IMF chief urges strong G20 action to reverse ‘dangerous divergence’ in global economy
The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged group of 20 countries to take strong policy actions to reverse...
US to seek seat on UN human rights body, after Trump pullout
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has disclosed that the United States will vie for a seat at the United...
Biden to order review of US supply chains for vital goods
President Joe Biden has disclosed plan to sign an executive order to review U.S. supply chains for large-capacity batteries, pharmaceuticals,...
Israeli government to compensate Jewish families for losing children
The Israeli government has disclosed plan to compensate Jewish families, mostly from Yemen, who have lost their children in Israel’s...
70 companies invest $6.4 billion in military industry sector in Saudi
Not less than 70 local and international companies have invested an estimated volume of SR24 billion ($6.4 billion) in Saudi...
Trump suffers setback in quest to conceal details of finances
Donald Trump has suffered a major setback in his long quest to conceal details of his finances. The U.S. Supreme...
Governor Cuomo: Accused of Waging a War against the Hospitality Industry
By Robert Golomb The reason that Mickey King can name every Governor of New York State starting from Thomas Dewey,...
Onuorah’s presence in 21 District City Council race intimidates fellow contestants, resident says
A resident of NY city 21st district who claimed anonymity has described George Onuorah’s presence in the city council...
Nigeria: Military aircraft crashes near Abuja airport
A military aircraft has crashed near the airport in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city. The country’s Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, announced...
Tasjawn White sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for 2018 murder, robbery in Mount Vernon
Tasjawn White, the perpetrator of a 2018 murder and robbery in Mount Vernon that left one person dead and another...
Israel, Qatar, Palestine to resolve electricity crisis in Gaza
Israel, Qatar, Palestine have signed an agreement to resolve electricity crisis in Gaza The agreement reached among Delek company, the...
Moscow court rejects opposition leader Navalny’s appeal
A Moscow court has rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal against his prison sentence. Speaking before the verdict on...
Sudan, Ethiopia trade accusations in escalating border conflict
Sudan has accused Ethiopia of an "unforgivable insult" in its sharpest statement since a decades-old border dispute flared late last...
Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Via Teleconference 11:48 A.M. EST ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Thank you for joining our COVID-19 Response briefing. First,...
Turkey to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in April
Turkey has disclosed plan to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of April. While disclosing this...
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. approves Oklahoma Emergency Declaration
February 17, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered federal...
US jobless claims rise to 861,000 as layoffs stay high
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid has risen to 861,000. The current situation as contained in a recent...
US embassy in Erbil activates air defense system
The US embassy in the Green Zone, central Baghdad, has activated its own air defense system. While disclosing this on...
US appoints Cutrona acting Special Representative for Syria engagement
The US State Department has announced that Aimee Cutrona has assumed her role as Acting Special Representative for Syria Engagement....
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia suspends entry from 20 countries
Saudi Arabia has banned expatriates from traveling to the Kingdom from 20 countries to curb the spread of the coronavirus....
EDUPEACE | The spirit of forgiveness
Appraising the Situation The world is now a dangerous place as a result of all kinds of atrocities being perpetrated...
Abbot blames green energy for power outages in Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has blamed recent widespread power outages in his state on green energy. While issuing the blame...
City launches additional online training to assist NYC job seekers
NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris has announced that additional career paths in the industrial, media,...
Biden extends mortgage relief, moratorium on home foreclosures
The White House has announced a program to extend mortgage relief and a moratorium on home foreclosures through June as...
Financial Focus: The Path to a Bigger Tax Refund for 2021 – Business & Self-Employment (Part 4 of 7)
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA If you have been keeping track of our income tax deduction series, you should...
NAACP files federal lawsuit, accuses Trump, Giuliani of inciting U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON D.C—Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson has filed a federal lawsuit on February 16 accusing Donald J. Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys...
Literariobics: Review of “Alchemy : Another Name For Love”
Albert V. Nikolla Tunisian poet Hella Tekali has her own style of writing distinctive poetry, among thousands of other poems....
Lincoln Project to investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior by John Weaver
Lincoln Project has disclosed move to investigate allegations of inappropriate behavior by John Weaver. The legal move was disclosed in...
Arab world needs a renaissance of the sciences
SARA AL-MULLA Excitement was building as the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission — the UAE’s Hope probe — successfully entered...
