LANGTIVISM | WRITERS AND THE USE OF PARALLELISM
One important stylistic device in the craft of writing is parallelism. How a writer uses parallelism determines the effectiveness of...
Joe Biden faults rushed confirmation of Coney Barrett, urges Americans to vote wisely
The US presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has faulted the rushed confirmation of Coney Barrett as the new Supreme Court Judge....
US Senate confirms Coney Barrett as Supreme Court judge
The United States Senate has confirmed Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Judge The confirmation on Monday was regarded as...
Pakistan summons Ambassador Marc Barety, expresses concern over Islamophobia
Pakistan has summoned France’s ambassador in Islamabad to express its deep concerns over what it called “systematic … Islamophobic acts”...
Mike Pence warns Biden, Harris against playing politics over vaccine
The United States Vice President, Mike Pence has warned Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala...
GRAMMAR WORLD | FAULTY PARALLELISM: AN IMPEDIMENT FOR MOST USERS
My suspicion was right when I condemned the label of some word classes as CLOSED FREE MORPHEMES. The linguistic implication...
Ocasio-Cortez endorses New York candidates for general election
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed some New York candidates for the general election. The announcement was made through her Facebook...
Khabib shocks world, quits UFC to honor father
Khabib Nurmagomedov has quitted the UFC after beating Justin Gaethje in a lightweight title fight at UFC 254 in Abu...
Spain declares state of emergency, imposes nationwide curfew to control Covid-19
The Spanish government has declared a new state of emergency and ordered a nationwide curfew in an effort to curb...
Belarusian police fire stun grenades to disperse protesters
Belarusian police have fired stun grenades to disperse protesters in the capital Minsk, who demanded the resignation of President Alexander...
How Radio Broadcaster Bruce Morrow Became the Legendary Cousin Brucie
As the story goes, sometime back in 1959 a relatively obscure radio DJ named Bruce was standing in the hallway...
Gunmen storm school, kill 6 children in Cameroon
Gunmen have stormed a private school in Cameroon. According to officials, the gunmen killed at least six children and wounded...
UAE welcomes permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya
The United Arab Emirates on Saturday welcomed the permanent ceasefire agreement between Libya’s warring factions, a Foreign Ministry statement said....
Algeria’s president in self-isolation after Covid-19 outbreak
Algeria’s 75-year-old President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has begun self-isolation because some officials in “upper ranks of the government” are sick with...
US FDA approves Remdesivir as Covid-19 treatment drug
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gilead Sciences' Remdesivir as a treatment for those who have...
Mufti of Damascus assassinated in car bombing
Sheikh Muhammad Adnan Al-Afiouni has been killed in a roadside bombing which is believed to have been a targeted assassination....
Intel stock takes deep dive in premarket
Intel’s shares clutches a greater-than-10% dive in Friday’s premarket buying and selling following the corporate’s third quarter earnings that disclosed...
Covid-19 second wave surges, causes decline in Euro Zone business activity
Economic data has revealed shrinkage in economic activity in the euro zone in October as the second wave of coronavirus...
W20 calls for reduction of women unemployment rate
The second day of the virtual Women 20 (W20) meeting — hosted by Saudi Arabia as part of its G20...
Iran records 6,134 new virus cases
Iran’s health ministry on Friday reported 6,134 new coronavirus cases for the previous 24 hours, bringing the national tally to...
LANGTIVISM | PERENNIAL POSER OVER THE USE OF BETWEEN AND AMONG
By RAHAMAN ONIKE The prepositions among and between have always been subjects of controversy, for many grammarians believe that between...
Arabs demand halt of Iran’s regional interventions
The Arab League Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, has denounced Iran’s military, political, and religious meddling in the Gulf and several...
NYS DEC Forest Rangers highlights recent rescue missions
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers have highlighted its recent rescue missions. The agency works...
US lawmakers calls for boycott of Saudi G20 summit
The United States lawmakers have called on the government to boycott the G20 summit being held in Saudi Arabia’s capital...
NYC Council Members endorse neighborhood health plans recommended by JAPH task force
New York City Council Members, Vanessa L. Gibson and Fernando Cabrera have endorsed Neighborhood Health Plan recommendations put forth by...
PWNY endorses candidates ahead of general election, urges citizens to vote
The Progressive Women of New York (PWN) has announced its first list of endorsed candidates as the crucial 2020 election...
EDUPEACE | Quality education is the solution
By Mahfouz Adedimeji Following the expiration of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the world, through the General Assembly of the...
Sing Sing Prison guard arrested for falsifying documents
The New York State Inspector General, Letizia Taliaferro, and Westchester County District Attorney, Anthony A. Scarpino, have announced the arrest...
NY State labor department releases preliminary unemployment rates
The New York State Department of Labor has released preliminary local area unemployment rates for September 2020. The rates, which...
