by.
DHS Warns of ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ Ahead of Holidays
The Department of Homeland Security this week issued a warning about the “heightened threat environment” in the United States ahead of the upcoming holidays.