Former Nigeria’s finance minister Okonjo-Iweala appointed WTO Director General
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has appointed former Nigeria's finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new director-general. Ngozi now becomes...
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem dies at 90
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem, has died at the age of 90 due to ailing health. Menem had been in...
Biden to speak at virtual meeting of world’s major economies
President Joe Biden has been scheduled to speak at a virtual meeting of the world’s major economies on Friday. The...
Myanmar’s military extends detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi's remand was set to...
IMF: Bahrain’s economy to grow by 3.3%
Bahrain’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be gradual, with growth projected at 3.3 percent this year after a...
Poor Farmer by Monalisa Parida
He is a poor farmer, Seeking for sympathy and succour. No goal, no dream, no recognition, Feed the world his...
NY City Council votes to pass “Renewable Rikers” Act
Reporter: Moses KuwemaThe New York City Council on Thursday voted on legislation to transfer the land, buildings and facilities of...
NYC expands vaccination effort for Seniors
Reporter: Moses KuwemaMayor Bill de Blasio on Friday announced a three-pronged plan to vaccinate homebound seniors and the essential frontline...
Cuomo extends restaurant, bar closing times
Moses KuwemaGovernor Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced the extension of closing times for restaurants and bars statewide from 10:00 p.m...
UN Security Council sends experts to Sudan
Correspondent: Moses KuwemaThe Security Council on Friday decided to extend until March 12, 2022, the mandate of the panel of...
Senate votes to acquit as Trump celebrates
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has said that he voted to acquit Donald Trump because he thought it was unconstitutional...
Biden to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into US
The Biden administration has disclosed plans to allow tens of thousands of people who are seeking asylum and have been...
Lebanon receives first batch of Pfizer vaccines
Lebanon has received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines ahead of a nationwide campaign to start vaccinations in the tiny...
US orders Israel to stop unilateral steps against Palestinians
The US Department of State has demanded that Israel refrain from taking unilateral steps that “undercut efforts to advance a...
Suicide bomber detonates near Somalia’s presidential palace
A suicide bomber has detonated a bomber near a checkpoint outside the presidential palace in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. According to...
Biden promises to reopen schools ‘as quickly as possible’
President Joe Biden has promised to declare safely reopening of schools as soon as his Secretary of Education is confirmed...
White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 12, 2021
1:31 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Today, we have two very special guests joining us who were just meeting with the President...
‘Women and girls belong in science’, declares UN chief
NYP UN Correspondent: Moses Kuwema Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just two of the challenges women in scientific...
Muslim Media announces 2020 Merciful Ambassador awardees
The management of Muslim Media Corporation (MMC) in New York has announced the winners of the 2020 Merciful Ambassador Award...
BLAC releases manifesto guide to political offices, calls for reimagining offices
The Black Leadership Action Coalition (BLAC), together with its sister organization The Black Institute (TBI), has a release a political...
US sells million barrels of Iranian fuel
The United States has sold more than a million barrels of Iranian fuel seized under its sanctions program last year....
EU condemns terrorist attack on Abha airport
The European Union has strongly condemned the terrorist attack against Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia. While expressing its...
Coalition thwarts ballistic missile launched by Houthis towards Saudi Arabia
The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen has thwarted and destroyed a ballistic missile that Yemen's Houthi militias launched towards...
Mayor de Blasio delivers testimony on the NYS Executive Budget
Moses Kuwema Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday spoke out against cuts to schools and public health during a pandemic...
Human rights experts urges Egypt to remove activists from ‘terrorist’ list
NYP UN Correspondent: Moses Kuwema UN independent human rights experts appealed on Thursday for authorities in Egypt to remove two...
Over 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in 24 hours, Cuomo announces
Reporter: Moses Kuwema Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that 106,017 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in New York...
EDUPEACE | The grammar of conflict
As virtually everyone knows, grammar is the study how words are used in language to form acceptable structures and sentences....
NY Senate passes legislation to combat ‘Ghost Guns’
Moses Kuwema The New York Senate Democratic Majority on Wednesday advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Brad Hoylman and Anna Kaplan...
Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup
President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered new sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar, taking action after the military this...
Georgia begins criminal probe into Trump effort to overturn polls
Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, have disclosed plan to investigate Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the southern state’s 2020 presidential...
NYS DCP, DFS alert consumers about laws to protect recurring services and inactivity fees
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection and the New York State Department of Financial Services have alerted consumers...