California approves plan to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2035
California has set to ban the sale of new gasoline vehicles by 2035 as the state takes dramatic steps to...
Year: 2022
New York’s highest court to hear Weinstein conviction appeal
New York's highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Harvey Weinstein over his 2020 rape conviction. A spokesman...
UK launches trials monkeypox treatment to aid speedy recovery
The United Kingdom has launched a trial to test a monkeypox treatment to help combat a recent outbreak of the...
Man tests positive for monkeypox, COVID-19, HIV at same time after 5-day trip to Spain
An Italian man tested positive for monkeypox, COVID-19 and HIV at the same time after a five-day trip to Spain...
Children returning to school susceptible to contagious diseases, UAE doctors warn
Children returning to school are susceptible to catching many contagious diseases and infections such as lice, stomach bugs and tonsillitis,...
Former Israeli Prime Minister hits out at Biden administration over Iran nuclear deal
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at the Biden administration for being close to a “very, very bad”...
NSCIA mourns slain innocent Muslim boy, hails death sentence of Nigerian pastor
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has commended the Nigerian Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, for...
Biden to make announcement on student loan relief on Wednesday
President Biden is expected to make an announcement on student loan relief on Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with...
U.S. airstrikes hit Iran-backed militia infrastructure in Syria, U.S. says
The United States has carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias, a U.S. military spokesman...
UK inflation could hit 18 percent next year: Citi forecasts
British consumer price inflation has set to peak at 18 percent in early 2023 – nine times the Bank of...
The Value of a True Friend
Dear Destiny Friends, Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer – Jean De La Fontane. One of the...
Iran’s armed forces to launch large scale drone drills across country
Iran's armed forces will on Wednesday launch large scale drone drills across the country involving 150 unmanned aerial vehicles to...
NYers head to polls on Primary Election Day
New Yorkers headed to the polls on Primary Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Residents voted in the second...
UAE authorities update COVID-19 safety measures for new academic year
UAE’s authorities updated COVID-19 safety measures for the academic year 2022-2023 which will see more than one million students and...
Saudi’s King Salman humanitarian aid centre sends 2 planes loaded with food, others to Sudan
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) sent two planes loaded with food and shelter assistance to...
US reviews EU’s proposed deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program
The US continues to review the European Union’s latest proposed deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, saying it’s encouraged that...
Dubai to host football fans during FIFA World Cup 2022
Dubai is gearing up to host football fans from across the world during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with...
Elon Musk subpoenas former Twitter CEO and friend Jack Dorsey
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects legal drug injection sites bill
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a state bill that would allow Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco to open...
Luxury hotel in Mumbai receives bomb threat call, “probe on”
A luxury hotel in Mumbai has allegedly received a call threatening that four bombs had been planted in the hotel....
Cardinal Zen arrested in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police has taken into custody Card Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, a well-known supporter of the local pro-democracy movement, various...
Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan’s Imran Khan
Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the...
U.S. and South Korea commence biggest military drills in years amid North Korea threats
The United States and South Korea have began their biggest combined military training in years Monday as they heighten their...
Investments by UAE in Egypt rise to $1.9B in H1 of 2022
Investments made by the United Arab Emirates in Egypt rose to $1.9 billion during the first half of 2022, accounting...
Leaders of US, UK, France, Germany discuss Iran nuclear issue
The leaders of the US, Britain, France and Germany discussed efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the White...
Biden administration to reveal plans for student debt relief soon
The Biden administration will reveal its plans for student debt relief by the end of this month, Education Secretary Miguel...
China sentences billionaire Xiao Jianhua to 13 years, fines Tomorrow Holdings $8.1 billion
A Shanghai court has sentenced Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, not seen in public since 2017, to 13 years in jail...
Plane fails to land as pilots reportedly fall asleep during flight
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended two passenger jet pilots following reports they fell asleep midway through a flight on Monday, causing...
India delivers 10th batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan
India has delivered the 10th batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan as part of its ongoing humanitarian assistance programme. The...
Man makes history as first Saudi to win professional boxing match
A man has made history as the first Saudi person to win a professional boxing match. Ziyad ‘Zizo’ al-Maayouf made...
Usyk defeats Joshua to retain heavyweight boxing titles
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua by split decision to retain his heavyweight boxing titles at the Rage on the Red...
Japanese Prime Minister infected with COVID-19
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said...
