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Mayor Eric Adams has signed new legislation banning guns in Times Square, even as a recent court ruling declared such a prohibition to be unconstitutional. The legislation, which follows from a state law that banned firearms in the tourism, commerce and theater hub, bounds the gun-free area as stretching from 40th Street to 53rd Street […]
Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has defended the recent OPEC+ decision to cut oil production by two million barrels per day. Speaking to Al-Arabiya, Prince Faisal confirmed that Saudi Arabia ties with the United States are strategic and it supported the security and stability in the region. The Saudi minister’s remarks came after the US […]
Frustrated motorists has queued in long lines outside Tunisian petrol stations even after the energy minister had said a shortage would end on Monday with a new delivery of fuel. Many petrol stations started running out of fuel over the weekend as imports slowed and national supplies dropped, leading to lines of cars stretching kilometres […]
President William Ruto has disclosed that ten companies are set to join the Nairobi Stock Exchange in the next one year. He said that his government is keen on listing more companies on the NSE, effectively stimulating liquidity and giving shareholders an opportunity to realise the value of their investments. “In the next 12 months, […]
The Gambia Police Force has revealed that four indian pharmaceutical products are responsible for the deaths of over sixty-six children in The Gambia. This is contained in the report released by the country’s Police Force on Tuesday October 11, 2022. According to the report, after the outbreak of Acute Kidney Injury which claimed the lives […]
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has presented a cheque of N100m to support the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Zulum presented the cheque on Friday October 7, 2022, while laying the foundation for the construction of 24 units of 3-bedroom apartments for medical staff of the hospital. The apartments are to be fit into four blocks […]
The presidents of Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to fast-track construction of a natural gas pipeline designed to increased trade and lower energy costs for both countries. The decision was reached Monday in bilateral talks in Dar es Salaam led by Tanzanian President Samia Hassan and Kenyan President William Ruto, during a two-day visit. Last […]
Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, the United Nations and the Red Cross said Monday. Heatwaves are predicted to “exceed human physiological and social limits” in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and south and southwest Asia, with extreme events triggering […]
Tunisians have been hit with soaring food prices and shortages of basic staples in recent weeks, threatening to turn simmering discontent in the North African country, the cradle of the Arab Spring protests, into larger turmoil. Sugar, vegetable oil, rice and even bottled water periodically disappear from supermarkets and grocery stores. People stand in line […]
President William Ruto has disclosed that ten companies are set to join the Nairobi Stock Exchange in the next one year. He said that his government is keen on listing more companies on the NSE, effectively stimulating liquidity and giving shareholders an opportunity to realise the value of their investments. “In the next 12 months, […]
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has says it is pursuing new Air Services Agreements (ASAs) to increase the number of airlines flying into the country. CAAZ director-general Elijah Chingosho told NewsDay Business that 60 ASAs have been signed since independence in 1980. “Since attaining independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has negotiated over 60 ASAs […]
A media delegation from the ministries of defense at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States has visited the General Administration of Strategic Communication at the Saudi Ministry of Defense, as part of exchanging expertise and enhancing joint media cooperation. Director General of the General Administration of Strategic Communication Abdulrahman bin Sultan Al-Sultan received […]
Gov. Hochul has pointedly ignored a question about solving the Big Apple’s mounting migrant crisis — and refused to say Monday whether she’s trying to relocate some asylum-seekers to other cities upstate. During a brief Q&A with reporters before marching in the Columbus Day Parade on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, The Post asked Hochul if she’d […]
Gambians have gathered at a square in SereKunda, outside the capital Banjul, to mourn the deaths of over 66 children killed by India-made cough syrups. They also prayed for those still in a critical condition. “We are having a candlelight vigil and a prayer service to make a call to action for the 66 children […]
Suspected al-Shabaab militants have attacked a pub nearing military base in Lamu, Kenya. While disclosing this, Lamu county commissioner, Irungu Macharia, said there were no casualties. According to security reports, the 11pm incident happened in Mswakini village, approximately 500 meters from Baragoni military camp. It was reported that a wooden structure was partially damaged and […]
U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh has sentenced a business owner from Jackson, Missouri to 30 months in prison for health care fraud and ordered him to repay $7.5 million. Jamie McCoy, 42, pleaded guilty on Nov. 23, 2020 to three felony counts: health care fraud, making false statements related to health care matters and […]
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Monday people had been killed and injured in multiple strikes on cities across Ukraine, including the first bombardment of the capital in months. “Air raid sirens are not subsiding around Ukraine. … Unfortunately there are dead and wounded. Please do not leave the shelters,” Zelensky said on social media, accusing […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has been warning people to be on high alert for fraud as recovery efforts continue in the wake of Hurricane Ian. The DOJ’s National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) issued a notice reminder on Friday that “as with any major disaster, there are unscrupulous thieves who seek to take advantage of the environment […]
Austria’s current President Alexander Van der Bellen has secured a second six-year term in office. He obtained more than 50% of the vote in an election on Sunday, avoiding a second-round run-off, according to a forecast. The projection by pollster SORA put Van der Bellen, a 78-year-old former leader of the Greens, on 54.6% with […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin will chair a meeting with his Security Council on Monday. This is happening two days after a huge blast ripped through Russia’s Crimea bridge, the Kremlin told local news agencies. “Tomorrow the president has a planned meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.