ANC conference: Phala Phala must not detract from critical governance issues
Read More On 22 November, the head of the ANC’s electoral committee, former president Kgalema Motlanthe, announced the procedures and results of branch nominations for the party’s top six positions ahead of the party’s 55th national conference, due to start this week. Soon after the announcement, the ANC and South Africa became embroiled in the […]
Istanbul mayor Ekrem ?mamo?lu sentenced to jail over ‘fools’ insult
Read More A Turkish court has sentenced Istanbul’s mayor to more than two years in prison and banned him from politics in a move that his supporters described as a politically motivated effort to sideline a high-profile rival of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an. Ekrem ?mamo?lu was sentenced to two years, seven months and 15 […]
Guardian’s ’33 hours’ shows reality of NHS on edge of collapse, say doctors
Read More Ministers must get a grip on the crisis engulfing the NHS, senior doctors have warned, saying a “shocking” and “devastating” special report by the Guardian exposed the daily reality of pressures faced by health staff, the dire impact on patients and risk of the service collapsing. Thirty-three months after the World Health Organization […]
Democrats Push for Meta to Extend Trump Ban
A group of Democrats asked Meta to extend the ban on former President Donald Trump’s Facebook account, claiming he poses a risk of inciting violence and undermining democracy.
Florida Pastor, Son Arrested for $8M COVID Fraud
A Florida pastor and his adult son were arrested Wednesday on charges related to an alleged $8 million COVID relief scam that involved an attempt to buy a luxury home in a Walt Disney World development.
DCCC chair choice puts House Democrats’ new leader in the hot seat
Post Content Incoming House Democratic leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has a tough decision to make. As he prepares to take on the role of House minority leader when Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in January, he’s been tasked with picking the person who’ll be responsible for leading the party’s campaign arm, […]
Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ have House GOP weighing congressional investigation
Post Content Republicans are eyeing investigatory hearings into Twitter’s purported censorship of former President Donald Trump and conservatives when they take control of the U.S. House of Representatives next month. Republicans say the latest installment of Elon Musk’s “Twitter Files” show that censorship ran amok at the social media giant leading up to and after […]
2 Nepal road crashes leave at least 29 dead, 22 injured
A bus returning from a party crashed near the Nepalese capital on Tuesday killing at least 17 people and injuring 22 more, police said. Police officer Chakra Raj Joshi said they were not sure why the bus bumped the side wall of the mountainous road but were investigating the cause. The injured were rescued by […]
72-year-old key figure in German tax scam case convicted, sentenced 8 years
A key figure in a massive German tax evasion case was convicted Tuesday of three counts of tax evasion and sentenced to eight years in prison. The state court in Bonn convicted German lawyer Hanno Berger in connection with alleged crimes between 2007 and 2011, German news agency dpa reported. The 72-year-old, a former German […]
Taiwan Scrambles Aircraft After Spotting 29 Chinese Warplanes, 3 Vessels
Read More Taiwan’s foreign minister said the CCP’s threats have become ‘more serious than ever’ Taiwan’s military said on Dec. 13 that it detected 29 Chinese aircraft and three naval vessels near its territory, 21 of which flew into Taiwan’s airspace, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intensified pressure on the self-ruled island. The Chinese […]
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