Poliovirus detected in wastewater samples in New York City, health officials say
The virus that causes polio has been detected in New York City's wastewater weeks after a case of polio was...
Month: August 2022
Chancellor Banks to cut NYC disabled students’ private school payments
As the education department faces intense pressure to reconsider school budget cuts, Chancellor David Banks indicated that there’s another pot...
FBI agents remove 11 sets of classified documents from Trump’s Florida home
FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump’s Florida home this week removed 11 sets of classified documents including some...
City to end school-based coronavirus testing program
New York City is planning to end its program to administer weekly coronavirus tests to a random sample of students,...
Twitter activates election policy enforcement for US midterms
Twitter has set to label and demote misinformation about the upcoming US elections, such as false claims about how to...
Saudi Arabia allows holders of tourist, commercial visas to perform Umrah
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced on Thursday that those who obtained tourist visas and commercial visas will...
Gov Hocul announces aid for NY families on public assistance to cover back-to-school costs
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced Thursday an aid for New York families on public assistance to help cover back-to-school costs....
Saudi Arabia’s electricity provider confirms acquisition of million-dollar facility to finance interconnection project with Egypt
Saudi Arabia’s electricity provider has confirmed acquisition of a $567.5 million Export Credit Agency (ECA) facility to finance the Saudi–Egyptian...
US State Department announces special envoy’s travel to strengthen Yemen truce
The US State Department announced Thursday that its special envoy to Yemen will travel to the Gulf region this week...
“Homemade baby food contains many toxic metals” : Report
A report has revealed some surprising results for parents trying to protect their babies from toxic metals found in the...
Congress to hold mega rally ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ against inflation on Aug 28
The Congress has announced a mega rally ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ on August 28 at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi over...
Gas prices tumble below $4 for the first time in months
Drivers in the United States can breathe a small sigh of relief — average gas prices have dropped below $4...
Russians have begun training on Iranian drones, US believes
The US believes Russian officials have begun training on drones in Iran over the last several weeks, the latest sign...
North Korean leader declares victory in battle against novel coronavirus
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared victory in the battle against the novel coronavirus, ordering a lifting of...
President Biden calls on Damascus to help repatriate missing US journalist
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Damascus to help repatriate a US journalist who disappeared in Syria a decade...
Iran begins drone training for Russian officials
Iran has started training Russian officials on using Iranian-made drones, a US official said Wednesday, after Washington previously accused Moscow...
China’s factory-gate inflation reaches new low
China's factory-gate inflation cooled in July to the lowest it's been since February 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics has...
Mayor Adams threatens to campaign against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Mayor Adams has been frustrated by busloads of asylum seekers sent from Texas to New York in a political ploy,...
Health officials modify monkeypox vaccine authorization to stretch supply fivefold
Federal health officials has announced a new strategy to administer the monkeypox vaccine, a move they say will increase the...
Education department can move forward with budget cuts, appeals court says
The education department can move forward with budget cuts after an appeals court temporarily blocked a lower court’s ruling that...
India tops globally in embrace of diversity in airline industry, new report shows
Nivedita Bhasin became the world’s youngest commercial airline captain in 1989, but the Indian pilot still recalls her early years...
Report speculates over thousands of undiagnosed cases of polio in part of US
A report has speculated that there could be hundreds or thousands of undiagnosed cases of polio in just one part...
Indian Army inks MoU with Drone Federation for research and development
The Army Design Bureau on behalf of the Indian Army has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Drone...
Ex-court mediator charged with sending poop-laced letters to Ohio GOP pols
An ex-court mediator in Ohio has been arrested for allegedly sending three dozen feces-laced letters to Republican politicians in his...
China extends military drills around Taiwan after Pelosi visit
China has announced Monday it will be extending military drills around Taiwan — a day after the scheduled end of...
Russian rocket carrying Iranian satellite launched into space
A Russian rocket carrying an Iranian satellite successfully launched into space on Tuesday as Moscow and Tehran seek to build...
Palestinian Islamic Jihad confirms agreement to truce with Israel
Palestinian Islamic Jihad has confirmed agreement to truce with Israel. In a statement released by the militant group in Gaza,...
FBI executes search warrant at former POTUS Mar-a-Lago resort
The FBI executed a search warrant Monday at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. — a...
US Senate passes sweeping bill targeting climate change, drug prices and inflation
The Senate on has passed Democrats' sweeping economic package designed to combat climate change, address health care costs and raise...