HOW TAUTOGOUS IS TAUTOLOGY?
By Moshood Alabi Language becomes more interesting to use when one captures a message in few words. Writing or speaking...
EndSARS protest: Biden urges Nigerian government, military to cease violent crackdown
The United States Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden has appealed to the Nigerian government and its military to cease violent...
GPM elects Mayor of Banjul as executive committee member
The Global Parliament of Mayors, which represents the voice of the Mayors, has elected the Mayor of Banjul, the Gambia,...
Republican turns anti-trump voter, condemns Trump’s mockery of reporter with cerebral palsey
A citizen of the United States, Brian George, has condemned the country’s President, Donald Trump for mocking a reporter with...
Tatar leader hails Turkish Cypriot election results
Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Abdulcemil Kirimoglu has congratulated Ersin Tatar over his win in the Northern Cyprus presidential runoff. Kirimoglu,...
Obama joins campaign in support of Biden
Former US President Barack Obama has disclosed plan to make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for...
Japan, China to resume travel for business people
Japan and China have announced their likelihood to resume travel between the two countries for business people this month. This...
Anti-government rallies in Thailand extend beyond Bangkok
The rallies joined by thousands of people across Thailand which is demanding that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha step down has...
Ersin Tatar emerges as new Turkish Cypriot president
The Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ersin Tatar, has emerged as tthe presidential elect in the...
Turkish troops leave base in northwest Syria
Turkish military troops have been withdrawn from a military post in northwest Syria that was surrounded by Syrian government forces...
EU imposes sanctions on Syrian ministers
The European Union has imposed penalties on seven ministers in Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. The penalties stated on Monday...
Politics : Let’s go to drive out the rotten river water by Wansoo Kim
Those who look at the river Folding their hands behind their back, Even if they hurl abuses, Spit, And...
US to remove Sudan from state terrorism sponsors list
The United States President Donald Trump has disclosed plan to remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism...
How Radio Broadcaster Bruce Morrow Became the Legendary Cousin Brucie
By Robert Golomb As the story goes, sometime back in 1959 a relatively obscure radio DJ named Bruce was standing...
US to use domestic authorities to sanction sales of arms to Iran
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that Washington will impose sanctions for selling arms to Iran even as...
Turkey withdraws troops from military observation point in Morek city
Turkey has commenced withdrawing its troops from the “ninth” military observation point in Morek city, in northwestern Syria. Vehicles and...
UAE Minister accused of sexually assaulting British woman
Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al-Nahyan, the UAE’s Minister of Tolerance, has been accused of sexually assaulting a British woman in...
US, UN frown at burning of Kurdistan party office in Baghdad
The United States State Department and the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) have jointly condemned the attack and...
ONYCPA staff form union, demand recognition as public advocates
The staff members of the Office of New York City Public Advocate have announced the formation of a union that...
Wall Street Executive McGuire joins NYC mayoral race
Raymond McGuire, a longtime Wall Street executive, has joined the race to contest as next mayor of New York City....
CAIR-Georgia congratulates Nicole Fauster on appointment as new Civil Rights Attorney
CAIR-Georgia has congratulated Nicole Fauster on her appointment as the new Civil Rights Attorney This was disclosed in a statement...
NYS DEC commiserates with family of late Cecil Corbin-Mark
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner, Basil Seggos, has commiserated with the family late Cecil Corbin-Mark. While...
Peres Jepchirchir breaks women’s half-marathon world record
Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir has broken her own world record for a women-only half marathon. The 27-year-old ran one hour five...
Ardern’s Labour Party wins New Zealand election
Jacinda Ardern’s centre-left Labour Party has won New Zealand’s general election. This was disclosed after the prime minister’s opponent, Judith...
Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari expresses delight at successes recorded by ECOWAS in Mali
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received updates on the Mali situation from the Special Envoy/Mediator to the West African country,...
WHO says Dexamethasone is the only effective drug for coronavirus
The World Health Organization has stated that the drug, dexamethasone, is still the only therapy shown to be effective against...
Letter to the Editor: Financial Outlook for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Dear Editor, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's latest audit "Financial Outlook for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority" overlooked other potential solutions to...
Op-ed: Protecting the 80th AD
By Anthony Rivieccio I have lived in the 80th Assembly district for over 4 decades. I am a college graduate,...
US authorities detain Mexico’s former defense minister at LA airport
The United States authorities have detained Mexico's former defense minister at the Los Angeles International Airport. The foreign minister of...
Hunger strike in Tora Istiqbal prison escalates, reaches 75% inmates
A hunger strike in Tora Istiqbal Prison which has started since Sunday October 11, 2020, has escalated to reach nearly...
NYC lauds CARES for improving mental health outcomes for high schoolers
New York State has lauded Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Service. The organization which provides mental health care for high...