Democrats support Biden’s ‘unconditional’ return to Iran nuclear deal
A letter backing President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to return to the Iran nuclear deal without any new conditions has garnered...
2 climbers killed, 2 injured in Iran during heavy snowfall
Two climbers were killed and two others injured on Friday on a mountain outside Iran’s capital Tehran during heavy snowfall...
Egypt Mufti condemns Israeli attacks on Muslim graves in Jerusalem
Egypt’s Mufti Shawki Allam has urged the international community and international organizations to assume their full responsibilities in stopping Israeli...
Algerian political prisoner offers govt help to improve conditions for inmates
A major Algerian political prisoner has offered the government financial assistance to improve the conditions for inmates in the prison...
Egypt’s head of electoral commission dies of Covid-19
The Head of Egypt’s electoral commission, Lashin Ibrahim, has died. It was reported on Friday that Ibrahim died of complications...
Xmas: Santa distributes toy giveaway to children in 49th Precinct
Robert Press Santa has distributed toy giveaway to make a Merry Christmas to children in 49th Precinct Santa, who came...
It is our collective responsibility to involve in every activity in our community — Al-Hassan Kanu
By Moses Kuwema New York City Council candidate for District 27 in Queens, Al-Hassan Kanu, has expressed belief that everyone...
Columbus suspends police officer for shooting unarmed Black man
A Columbus, Ohio police officer who fatally shot a Black man on Tuesday has been suspended from duty. This was...
UK finds new strain of Covid-19 from South Africa, widens lockdowns
A new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in the United Kingdom in cases linked...
Dubai begins Pfizer vaccine campaign to residents
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA), in coordination with Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management and the COVID-19 Command...
Washington accuses Tehran of ‘disregarding’ Security Council
Washington has accused Tehran of “reckless disregard” for its UN obligations, and regretted that some Security Council members ignore or...
Trump warns Iran over rocket strike on embassy in Iraq
US President Donald Trump has warned that he would hold "Iran responsible" in the event of a fatal attack on...
A Farmer’s Homeland by Tu Niu
A farmer’s homeland, is gathered in his palm of land He never walks out of the crop line of sight,...
Pandemic sends US single mothers into poverty
When the coronavirus pandemic shuttered restaurants in California, Aleida Ramirez lost her job as a waitress, plunging her — along...
Biden to appoint Connecticut schools Chief Miguel Cardona Education Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden has disclosed plan to appoint Miguel Cardona, the head of Connecticut's public schools, as his secretary of...
Ex-Italy defender Bellugi’s legs amputated after COVID-19 complications
Former Italy and Inter Milan defender Mauro Bellugi revealed on Tuesday that both his legs had been amputated following coronavirus...
Lebanese Parliament agrees to lift banking secrecy for one year
Lebanon's parliament has passed a law to lift banking secrecy for one year in a move that could clear the...
5 people killed in Kabul car bomb blast
At least five people, including four doctors, were killed after a magnetic bomb attached to their car exploded in the...
Canada pledges $70m to assist crisis-hit Palestine refugee agency
Canada has pledged 90 million Canadian dollars ($70m) in aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, which has been...
Malaysia signs Covid-19 vaccine agreement with AstraZeneca
Malaysia has signed an agreement to buy 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and is in negotiations with China...
Iraq begins fuel exports to Lebanon
Iraq’s oil minister said on Monday that an agreement has been reached with Lebanon to start fuel export supplies to...
Oman shuts borders to prevent outbreak of new strain of Covid-19
Oman has disclosed plan to shut its land, air and sea borders on Tuesday at 1 a.m. for one week,...
Tunisian Minister of Environment arrested over Italian waste scandal
Tunisian Environment Minister Mustapha Aroui has been sacked and arrested over the shipment of hundreds of containers of household waste...
Financial Focus: Retirement Planning Success — from Today to Tomorrow ( part 2)
Professor Anthony Rivieccio In our last week's article ( part 1), we discussed that I was finishing up my Retirement...
AfDB Board of Directors approves borrowing program for 2021
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved 2021 borrowing program for up to US$10.4 billion...
AfDB Board of Directors approves borrowing program for 2021
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved 2021 borrowing program for up to US$10.4 billion...
Turkish court sentences Kurdish former MP to 22 years in jail
A Turkish court has sentenced a Kurdish former lawmaker, who shot to fame for a months-long hunger strike two years...
Trump’s campaign asks top court to overturn presidential election results
President Donald Trump’s campaign had said that it would again ask the US Supreme Court to overturn results from the...
US declares readiness to react if Tehran launches attack to avenge Soleimani killing
The United States has declared its readiness to react if Tehran launches an attack to mark the first anniversary of...
Egypt records surge in Covid-19 deaths, infections
Egypt has recorded an increase in the numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths, while health authorities keep urging residents to...
Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends international flights
Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended all international passenger flights for citizens and residents over fears about the fast-spreading new variant...
Small, local businesses need help of their communities now more than ever — AOC
Akeem Alao US Congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has said that small and locally-owned businesses "need the help of their communities now...
Temporary suspension of visas for Pakistanis is to curb Covid-19 — UAE
Akeem Alao Pakistan says it has been assured by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that the abrupt visa ban imposed...
Rights organization urges Algerian government to halt mass deportation of migrants
The Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH) has called on the government to halt the mass deportation...
Hallsley honors Anthony Gaskins, appreciates services during Covid-19
Hallsley residents have expressed their love and appreciation to Anthony Gaskins, a truck driver, who is considered a hero for...
Kenyan planned 9/11-style attack after training as pilot — US
Akeem Alao The Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged a Kenyan man with plotting a Sept. 11-style attack on a...
Bernie Sanders faults Sen. Ron’s objection to bill that provides financial support for couples, families, kids
Akeem Alao United States senator, Bernie Sanders, has faulted a colleague in the senate, Sen. Ron Johnson, for objecting his...
Trump’s Desperation and the US Electoral College
Carl Umegboro The 45th President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump has not only shocked the world...
NYS urges safe operating practices on snowmobilers, warns against reckless operation, speeding
Akeem Alao At the start of snowmobiling season, New York State has urged riders to keep safety in mind, both...
DEC announces $1.4 million to develop urban forestry
Akeem Alao New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced grant awards totaling $1.4 million...
EDUPEACE | The message of Mandela, seven years after
Seven years ago, precisely on Thursday, December 5, 2013, the world was jolted by the news of a colossus who...
Barca presidential candidate Farre to keep Messi
Barcelona presidential candidate Jordi Farre has disclosed plan to make sure Lionel Messi stay at the Catalan giants if elected...
Macron tests positive for Covid-19, Castex to self isolate
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. While disclosing this on Thursday December 17, 2020, the presidency stated...
Macron tests positive for Covid-19, Castex to self isolate
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. While disclosing this on Thursday December 17, 2020, the presidency stated...
Nigeria: Senators lament insecurity, threaten to remove President
Nigerian senators have lamented failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to address the country’s insecurity. While registering their indignation on Tuesday...
MacKenzie Scott donates $60 million to 2 CUNY schools
Mackenzie Scott has donated $60 million to two CUNY schools as part of her $4.1 billion philanthropic mission. Lehman College...
Beverly Lindsay-Johnson emerges AAMA Executive Director
AAMA has appointed Beverly Lindsay-Johnson as it's DC-based Executive Director. While congratulating Lindsay-Johnson on his Facebook page on Tuesday December...
DSNY issues Snow Alert for Wednesday
Moses Kuwema The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Wednesday which will see alternate...
Cuomo signs ICE out of courts into law
Moses Kuwema Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed the Protect Our Courts Act (S00425A/A2176A) to ensure New Yorkers can freely access...
OIC condemns abduction of schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria, calls for unconditional release
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation OIC has condemned the mass abduction of schoolchildren in northwest Nigeria. While speaking reacting to...
Marzouq Al Ghanim re-elected as speaker of Kuwait’s parliament
Marzouq Al Ghanim has been re-elected as the speaker of Kuwait’s National Assembly (parliament), during the opening session of the...
Putin congratulates Biden on US election victory
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Joe Biden after the U.S. Electoral College confirmed the latter...
Trump announces William Barr’s resignation as Electoral College affirms Biden’s victory
US President Donald Trump has announced that Attorney General William Barr, the head of the Department of Justice, will leave...
US Election: Electoral College affirms Biden’s victory
The US Electoral College has affirmed the victory of the President-elect, Joe Biden. The announcement on Monday came as Biden...
Dromm introduces bill to ban solitary confinement in NYC
NYC Council Finance Chair, Daniel Dromm, has introduced Intro 2173, legislation to end the use of solitary confinement in all...
We’re one Bronx, we’re Democrats, but politically different
Anthony Rivieccio I am asked all the time, from different people and different generations…" Are we all one Bronx? And...
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez mourns Brandon Bernard, calls for abolition of death sentence
Akeem AlaoThe United States congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has expressed her condolences over the execution of Brandon Bernard.While issuing her condolences...
Between Fake News and Propaganda in Modern Journalism
Abdulrazaq HamzatCable News Network also known as CNN is today regarded as the poster medium for the propagation of fake...
Financial Focus: Retirement Planning Success — from today to tomorrow (Part 1)
Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA This semester I am teaching a group of students about Retirement Planning. My own definition,...
18 Nigerian Army generals test positive for covid-19
Not less than 18 Nigerian Army generals have tested positive for coronavirus, military sources said on Sunday December 13, 2020....