Bahrain condemns interception of vessels, threats to safety in Qatar
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior has condemned the interception of the country’s vessels and threats to its safety. While issuing the...
Iran advances bill to end UN inspections of nuclear facilities
Iran’s parliament has advanced a bill that would end UN inspections of its nuclear facilities and require the government to...
REFELA President Mayor Lowe launches initiative to provide national ID cards for 500k women in Gambia
Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe, the President of REFELA, The Gambia National Chapter has launched Operation 500K National Identification Cards Initiative...
Construction of large coal power plant in Eastern Africa put to halt
By Ibrahim Jaafar Olum China Bank has cancelled its plans to lend Sh204 billion required to build the largest coal...
Iranian President Rouhani accuses Israel of killing top nuclear scientist
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani had accused Israel of killing the country’s top nuclear scientist. While disclosing this on on Saturday...
THE DICTIONARY: AN INVISIBLE TEACHER
By Moshood Alabi Permit me to begin this piece with a quote from a famous linguist, David Crystal: "From time...
Joe Biden nominates team to confront economic fallout from coronavirus
President-elect Joe Biden has disclosed plan to nominate a team of liberal and centrist economic advisers to serve alongside planned...
Joe Biden nominates team to confront economic fallout from coronavirus
President-elect Joe Biden has disclosed plan to nominate a team of liberal and centrist economic advisers to serve alongside planned...
Trump adviser Kushner travels to Qatar, Saudi to resolve dispute between neighboring countries
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his team will travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for talks...
UK, France sign deal to end undocumented movement
The United Kingdom and France have signed a new agreement to try to stop the undocumented movement of people across...
Ethiopia suspends military operations in Tigray
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced the suspension of military operations in the northern Tigray region. The announcement was...
Pentagon’s acting defense secretary Christopher Miller visits Somalia
The Pentagon's acting defense secretary has visited Somalia, where US forces have been assisting in the fight against Qaeda affiliate...
Sudan needs $150 million to help Ethiopian refugees from Tigray— UNHCR
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandin has announced that Sudan will need about $150 million to help Ethiopian...
US aircraft carrier deploys to Gulf
US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has been deployed to the Gulf. While disclosing this on Saturday November 28, 2020, the...
North Korean leader Kim Jong un orders execution of 2 people, bans fishing
North Korean leader, Kim Jong un, has ordered at least two people executed. While disclosing this on Friday November 27,...
Nigeria: Gunmen murder traditional ruler in Ondo State
Gunmen have reportedly murdered a traditional ruler, the Olufon of lfon in Ose council area of Ondo State, Oba lsreal...
Biden condemns violence against women, reiterates commitment to restore US leadership
The United States President-elect Joe Biden has condemned violence against women. Biden said this on Wednesday November 25, 2020, while...
Turkey sentences 337 ex-pilots, other suspects to life imprisonment
A Turkish court has jailed 337 former pilots and other suspects for life over plot to overthrow President Recep Tayyip...
Ethiopia commences final phase of “rule of law” operations in Tigray
The Ethiopian military has announced the commencement of the rule of law operations. This was disclosed in a statement released...
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona dies at 60
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack. The Gimnasia coach...
HOW ABSOLUTE ARE THE ABSOLUTE ADJECTIVES
In the use of words today, some published materials in book forms or articles are believed to be perfect in...
Covid-19 ravaging Kenya as political temperature heighten for 2022
By Ibrahim Jaafar Olum A section of Kenyans are criticizing the famous Handshake deal between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition...
New COVID-19 vaccine unit opens at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine has opened a new COVID-19 vaccine unit. While disclosing this on...
EDUPEACE | Socrates’ interventions, today’s implications
Socrates was a Greek philosopher who changed the course of history as the father Western thought. A scholar, teacher and...
Northwest Bronx Democrats: Have you ever been denied your right to vote and work on election day?
By Founder Anthony Rivieccio Two weeks ago, on Election day, I worked as a pollwatcher, for an assembly candidate running...
State Labor Department releases preliminary local area unemployment rates
The New York State Department of Labor has released preliminary local area unemployment rates for October 2020. While disclosing this...
NY DEC highlights recent statewide rescue missions
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers has announced recent respond nationwide rescue missions. While disclosing this...
SBA, Treasury announce simpler PPP loans to provide relief to small American businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, has released a simpler loan forgiveness application for...
SBA, Treasury announces simpler PPP loans to provide relief to small American businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, has released a simpler loan forgiveness application for...
Nigeria opens largest modular refinery in West Africa
Nigeria has opened the largest refinery in West Africa. This was disclosed by the country’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday...
