WASHINGTON: Thousands of protestors, mostly women, gathered in Washington on Saturday to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with many wearing pink hats, reminiscent of a far bigger protest at his first swearing-in ceremony in 2017. Protesters gathered at Franklin Park, one of three starting points for the “People’s March” thatContinue Reading
On Friday, four of Canada’s largest lenders, along with six major US institutions, announced their withdrawal from a global climate alliance. The departures from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance began with Goldman Sachs’ statement on December 6, and they occur ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House next week.Continue Reading
NAIROBI (Reuters) Three people with firsthand knowledge of the situation told Reuters that the United States will put financial penalties on Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the army in Sudan. Only a week after enacting penalties against Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Burhan’s adversaryContinue Reading
US and Qatari officials said Wednesday that negotiators have achieved a gradual agreement to end the war between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of fierce fighting. The agreement calls for a six-week truce and the gradual departure of Israeli soldiers from Gaza in an effort to stop the violenceContinue Reading
Johannesburg (AFP) – On Tuesday, fast bowler Anrich Nortje was ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a back issue. Cricket South Africa confirmed the 31-year-old’s latest injury setback only one day after naming him to his country’s 15-man team for the event in Pakistan next month. Nortje, theContinue Reading
Washington (Reuters): In order to target those who attended institutions that misled students, people with permanent impairments, and public servants, President Joe Biden announced that his government will cancel student debts for almost 150,000 debtors. More than 5 million Americans have had their college loans forgiven by his administration, accordingContinue Reading
President-elect Donald Trump has petitioned the US Supreme Court to block a New York state court from sentencing him on criminal charges resulting from hush money paid to a porn performer.“This court should enter an immediate stay of further proceedings in the New York trial court to prevent grave injusticeContinue Reading
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s consumer inflation increased for the fourth consecutive month in December, to 23.8% year on year from 23.0% in November, according to the statistics agency on Wednesday. At a press conference, government statistician Samuel Kobina Annim stated that the most recent increase was caused by rising foodContinue Reading
Dubai (Channel News) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a deadline for submitting provisional teams for the Champions Trophy 2025. Teams must submit their first squad lists by January 12, and final squads must be finalized by midnight on February 11. Teams lacking ICC authorization have until February 11Continue Reading
According to a media source, Bangladesh has published new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing earlier ones that attributed the proclamation to founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Daily Star newspaper said that the new textbooks for elementary and secondary pupils featureContinue Reading
