NYC reaches settlement in class-action lawsuit over release delays at Rikers Island
New York City has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit over release delays at Rikers Island. Tens of thousands...
Year: 2022
Jiang Zemin: Former Chinese leader dies aged 96
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin has died at the age of 96, Chinese state media reported. Jiang died at 12:13pm...
New York City to start hospitalizing more mentally ill people involuntarily
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced an initiative that would give the city more leeway to involuntarily hospitalize...
Qatar Energy CEO announce agreements with ConocoPhillips for LNG supply to Germany
QatarEnergy and ConocoPhillips on Tuesday signed two sales and purchase agreements to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany...
First Emirati mission to moon surface integrated onto SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the historic launch
The United Arab Emirates’ Rashid Rover, the first Emirati mission to the moon surface, has been integrated onto a...
Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect pleads guilty to murder
Payton Gendron has pleaded guilty to state charges stemming from the May shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo. Gendron...
Power woes to worsen as Kariba halts generation over low water levels
Electricity shortages that have been plaguing Zimbabwe are set to worsen after an authority that manages the country’s biggest dam...
Supreme court to limit corruption prosecutions
Supreme Court justices has questioned where to draw the line between political influence and political corruption as they heard arguments...
NYC Mayor’s Weekly Community Update: Willets Point—A Vibrant New Neighborhood in Queens
It’s time to create a New York City where working New Yorkers can have safe, affordable homes, find well-paying...
Fullstack Academy Joins Blackstone-backed Simplilearn
Simplilearn acquires New York-based Fullstack Academy Upskilling edtech platform Simplilearn has acquired US-based bootcamp education company Fullstack Academy, as it...
NY Metropolis DA Bragg downgrades 52% felonies to misdemeanors
New York City’s district attorney has downgraded 52% of all felony cases so far in 2022 to misdemeanors, compared to...
President of Uganda extends the quarantine in the Ebola epicentre by 21 days
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicentre of the country’s Ebola...
Former US marine ‘high risk’ inmate in Australian prison
A former US military pilot has been placed under “extreme” restrictions inside an Australian prison while fighting a secretive...
Niece of Iran supreme leader declares support for anti-regime protests
Farideh Moradkhani, a niece of Iran’s supreme leader and an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, has declared her...
Saudi Arabia sponsors $1B AMF deal to support Yemen economic reform program
Sponsored by Saudi Arabia, the Arab Monetary Fund signed a $1 billion agreement with the Yemeni government to...
Suspected Al Shabaab rebels attack Mogadishu hotel used by Somali officials
Suspected al-Shabab fighters have attacked a hotel used by government officials in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a police officer has...
NYC landlords to be denied criminal background checks for tenants
A new law has being seriously considered by lawmakers in New York City could strip landlords of the ability to...
Cristiano Ronaldo receives three-year, $225 million offer from Saudi Arabia club
After Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United parted ways earlier this week, the superstar has been granted the offer of a...
DRC schedules presidential elections for Dec 2023 amid M23 unrest
Congo schedules presidential elections forThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has said it will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on...
Saudi Al Nassr football club ready to present Ronaldo with three-year deal
Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr football club is reportedly ready to present Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo with a three-year deal...
Justice department asks Pence to testify in Trump investigation
The US Justice department has asked Mike Pence to testify in the criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to...
Police identify youngest Virginia Walmart shooting victim as 16-year-old boy
The youngest victim in the mass shooting that killed six at a Walmart Supercenter in Chesapeake, Virginia, was identified...
Malawi’s Saulos arrested over $280,000 bribery allegation
Malawi has arrested its Vice President Saulos Chilima and charged him with graft over a bribery scandal involving a British-Malawian...
Good Samaritan saves man form NYC subway crash–NYPD
A good Samaritan has helped save a man from the subway tracks at 116th Street in Manhattan on Thanksgiving, the...
US bans new Huawei equipment sales over ‘unacceptable risk’ to national security
The U.S. has planned to ban the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting...
Digital crimes against e-commerce companies expected to rise over Black Friday weekend
Digital criminal gangs are expected to ramp up their activities against e-commerce companies over the weekend with Black Friday...
Iranian Supreme Leader says engaging in negotiations with US will not solve Tehran’s issues
Engaging in negotiations with the US will not solve Tehran’s issues with Washington, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...
UAE reiterates call to end Russian-Ukraine conflict through diplomacy, dialogue
The United Arab Emirates has reiterated its call to end the Russian war in Ukraine through diplomacy and dialogue....
The Relationship Between Prayer and Work
Dear Destiny Friends, Pray as if everything depends on God; work as if everything depends on you.” – Saint Augustine As...
Amazon workers strike across the world on Black Friday
Amazon workers and labor activists in roughly 30 countries, including the U.S., plan to walk off the job and stage...
