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The Biden administration has reversed a decades-old decision to revoke the security clearance of Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist called the father of the atomic bomb for his leading role in World War II’s Manhattan Project. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the 1954 decision by the Atomic Energy Commission was made using a “flawed process” […]
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is following in the footsteps of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and banning TikTok for some government officials. In addition to TikTok, the Executive Order Youngkin issued Friday also prohibits WeChat — and any other apps developed by ByteDance Limited or Tencent Holdings — on Virginia government devices and state-run wireless networks. […]
The deputy director of naval intelligence briefs Congress during the first hearing on UFOs in decades. A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundreds” of new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life, the agency’s leadership told reporters Friday. The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office […]
The Biden administration is making good on a plan to replenish the nation’s emergency oil reserves, starting with a 3-million-barrel purchase of crude. The purchase of barrels for February delivery follows a historic 180-million-barrel release of oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to tame high gasoline prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other […]
Saudi Arabia on Friday condemned the attack on a UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. An Irish soldier was shot and killed on a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and a second was in a critical condition after a “hostile” crowd surrounded their armored vehicle late on Wednesday. […]
Iran arrested a prominent actor Saturday after she voiced support for the three month old protest movement triggered by the death of a woman in custody, Iranian media reported Saturday. Taraneh Alidoosti, 38, was detained for “publishing false and distorted content and inciting chaos,” the Tasnim news agency reported. She is best known for her […]
France’s foreign minister Catherine Colonna said Paris has restored normal consular relations with Morocco following a year-long dispute linked to France’s decision to slash the number of visas for Moroccans visiting France. The announcement on Friday comes two days after France and Morocco played each other in the football World Cup semifinals in Qatar. France […]
The Gambia government has explained the funding modalities of the new headquarters, Town Halls and allied facilities of the Banjul City Council (BCC). This was disclosed in a statement signed by The Gambia Government Spokesperson and Presidential Diaspora Adviser, Ebrima G. Sankareh. According to the statement, this particular development is an output of the Rural […]
The Gambia has been selected for the Millennium Challenge Corporation grant. According to a release from the US Embassy in Banjul, the Gambia is among four African countries selected to forge new partnerships with the US government to develop new grant programs to boost economic development, among other things, ‘’During its annual “selection” meeting held […]
The European Union on Friday warned Elon Musk that Twitter could be subject to sanctions under a future media law after the “worrying” suspension of several journalists from the messaging platform. “News about arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying. EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect of media freedom and fundamental rights. This is […]
Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke war fears. It “is my answer to the various security challenges that we face,” said Prime […]
Twitter on Thursday suspended several journalists who have been covering owner Elon Musk and his tumultuous ownership of the social media company. The New York Times’ Ryan Mac, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, Mashable’s Matt Binder, The Intercept’s Micah Lee, The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell and journalists Aaron Rupar, Keith Olbermann and Tony Webster were all suspended […]
The World Bank has cut Nigeria’s 2022 growth forecast to 3.1% from a previous forecast of 3.8%. In its latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU), launched in Abuja, the bank said that the nation had to make hard choices or face a worse economic downturn in the months and years ahead. The World Bank said that […]
The Mayor of Banjul, Malick Lowe, has strongly condemned the allegation leveled against her administration. Lowe expressed her displeasure via her Facebook page on Thursday December 15, 2022. While condemning the allegation, lowe maintained that it is a spurious allegation “I reject in absolute and categorical terms the allegations leveled against my administration by five […]
Elon Musk further fueled concerns among Tesla investors by selling another $3.6 billion of his stock in the electric car company. Tesla stock was down 3% during a trading period before the market opened Thursday after Musk sold 22 million shares between Monday and Wednesday, according to Reuters. Investors have questioned whether Musk is dedicating […]
Former president Donald Trump reportedly has filed a lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board. In the suit, the 45th president claims the committee defamed him by honoring the New York Times and Washington Post for their reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and by refusing to retract those awards. Trump’s lawsuit alleges […]
German tennis legend Boris Becker has returned to Germany after serving eight months in prison in Britain, his lawyer said Thursday. The 55-year-old German, who has lived in Britain since 2012, was released on Thursday morning and traveled back to Germany shortly thereafter. Becker “has thus served his sentence and is not subject to any […]
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced an additional $15 billion in new investments for Africa as part of his administration’s efforts to deepen long-standing relations with the continent. The announcement Wednesday followed an initial commitment of $55 billion in the lead-up to the summit, bringing the total to $70 billion for Africa over the next […]
South African state power utility’s chief executive André de Ruyter has resigned, the country’s government-owned public broadcaster SABC and local news outlet News24 reported on Wednesday. De Ruyter took up the reins at Eskom in January 2020. The utility, whose ageing fleet of coal-fired power stations is prone to faults, has struggled to meet electricity […]
A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from Southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time. Dubbed SWOT, short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography, the advanced radar satellite is designed to give scientists […]