Giorno: 25 Gennaio 2023

DA march ‘disrespect the ANC in its own home’, says ANC Youth League member

Read More “What the DA is doing here, is disrespecting the ANC in its own home,” said ANC Youth League member Tlangi Mogale on the Democratic Alliance march to Luthuli House, the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg. The Democratic Alliance marched on Wednesday to protest against prolonged load-shedding and cadre deployment to the cabinet.  Mogale said […]

Rep. Comer reacts to National Archives blowing off Biden documents request: ‘Very disappointing’

Post Content House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., condemned the National Archives for blowing off his request for information relating to President Biden’s mishandling of classified documents Wednesday. The National Archives Records Administration (NARA) blew past the Jan. 24 deadline for providing the documents on Tuesday, a move Comer called “very disappointing.” Comer had […]

Supreme Court sees uptick in approval rating since overturning Roe v. Wade tanked national support: poll

Post Content National support for the Supreme Court is on the rise after months of underwater approval ratings following the court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, according to a poll. A Marquette University poll found that 47% of adults approve of the job the Supreme Court is currently doing and 53% disapprove, a 3% increase […]

House Oversight Republicans demand information on Hunter Biden art sales

Post Content House Oversight Republicans are demanding information from the art dealer representing Hunter Biden related to the anonymous art purchasers of Biden’s art at a ritzy New York City art gallery. Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., on Wednesday sent a letter to art dealer Georges Berg?s, who owns the Georges Berg?s Gallery in SoHo, Manhattan, […]

Spain arrests suspect accused of sending letter bombs to Ukraine and US embassies, prime minister’s home

Spain’s interior ministry said Wednesday police had arrested a man on suspicion of sending six letters containing explosive material to Spain’s prime minister and to the U.S. and Ukrainian embassies in the country. The Spanish national was arrested in the northern city of Miranda de Ebro and a search of his home is “still underway,” […]

Sri Lanka is making progress with debt restructuring, must repay $28 billion in foreign debt by 2027

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka’s Central Bank chief said Wednesday that the country is making good progress in talks with its creditors to obtain financial assurances for debt restructuring, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue plan. Sri Lanka is bankrupt and has suspended repayment of its $51 billion foreign debt, of which $28 […]

Cargo vessel sinks between Japan and South Korea, rescue crews pick up 14 of the 22 crew members

Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 14 of the 22 crew members from a cargo vessel that sank early Wednesday, killing at least two, officials said. South Korean officials said nine of those rescued remain unconscious, but they did not immediately confirm any deaths. Ten crew […]

Critical COVID-19 cases in China are down 72% after hitting peak earlier this month

Critically ill COVID-19 cases in China are down 72% from a peak early this month while daily deaths among COVID-19 patients in hospitals have dropped 79% from their peak, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. The figures, published on the centre’s website, come after a prominent government scientist said over the […]

China Sends Aircraft, Vessels Near Taiwan After President Tsai Writes to the Pope

Read More Taiwan’s military detected four Chinese aircraft and three naval vessels near the island nation on Jan. 25, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, just two days after President Tsai Ing-wen wrote a letter to Pope Francis. The Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels were detected at around 6 a.m. (local time). Still, there was no […]

South Africa must rethink how to frame problems and solutions

Read More Norway Oil. Photo: Getty Images In launching his reform drive in China in the late 1970s, Deng Xiaoping borrowed an aphorism from Mao: “Practice is the sole criterion for testing the truth.” While this statement might not apply to all aspects of life, it framed a standard for how China would measure its […]