Massive jobs surprise: US economy added 528,000 jobs in July
The feds has said US companies added 528,000 people to their payrolls in July, restoring the nation’s payrolls to pre-pandemic...
5G Services to be launched by PM Modi during India mobile congress event
Major telecom operators like Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vi (formerly Vodafone-idea) have been already working on hardware to roll out...
More migrants from Texas border arrive in NYC
More migrants from Texas border have arrived in New York City. The second group of migrants sent from the Texas...
Two more ships depart Ukrainian Black Sea ports
Two more ships, carrying corn and soybeans, departed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Monday, Turkey and Ukraine said, taking...
Four children killed in Gaza as death toll rises to 41
Four more children have been killed in Gaza, the Palestinian territory's health ministry said, as days of intense fighting between...
Mayor Adams announces completion of more than 200 affordable apartments
Mayor Adams announced the completion of more than 200 affordable apartments in Far Rockaway on Thursday, the culmination of almost...
Syria’s ministry announces petrol price hike of around 130 percent
Syria’s internal commerce ministry has announced a petrol price hike of around 130 percent in the war-torn country facing fuel...
About 29 Palestinians killed in weekend surge of Israeli strikes on Gaza
At least 29 Palestinians, including six children and two senior commanders of the Islamic Jihad militant group, have been killed...
Largest threat to South China Sea’s peace is outside interference: Wang Yi
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said the biggest risk affecting the peace and stability in the South...
Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes; at least 24 killed
Israeli airstrikes has flattened homes in Gaza on Saturday and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an...
Biden tests negative for COVID-19, will continue to isolate
President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 one week after testing positive with a "rebound" case. Dr. Kevin O’Connor,...
Russian forces begin assault on two eastern Ukraine cities
Russian forces began an assault Saturday on two key cities in the eastern Donetsk region and kept up rocket and...
Spike in shootings, murder in July fuel 31% increase in city’s crime rate
A spike in shootings and murders in July fueled a 31% increase in the city’s crime rate over the same...
White House calls on Israelis, Palestinians to avoid further escalation
The White House Friday called on Israelis and Palestinians to avoid further escalation as the conflict in Gaza threatened to...
Blast in Afghanistan’s Kabul kills 8, IS claims responsibility
Killing eight civilians in an area largely inhabited by Afghanistan's minority Shiite Muslim community, a bomb attached to a handcart...
State supreme court judge tosses city’s education budget
A state supreme court judge on Friday has ordered the city’s Department of Education to vacate its $38 billion budget,...
Indiana lawmakers approve abortion ban
Indiana has become the first state in the nation to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S....
Judge says NYC did not follow proper rules in approving budget
A judge has said the city did not follow proper rules when it approved the budget, paving the way for...
China announces unspecified sanctions on US House Speaker
China has announced unspecified sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her visit earlier this week to Taiwan. A...
Senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad dies in Israeli strikes on Gaza
A senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad has died in an Israeli air strike on Gaza Friday, the Palestinian militant...
Lightning strike near White House kills two people
Two people were killed, and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White...
RBI hikes repo rate by 50 bps to 5.4% to tame inflation
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday has hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points (bsp) to 5.4...
US Navy sailor ‘lost overboard’ in Baltic Sea identified
A 19-year-old United States Navy sailor was pronounced lost overboard while operating in the Baltic Sea. Navy officials identified the...
Judge closes party affiliation loophole for August New York primary
Voters this year have been unable to change party affiliation between Feb. 14 and July 1. When state Supreme Court...
On Righteousness and Being Righteous
By Michael Laitman Sadio Mane, one of Liverpool Football Club’s top players and top earners, with a salary of £150,000...
Saudi Arabia’s Olympic committee announces bid to host 2029 Asian Winter Games
Saudi Arabia’s Olympic committee has announced a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games in the planned megacity of...
City schools to use federal stimulus money to pay school staff, officials announce
New York City schools can now use $100 million of federal stimulus money to pay for school staff, city officials...
School-based health clinics in Brooklyn close down due to budget constraints
Five school-based health clinics serving 10 schools in Brooklyn closed last month because of budget constraints, according to a letter...
Muslims blamed for devastating flood in India’s Assam state
The members of the local Muslim community have been blamed for the devastating flood that hit India's northeastern state of...
Senate votes overwhelmingly to let Sweden and Finland join NATO
The Senate voted 95-1 on Wednesday has planned to ratify NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, with overwhelming bipartisan support...
ED resumes searches at Young Indian office after Cong leader Kharge’s arrival
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has reached National Herald House on Thursday, a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sealed the...
