Giorno: 14 Febbraio 2023

State of the Nation address debate opens 2024 election season early

Read More The parliamentary debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation address on Tuesday signalled the early start of the 2024 election season, with Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen saying the president had guaranteed the loss of the ANC’s majority next year. Steenhuisen recalled that it was Ramaphosa who termed Jacob Zuma’s almost […]

The ‘Kunlun Spirit’: The tenacious innovation story behind the HUAWEI Mate50 Pro’s most exciting features

Read More It’s the first smartphone to obtain SGS five-star glass drop resistance certification With the recent launch of the HUAWEI Mate50 Pro in South Africa, reviewers and tech enthusiasts everywhere are buzzing with excitement about the smartphone’s futuristic features, such as the Iconic Symmetrical Space Ring design and the Ultra Aperture XMAGE camera. In […]

Heart transplant for boy of six stymied by Northern Ireland assembly deadlock

Read More The plight of a six-year-old boy who needs a heart transplant has taken centre stage in Northern Ireland’s political deadlock but has failed to break the stalemate. The Stormont assembly met on Tuesday to debate an organ donation law but the recall session ended without the election of a speaker, perpetuating a year-long […]

Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns

Read More An increase in the pace at which sea levels are rising threatens “a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale”, the UN secretary general has warned. The climate crisis is causing sea levels to rise faster than for 3,000 years, bringing a “torrent of trouble” to almost a billion people, from […]

Five Years Later, Parkland Massacre Still Too Painful to Recall for Some

Five years to the day a gunman killed 17 people and wounded 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the community still struggles to recover from the nightmare.

Rasmussen Poll: Low Marks for Biden on Fentanyl Crisis

Nine in 10 U.S. voters say the deadly drug fentanyl penetrating the United States is a serious problem, but only 26% rate President Joe Biden’s handling of such problem as being as good or excellent; 48% rate him as doing a poor job in dealing with this problem.

DOJ Giving States $231M for Gun Violence Prevention Programs

The Justice Department is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer “red-flag laws” and other crisis-intervention programs as part of the landmark bipartisan gun legislation passed by Congress over the summer…

First Missile Strike at Aerial Object Over Lake Huron Missed

The first U.S. missile fired at an unidentified aerial object over Lake Huron missed the target and “landed harmlessly” in the water before a second one successfully hit, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.

Native American attorney named as top legal advisor to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland

A Native American attorney who oversaw New Mexico’s Indian Affairs Department has been tapped to serve as a top legal adviser to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The department announced the appointment of Lynn Trujillo as senior counsel to the secretary Friday. Trujillo is a tribal member of Sandia Pueblo on the […]

China calls US ‘trigger-happy’ on defending airspace after ‘objects’ shot down

The People’s Republic of China lobbied criticisms at the United States on Monday over the nation’s recent actions to protect its airspace. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Wang Wenbin spoke to reporters Monday about the multiple aircraft shot down over the U.S. since the destruction of an unmanned Chinese surveillance balloon earlier this month. […]