NYC Mayor Adams visits Rikers Island on thanksgiving
Mayor Eric Adams has joined correction officers and detainees at the Rikers Island jail facility on Thanksgiving. “We have a...
Ghana plans to ditch U.S. dollars in favour of gold to buy oil
Ghana plans to buy oil with gold instead of U.S.Ghana’s government has started working on a new policy to buy...
At least 2 dead following heavy rains in Saudi Arabia
At least two people died on Thursday as heavy rains hit western Saudi Arabia, including the coastal city of...
Twitter will launch blue check subscription feature next Friday, says Elon Musk
Twitter will tentatively launch its blue check subscription feature next Friday, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in...
Alessandro Michele, Creative director of Gucci leaves fashion label
Alessandro Michele, the creative director who turned Gucci into a hit brand with younger generations, is leaving the Italian...
US Walmart manager opens fire on co-workers
A manager at a Walmart Inc store in Virginia opened fire on fellow employees in a break room, killing...
US says American troops ‘directly threatened’ after Turkish airstrikes in Syria
Pentagon indirectly accuses Turkey of endangering US troops based in Syria following air strikes The Pentagon indirectly accused Turkey...
World most expensive drug approved to treat hemophilia at $3.5M per dose
US regulators approved CSL Behring’s hemophilia B gene therapy, a one-off infusion that frees patients from regular treatments but...
East Congo crisis summit issues call for Friday cease-fire
African leaders have declared a cessation of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo starting Friday, according to a...
Crypto assets worth $740M recovered in FTX bankruptcy
The company tasked with locking down assets of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading said it has recovered $740 million...
Investigators seize 32,000 fentanyl pills at JFK airport hotel in Queens
Two California men have been arrested at a Hampton Inn at John F. Kennedy Airport Monday allegedly in possession of...
Germany decides to end military mission in Mali by May 2024
Germany has decided to withdraw its troops from the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali by May 2024, a government spokesman...
Gov. Hochul signs partial cryptocurrency mining ban into New York law
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law a two-year moratorium on issuing or renewing air permits for one...
Mayor Adams defends cuts by citing ‘economic tsunami,’
Mayor Eric Adams has intended to tighten the city’s budget again. A deficit of billions is expected for next year....
Trump bid to prevent Congress from accessing tax returns rejected by Supreme Court
Former President Trump's bid to prevent the Congress from accessing tax returns has been rejected by the Supreme Court....
News chopper crash kills pilot, meteorologist in North Carolina
A news chopper crash has killed a pilot and a meteorologist in North Carolina. The two people...
US federal student loan payment pause extended through June 2023
Student loan payment pause has been extended in the United States while the debt relief program is tied...
Uganda to deploy 1,000 troops to Congo to fight rebels
Uganda’s army have said on Monday that it will send 1,000 troops to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by...
City Council takes on New York City school bus shortcomings
The NYC Council has held a joint oversight hearing Monday on the Department of Education's handling of transportation. School is...
More bike lanes, pedestrian spaces coming to NYC next year, DOT says
The New York City Department of Transportation has announced plans to expand bike lanes and public spaces in 2023. The...
England beats Iran 6-2 in emphatic World Cup opener
England hammered Iran 6-2 on Monday in an emphatic World Cup opener. This is all thanks to...
Saudi Arabia’s leaders send condolences to Indonesian president following deadly earthquake
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have sent their condolences to the Indonesian...
Players of Iran’s national soccer team chose not to sing country’s anthem at opening World Cup match
Players of Iran’s national soccer team chose not to sing their country’s anthem at their opening World Cup...
Hochul orders police to increase ‘monitoring’ in wake of Colorado LGBTQ nightclub shooting
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said police will increase surveillance and protection for hate crimes targets following threats against...
New York regulators to propose adult use cannabis rules, approve first 36 shops
New York state's Cannabis Control Board is expected to approve its first set of marijuana retail dispensary licenses at a...
World’s longest-ruling leader holds vote to extend rule of tiny African state
The world’s longest-serving president has sought re-election to continue his 43-year rule in Equatorial Guinea. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo,...
Jason David Frank, one of original members of Power Rangers dies at 49
Jason David Frank, one of the original members of the Power Rangers has died at age 49. ...
Saudi’s real estate company signs deal with Trump Organization to build project worth over $4B
A Saudi's real estate company has signed a deal with the Trump Organization to build a project worth...
Enner Valencia’s first-half goals led Ecuador to dominant 2-0 victory over Qatar in World Cup opener
Enner Valencia’s two first-half goals led Ecuador to a dominant 2-0 victory over Qatar on Sunday. This ler the...
Musk brings back Trump’s Twitter account
Elon Musk has allowed former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter account to be restored after users on the social media...
