New British government set to cut income tax for top earners
The new British government has dropped plans to cut income tax for top earners. This, according to the government, is...
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Feds need to boost cybersecurity for consumers, Sen Schumer says
In the wake of hacks of big companies like American Airlines and DoorDash, the feds need to boost cybersecurity for...
US foreign policy: Defense secretary sees no imminent invasion of Taiwan by China
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Sunday he sees no imminent invasion of Taiwan by China but said China...
Iran protests: Classes suspended after clashes at major university
Classes were suspended and moved online Monday at Iran’s leading technology university in Tehran after clashes erupted overnight between students...
Al-Asoumi re-elected as Speaker of Arab Parliament
The Arab Parliament have re-elected Adel Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi as its speaker for a new two-year term of office. Al-Asoumi collected...
Yemen government positive about UN proposal for nationwide truce
The Yemen government has said it got a positive attitude to the updated UN proposal for extending and expanding the...
Eurostar cancels services as Brexit border checks cut capacity by 30%
Border checks for British travelers introduced after Brexit have caused Eurostar’s peak capacity to drop by 30 percent. The rail...
Death toll in Indonesian football stampede reaches 174
At least 174 people have died in a fatal football stampede in the Javanese region of Malang, Deputy East Java...
Critics slam Bronx migrant tent as ‘illegal’ as Mayor Adams continues with plan
Critics of Mayor Adams’ plan to house asylum seekers in refugee-style tents slammed it as “illegal” and “inhumane” Friday as...
Venezuela releases 7 jailed Americans in Biden administration’s largest prisoner swap
Venezuela on Saturday released seven Americans imprisoned in the South American country in exchange for the release of two nephews...
Russia withdraws troops from Lyman after Ukraine encircles key city
After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia has pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia says troops withdrew from Ukraine’s Lyman to avoid encirclement
Russia said on Saturday its troops had withdrawn from the town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine to avoid being surrounded...
NYC overhauls high school admissions
In a major shift for high school admissions, eighth graders from across the five boroughs with course grades in the...
Iran launches fresh strikes on Kurd opposition in Iraq
Iran launched artillery and drone strikes Saturday targeting Kurdish militants in Iraq’s north, an Iranian Kurdish official said, days after...
New York attorney general wants Trump Organization to go on trial next year
Former President Donald Trump, three of his children, and his company, the Trump Organization, could face a civil trial for...
Saudi Ministry of Human Resources wins two SGCA awards
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) has won the award for the best systems in government...
Impact of pandemic on NYC students seen in newly released test results
Nearly half of New York City’s third through eighth graders passed their state reading tests last school year, while about...
NYC Mayor Adams joins President Biden at landmark White House conference to end hunger in US
New York City Mayor Adams traveled to Washington on Wednesday to pitch healthier foods and better nutrition at President Biden’s...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Putin signs treaties to annex Ukrainian regions
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties on Friday to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating his...
Miami Dolphins failed to protect their injured quarterback –Concussion expert
It started as a normal play during night's football game against the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals. With just about...
Apple executive leaving company after off-color joke goes viral
A long-time Apple executive is exiting the technology company after making a tawdry joke about fondling "big-breasted women" for a...
Disney reopens after closing for two days as Hurricane Ian blasted across Florida
Walt Disney World is gradually reopening its theme parks on Friday after closing for two days as Hurricane Ian flattened...
Gambia President Barrow meets Gambian community in New York
President Barrow meets Gambian community in New York The Gambian President Adama Barrow has met with the Gambian community in...
Mayor Eric Adams to meet REFELA Africa leaders
The Local Elected Woman’s Network of Africa (REFELA) has scheduled a meeting with New York City Mayor, Eric Adams. According...
Leaders gather on Wall Street to raise AU flag
African leaders gathered on Saturday September 17, 2022, to raise the AU flag on Wall Street. The event, which was...
Mayor Lowe presents D200,000 cheque to Banjul Sports Committee
The Mayor of Banjul, Malick Lowe, has presented a cheque of D200, 000 to the President of the Banjul Sports...
