Biden issues six pardons, most for minor drug offenses
President Joe Biden has issued six presidential pardons, five of whom to people with prior drug convictions and another to...
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South Africa mourns victims of tanker blast as death toll jumps to 34
Families and friends of victims of a gas tanker explosion in Johannesburg on Christmas Eve have gathered on Friday morning...
President Joe Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations
President Joe Biden has signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through the end...
New York’s first legal recreational marijuana shop opens
New York's first legal recreational marijuana dispensary has opened in the heart of Manhattan. More than 100 people crowded into...
Rwanda accuses DR Congo of violating airspace
The government of Rwanda has expressed a concern of continued aggression from the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC).According to a communique...
US announces strict Covid rules on travel after surge in infections in China
The United States has announced the beginning of requiring negative COVID-19 tests or a document of recovery for travelers flying...
George Santos faces federal investigation after admitting to lying on resume
A Republican district attorney in New York has opened an investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos, who flipped a hotly contested...
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Tigray’s capital
Ethiopian Airlines has resumed scheduled flights to Tigray’s capital, Mekele, as the result of a peace agreement signed between the...
US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now
The Supreme Court has planned to keep pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who...
Kim Jong Un unveils North Korea’s new military goals for 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has unveiled new goals for his country’s military on the second day of a...
Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights into Tigray region
Ehiopian Airlines has announced resumption of flights to the capital of the war-torn northern region of Tigray starting on Wednesday,...
Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating key details of bio
Rep.-elect George Santos has admitted that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for...
AG Letitia James invites price gouging complaints
New York Attorney General Letitia James has invited the state’s residents to report any price gouging by stores facing shortages...
Driver dies after vehicle flips in air, explodes, sets fire
A driver has died after he lost control on a Queens expressway early Monday and his vehicle flipped in the...
Federal government delegation heads to Tigray
The government communication service has said a delegation from the Ethiopian federal government is on its way to the northern...
Letitia James joins coalition to file brief regarding gun safety ruling
New York Attorney General Letitia James has recently joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief...
Gov. Hochul deploys National Guard to assist Erie County
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has mobilized the National Guard to Erie County as a massive winter storm batters the...
Zambia welcomes abolishment of death penalty
Zambia President, Hakainde Hichilema, has fulfilled one of his campaign promises by abolishing the death penalty in the country as...
Passenger laptop fire forces plane evacuation at JFK Airport
A lithium battery in a passenger’s laptop has caught fire aboard a JetBlue flight from Barbados to New York on Christmas...
M23 to withdraw from key occupied position in NE DR Congo
The M23 rebel group, who have seized swaths of territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
Gov. Hochul signs package aimed to help prevent, treat substance use disorder
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a legislative package aimed to help New Yorkers prevent and treat substance use disorder, her...
US House passes massive $1.7 trillion spending bill
The House has passed a sweeping $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the government from running out of money...
NY lawmakers approve $32,000 pay increase
New York State lawmakers have approved a $32,000 pay increase for themselves.The Democratic-led state Assembly and Senate in a rare...
January 6 panel unveils report, describes Trump ‘conspiracy’
The U.S. House January 6 committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has released its final report...
Federal Government approves $2B extra budget for flood damage
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has approved 819.5 billion naira ($2 billion) supplementary budget for 2022 to help deal with widespread...
NY’s first legal pot dispensary to open in Manhattan on Dec. 29
The first legal adult-use cannabis sales in the state has set to start Dec. 29 at Housing Works Cannabis Co.,...
New York’s MTA approves budget with anticipated 5.5% fare hike
The board of the MTA has adopted a $19.4 billion budget Wednesday that leaves a $600 million hole to be...
UN eases DR Congo arms embargo
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution that eases a weapons embargo on the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Elon Musk to resign as Twitter CEO
Elon Musk has said he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement. “I will resign...
Mayor Adams, Dr. Vasan issue ‘tridemic’ health guidance amid holiday season
Mayor Eric Adams has encouraged New Yorkers to continue to take health precautions as he announced new tools to help...