Hochul orders Bronx assault suspect back into custody
A man accused of putting a Bronx resident in a coma during an unprovoked attack last week has been taken...
US Treasury official to visit India to discuss Indo-Pacific, economic relationship
US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo has planned to travel to India for meetings and events in Mumbai...
Newest U.S. aid package to Ukraine to include surveillance drones
The U.S. for the first time has said it will give Ukraine Scan Eagle surveillance drones, mine-resistant vehicles, anti-armor rounds...
City experiences surge of new immigrants seeking asylum, lays out plan for students
As New York City sees a surge of new immigrants seeking asylum from Central and South American countries, officials announced...
UAE’s capital launches new drive to encourage healthy eating habits to curb obesity
The UAE’s capital has launched a new drive to encourage healthy eating habits and curb obesity in a strategy which...
Pentagon announces another round of military aid for Ukraine
The Pentagon has announced another round of military aid for Ukraine on Friday, raising the total amount of US security...
After 100 days in prison, Nigerian journalist, Hammed Bashiru, solicits mercy
Nigerian journalist, Bashiru Hammed Adewale Bashiru, has spent exactly one hundred days in detention. Hammed who is also the publisher...
Part-time CUNY, SUNY students receive tuition assistance offer from state
Part-time CUNY and SUNY students can now apply for state tuition assistance, a move that advocates believe could be “transformative”...
Summer Rising to rebrand summer school to be fun, educational
Summer Rising, New York City’s massive effort to rebrand summer school as something fun and educational, has a lesson for...
Nuclear company in Ukraine says Russia plans to switch off power blocks from grid
Ukraine’s Energoatom state nuclear company said on Friday Russian forces planned to switch off the functioning power blocks at the...
Crown Prince meets Iraq’s Wisdom Movement president
Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense have received on Thursday President of the National Wisdom...
New data shows inequities with monkeypox vaccination
The city’s Health Department has released new data that shows the inequities with the monkeypox vaccination among particular New Yorkers....
NYPD seizes 19 ‘illegal’ cannabis trucks
Mayor Eric Adams has said selling marijuana on the streets is “not acceptable” two days after the NYPD took 19...
Florida state attorney Andrew Warren sues Ron DeSantis over suspension
A suspended state attorney in Florida has sued Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, claiming that the Republican violated the prosecutor’s...
City expands wastewater testing for polio and monkeypox at 11 hospitals
The city’s public health system has announced that starting next week it will begin testing wastewater for polio and monkeypox...
Saudi student jailed 34 years for using Twitter
A Saudi student at Leeds University, Salma al-Shebab, 34, who was said to be returning to the United kingdom for...
Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission launches Red Sea research project
Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission is launching a huge research project which will scour hundreds of kilometers of the Red Sea...
NYPD officer accused of spying for Chinese government prepares for trial
An NYPD officer accused of spying for the Chinese government will head to trial in Brooklyn Federal Court next month....
City’s summer work program for youth successful with 100K jobs filled
The city's summer work program for youth has been called a success with over a hundred thousand jobs filled. When...
Biden cancels $3.9 billion in student loan debt, but Aug. 31 moratorium deadline looms
The Department of Education has announced Tuesday that it was putting forward another round of loan cancellations for former students...
First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, her communications director said Tuesday. Biden, 71, tested negative during a...
Biden signs $740bn health, climate, tax ‘Inflation Reduction Act’
US President Joe Biden has signed a $740bn climate change, healthcare and tax bill into law, handing the Democratic Party...
Relationship is the New Currency
Dear Destined Friends, The value of a relationship cannot be overemphasized. The right relationship is gold. The right relationship is...
Measles outbreak kills at least 157 children in Zimbabwe
A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 157 children, with more than 2,000 infections reported across the country,...
Britain’s unemployment rate remains stable, wage values fall at record pace
Britain’s unemployment rate remains close to 50-year lows, but wage values are falling at a record pace with inflation at...
NYPD lieutenant suspended for testing positive for steroids
A veteran NYPD lieutenant who’s competed in numerous bodybuilding competitions has been suspended for testing positive for steroids. Lt. Apollo...
Turkiye’s (Turkey’s) Foreign Policy Towards Syria: A New is Unfolding
By Ibrahim Kurtulus In the fast-changing circumstances in the Eastern Mediterranean and Mideast, The Turkish government has adopted a new...
Hochul announces maximum SNAP benefits in August
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced on Monday that an additional $234 million federal funding will be allocated for all recipients...
