WASHINGTON — Vying to become House speaker in a few months, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries outlined four items on the agenda that he said would enjoy “uniform Democratic support” and advance the party’s goal of “making life more affordable.” The first two were about healthcare, and all four set a direct contrast with President Donald…
As volunteers struggled to get supplies to quake victims in Colombia, a few tech workers built an app to map and organize the sprawling relief effort. Source link
Provisional results announced by the country’s electoral commission showed that 70% of voters backed the changes in Sunday’s referendum, while 30% voted against them. Turnout was reported at nearly 60%. The new constitution strengthens the presidency at the expense of the prime minister, altering the balance of power under Guinea-Bissau’s semi-presidential system. Previously, Guinea-Bissau’s legislature…
Major Rishabh Sambyal served as President Murmu’s ADC before taking premature retirement after 12 years in the Army. For someone who had dreamed of wearing the Army uniform since childhood, taking it off was never supposed to be part of the plan. Yet, after nearly 12 years in the Indian Army, Major Rishabh Singh Sambyal,…
A day after a Las Vegas jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, his attorney said the defense is looking toward its next fight, an appeal. Davis, 63, was convicted Monday of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in the fatal drive-by shooting…
After a record 250 days at sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln has docked in Thailand close to the city of Pattaya. Known for its raucous nightlife and sex tourism, the BBC’s South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head explains the history between US troops and the beach resort. Source link
Meet Gulabo Sapera: She was buried alive as a baby for being a girl child, later became the Padma Shri-winning queen of Kalbelia dance after learning from the flexibility of snakes, and now runs dance schools for girls across India and Denmark (Photo: @Vinay1011/ X) Gulabo Sapera’s story is one that compels us to sit…
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At least 16 people have been killed in a bus crash in eastern Egypt, the country’s health ministry has said. Another 28 people were injured on the road between Red Sea towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in the South Sinai governorate on Wednesday morning. As many as 20 ambulances were sent to the scene of…
Tourism Minister Khadak Raj Paudel said tourist visits could provide “big support” to Nepal Nepal is facing one of the most difficult moments in its recent history. Settlements have been swept away, roads and bridges have disappeared under floodwaters and rescue teams are still searching for missing people. Yet, amid the devastation, the country has…