Musk Under Fire After Posting Mocking Zelenskyy Meme

Elon Musk has been criticized for posting a meme referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a caption mocking aid for the country. Musk posted a version of the “frustrated boy meme,” according to the Kyiv Post…[#item_full_content]

Newsom’s California Senate Pick Lives in Maryland

Laphonza Butler, California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointment to represent his state in the U.S. Senate, is registered to vote in Maryland, the Washington Examiner reported. Newsom on Sunday selected Butler, a Democrat strategist and adviser…[#item_full_content]

World Trade Organization chief warns against trade fragmentation trends

The head of the World Trade Organization said on Monday that early signs of global trade fragmentation were appearing, criticizing so-called ‘reshoring’ and ‘friendshoring’ between trade blocs. ASPARTAME DEFENDED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS AFTER CANCER RISK WARNING: ‘LIMITED EVIDENCE’“While we don’t yet see any large-scale fragmentation we are beginning to see signs,” said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at […]

Typhoon Koinu strengthens and approaches Taiwan, landfall expected by Thursday

Typhoon Koinu, traveling westward from the Pacific, was strengthening as it moved toward Taiwan, meteorologists on the island said Monday. The storm was expanding in size and was expected to make landfall by Thursday morning, they said. Koinu was moving northwest with sustained winds of 89 mph and gusts of up to 112 mph, according […]

Bangladesh faces deadliest dengue outbreak on record with over 1,000 deaths

The death toll from Bangladesh’s worst dengue outbreak on record has topped 1,000 this year, official data showed, with hospitals struggling to make space for patients as the disease spreads rapidly in the densely-populated country. At least 1,017 people have died so far in 2023 and nearly 209,000 infected, the data showed, making this the […]