$1.2B affordable housing development breaks ground in BK
As part of a building boom in East New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul and local leaders broke ceremonial ground Monday...
Ex-NYU admin siphones $3.5M in grants
A former New York University finance director has been indicted for fraud. The Manhattan district attorney’s office alleges Cindy Tappe...
NYC not prepared for migrant surge-Mayor Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said that the city cannot deal with another influx of migrants this winter,...
Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking departure
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has conducted a poll on the platform asking if he should step down from leading the...
Rwanda migrant plan lawful, High Court rules
The UK government’s plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal, two High Court judges has...
Messi breaks record, wins World Cup with Argentina
After winning the 2022 World Cup final, Lionel Messi has surpassed Lothar Matthäus (Germany) for the record of most FIFA...
North Korea releases 2 ballistic missiles in resumption of testing
N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles capable of reaching Japan North Korea has test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles with...
African National Congress gathers to vote on new leader
Delegates of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has gathered on Sunday to choose a new party leader, pitting...
Justice for imprisoned, killed protesters in Iran-New Yorkers demand
New Yorkers have protested in front of the home of the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations. More than 100...
France ends Morocco visa restrictions
France’s foreign minister Catherine Colonna said Paris has restored normal consular relations with Morocco following a year-long dispute linked to...
Nurses begin voting to authorize strike over contract negotiations
Thousands of New York City nurses have begun voting to authorize a strike over contract negotiations. The New York State...
NYPD stops holding people to check for warrants
The New York City police department has reached a legal settlement that requires it to abandon a practice in which...
Mayor Adams facilitates solat space at City Hall for Muslim employees
The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has facilitated a solat space at City Hall for his Muslim employees....
Inflation rises to 21.47% as World Bank reduces growth forecast to 3.1%
The World Bank has cut Nigeria’s 2022 growth forecast to 3.1% from a previous forecast of 3.8%. In its latest...
House passes referendum to ‘decolonize’ Puerto Rico
The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether...
Gov. Kathy Hochul bans retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation aimed at cracking down on puppy mills.The bill was passed by the Legislature earlier...
US, Africa firms seal additional $15B of deals at Washington Summit
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced an additional $15 billion in new investments for Africa as part of his administration's...
Federal government sues over Gov. Doug Ducey’s shipping container wall
The U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state over the placement of shipping containers as a...
SUNY cheapens tuition for refugee students
Top officials at New York's public college and university system have granted in-state tuition for refugee students who are from...
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter resigns
South African state power utility's chief executive André de Ruyter has resigned, the country's government-owned public broadcaster SABC and local...
Mayor Adams establishes investment to support preschool special education, expand access
Mayor Eric Adams has said that New York City will finally give children with disabilities the support they deserve in...
City comptroller discloses NYCHA, capital projects, job creation
The office of city Comptroller Brad Lander has announced that a new committee of public housing residents will help create...
US commits $55bn to Africa over next three years
The White House has said ahead of the US-Africa Leaders summit that it was pledging $55 billion in economic, health,...
New York announces new agency to combat antisemitism
State and national leaders in New York City have vowed to crack down on antisemitism, comparing record rates of Jew-hatred...
Over 100 attend community human rights breakfast organised in Rockland
Over one hundred non-profit, religious and local leaders attended the community human rights breakfast organised by County Executive Ed Day...
China to lift travel tracking app as it relaxes ‘zero COVID’
China has planned to lift tracking some travel on Monday, potentially reducing the likelihood people will be forced into quarantine...
S. Africa’s Aspen receives $30 mln grant for vaccine manufacturing
Aspen Pharmacare APNJ.J has wrapped up pacts to secure funding of $30 million from the Gates Foundation and the Coalition...
UAW reaches tentative agreement with the New School, calls off strike
The New School has reached a tentative contract agreement with its part-time faculty this weekend, ending a strike that lasted...
Japanese company’s lunar lander launches to the moon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has blasted off early Sunday from Cape Canaveral, boosting a commercially developed Japanese moon lander...
NYSP warns residents of holiday phone scam
New York State Police has warned and reminded New York residents this holiday season that NYSP does not solicit citizens...
