How Washington’s disregard of Russia’s security concerns risks war over a misguided obsession with liberal democracy THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The crisis in Ukraine is threatening world peace. Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops at the Ukrainian border. America and her NATO allies claim it …
Read More »Omicron: 2,000-odd flights canceled on New Year’s Day in U.S
New York, US | Xinhua | Over 2,000 flights have been canceled on New Year’s Day as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continued to upend airline operations during the holiday travel season in the United States. According to FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, 2,311 flights entering, leaving or within the United …
Read More »US availed $953 million in assistance to Uganda in 2020
🔴 US ASSISTANCE 2020 ➡ Total $953M ➡ Health – $517M ➡ Refugees $206M ➡ Economic growth $60M ➡ Justice & democracy $13m Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Total US assistance to improve health, increase literacy, protect refugees, promote dialogue, and expand economic growth in Uganda came close to …
Read More »Ethiopian govt urges US to stop spreading false information
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Ethiopian government on Thursday urged the U.S. government and organizations to cease spreading false information regarding the country’s current situation. The Ethiopian government has warned the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa and organizations against their continued practice of spreading false information, state-television Ethiopian …
Read More »ABC News: Toxic masculinity, gun availability are most dangerous combination in U.S.
Beijing, China | Xinhua | Men are behind most gun violence incidents in the United States, and the toxic masculinity and gun availability are America’s most dangerous combination, according to ABC News. Toxic masculinity, a cultural idea that manhood is defined by violence and aggression to maintain power or strength, …
Read More »Ease of gun control could bring U.S. problems: The Guardian
New York, USA | XINHUA | The U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised to ease gun control regulation, and it may cause problems for the U.S. society, The Guardian has recently reported. Several justices have recently expressed scepticism over a New York law that tightens the rule on concealed firearms, …
Read More »EXPERTS: US should abandon Cold War mindset, cooperate with China
New York, US | Xinhua | The old Cold War is the wrong way to frame what is happening now between China and the United States, and both sides should cooperate on climate and other issues, said an article published on The New York Times. “Governments that plunge into a …
Read More »US General Colin Powell dies of COVID-19 complications
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Colin Powell, a former U.S. secretary of state and former joint chiefs of staff, on Monday died of COVID-19 complications at the age of 84. He had been fully vaccinated, his family said. The American politician, diplomat and retired four-star general served as the …
Read More »‘Only a third of US parents plan to inoculate their children against COVID-19’
London, UK | Xinhua | Experts are worried that it might be difficult to get the shots in those young arms as the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. children aged 5 to 11 is approaching, The Guardian has reported. Only one third of U.S. parents showed their willingness to …
Read More »What’s it about the USA, UK, Australia partnership?
WORLD AFFAIRS | Isidoros Karderinis | The new AUKUS Partnership, the new geopolitical alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, to enhance security in the Indian and Pacific Oceans zone envisages the provision of the necessary technology by the United States and Great Britain to Australia be …
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