2022 YouthConnnekt Summit: Banjul Mayor commends UNDP, NYC
The Banjul Mayoress, Malick Lowe has commended the leadership of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and New York City...
Nigeria awards citizenship to 286 US, other nationals, urges positive contributions to advancement
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has awarded citizenship to 286 United States and other nationals. This was disclosed in a statement...
Gambia transport union announces strike, Police Force releases vehicles for public use
The Gambia Police Force has announced the release of vehicles for public use to ease movement as the country's transport...
NIDCOM gives reason why Nigerians in diaspora not eligible to vote
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has explained that Nigerians in diaspora...
NSCIA commends death sentence of Nigerian pastor who beheaded innocent Muslim boy
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has commended the Nigerian Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, for...
100 days after, Ogun-based Journalist, Lahbash still languishes in prison
Nigerian journalist, Bashiru Hammed Adewale Bashiru, has spent exactly one hundred days in detention. Hammed who is also the publisher...
AU slates celebration of 20th anniversary for September
The African Union has slated the celebration of its 20th anniversary for September 9, 2022. This was disclosed in a...
Ogugua, 10 others become Executives of Nigerian Community in Senegal
Reporter: Modou Mboge Michael Ogugua, a Dakar-based business mogul, and 10 others have been officially made new Executives of the...
Police Force institutes new system, replaces late police officers with qualified family members
Ghanian Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has revealed that officers who die in line of duty will...
Gambia: Mayoress Lowe embarks on door-to-door visit to floor victims in Banjul
The Mayor of Banjul, Rohey Malick-Lowe, has cut short her overseas official duties to attend to emergency situation caused by...
President Barrow presents battle flag, bids farewell to Gambia Commonwealth Games team
The Gambian President, Barrow, has said farewell to the Gambia Commonwealth Games team. At a ceremony held on Friday July...
3 dozen individuals charged with $1.2 billion in alleged health care fraud
The Justice Department on Wednesday has announced charges against three dozen people who are accused of orchestrating health care fraud...
Mayoress Lowe visits Gambian community in New York, commiserates with fire outbreak victims
The Mayor of the capital city of The Gambia, Rohey Malick-Lowe, has visited on Friday, July 15 Gambian victims of...
Togo: Armed men kill at least 12 in raids on northern villages
Armed men have been reported to have allegedly killed at least 12 civilians in overnight raids on villages in northern...
Army files for patent to prevent misuse of new combat uniforms
To curb the sale of new Army pattern combat dress/uniforms to unauthorised persons, the Delhi Police in coordination with the...
“Arm yourselves with skill to fight poverty” Buhari tells youths as Govt jobs are unavailable
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, has urged youths to acquire knowledge not towards getting government jobs...
Democrats aim to restore abortion access
Three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court has issued its monumental ruling ending the nationwide right to an abortion, New...
OIC Secretary-General lauds lifting of ECOWAS sanctions against Mali
His Excellency Mr. Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has lauded the decision taken by...
Stable monkeypox vaccine system is coming– Dr. Ashwin Vasan
Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on Tuesday has apologized for the city’s dysfunctional rollout of monkeypox vaccinations, saying the city...
Nigerian tech startups face global capital slowdown
Investment in Nigerian tech has dropped by 30 per cent towards the end of the second quarter of 2022 according...
Aryan Khan can travel outside India as Mumbai court allows release of his passport
A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday has allowed the plea of Aryan Khan, actor Shah Rukh Khan's son, seeking...
Wickremesinghe appointed as acting president of Sri Lanka
Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed to be acting president of Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe, who was the former prime minister of...
US hospitals mandated to provide abortion services if mother’s life at risk
Hospitals in the United States have been mandated to provide abortion services if mother's life is at risk. The federal...
Currency exchange: Euro equals Dollar for first time in two decades
For the first time in almost two decades, one U.S. dollar is equal to one euro. After nearly 20 years...