Mayor Dinkins dies at 92, New Yorkers mourn
David Dinkins, the former mayor of New York City, has died. Dinkins, 92, passed away from natural causes at his...
Trump agrees transition to Biden administration can begin
United States President-elect Joe Biden has been formally given the go-ahead by a federal agency to begin his transition to...
West Point announces 2 Rhodes Scholars after 6 years
The United States Military Academy, which is also known as West Point, has announced 2 Rhodes Scholars after 6 years....
Nigerian doctor honored for helping Pfizer develop first COVID-19 vaccine
A US-based Nigerian doctor, Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu, has been honored for helping Pfizer, a US drug company develop the first...
Ecrasez L’Infant Me! or, how childish is tyranny by Dustin Pickering
The season is cold and defiant. To take the edge off, I became obsessed with the political situation in my...
Biden to appoint Antony Blinken as Secretary of State
The US President-elect, Joe Biden, has disclosed plan to nominate Antony Blinken to serve as secretary of state. People familiar...
Saudi Arabia confident of ‘friendly’ ties with Biden — Foreign Affairs Minister
Saudi Arabia has reiterated that its relationship with the US under Joe Biden will remain intact, despite the President-elect pledging...
We will honour outcome of election, Michigan lawmakers tell Trump
The Republican legislators have told President Donald Trump that they would honor the outcome of the United States presidential election’s...
NYC Mayor demands outcome of presidential election, calls for transition of government
The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has demanded the release of the outcome of the presidential election...
L+M builds affordable houses in Bronx, signs deal with labors union
Affordable housing giant L+M Development Partners has struck a hiring deal with Laborers’ Local 79, the biggest laborers’ Local in...
Author and Financial Authority Stephen Leeb Advises: Buy Gold
By Robert Golomb Conversing in person with the revered stock market and gold authority Stephen Leeb, or reading the latest...
Ugandan presidential candidate released “again” from illegal detention
The Ugandan presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has been released from illegal detention. Ugandan authorities on Friday charged the opposition...
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez solicits intervention to save 28 children from deportation
New York congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has solicited the intervention of President Donald Trump, the President-elect, Joe Biden and other Congress...
Letter to the Editor: Solution to $12 billion shortfall
Dear Editor, There are other options which MTA Chairman Pat Foye should consider regarding a solution to the $12 billion...
Financial Focus: Bronx COVID math
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio When the summer came, and coronavirus was, we thought, under control, we felt, it was led...
Montefiore hosts annual Help America Hear Day, distributes free hearing aids
Montefiore Medical Center has hosted the annual Help America Hear Day event, in partnership with the Help America Hear Foundation,...
NYS economy boosted with increase in employment rate
New York State economy has boosted with an increase in the employment rate. This was disclosed in a statement released...
CPG partners SHF to purchase Brookhaven apartments in Bronx
Camber Property Group has partnered a non-profit developer, the Settlement Housing Fund, to purchase the Brookhaven Apartments in The Bronx’s...
Georgia recount confirms Biden’s victory
United States President-elect Joe Biden has officially been declared the winner in the state of Georgia. It was disclosed in...
When wingless angel dies by Amb. Dr. Ljubomir Mihajlovski
Dedicated to Koffi Anan’s soul When someone dies, the body goes but the soul stays. Death only shows faces glowing...
Cityscape Silhouettes by Gopal Lahiri
The sinful playacting of the leaders insists on crowing over empty victories, and words without being versed are cremated on...
NY pizza shop owner honored for feeding New Yorkers during pandemic
A pizza shop owner in the Bronx has been honoured for providing free food for New Yorkers during the pandemic....
Ethiopian people deserve peace, not war — Senator Bob Menendez
The United States Senator Bob Menendez, has expressed his sympathy for the Ethiopian people. While expressing this on Wednesday November...
Eric Adams declares mayoral candidacy
Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams, has declared his interest in the New York mayoral position. Adams, who is the latest...
Tallahassee Police Department arrest 178 people for child sex trafficking
Tallahassee Police Department in Florida has arrested not less than 178 people for their involvement in child sex trafficking. The...
US, UK sign civil air transport agreement
The United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have signed a civil air transport agreement....
US to reduce troop level in Afghanistan, Iraq
The United States has disclosed plan to reduce the troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq. This was disclosed on Wednesday...
Congresswoman condemns online hate speech in Ethiopia, indicts Mark Zuckerberg
A United States Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, has condemned the online hate speech, mostly spreading through the Facebook in Ethiopia. In...
Mayor de Blasio signs bills to expand new deal, combat income discrimination
The New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has signed into law a package of bills that will expand New York...
US President-elect Joe Biden announces members of White House senior staff
The United States President-elect Joe Biden has announced members of his White House senior staff. While making the announcement on...