Henri Marie Dondra has been named prime minister of the Central African Republic (CAR), the country’s presidency said in a statement. The appointment of the former finance minister on Friday came a day after former Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada announced his resignation and that of […]
The United States Justice Department will review and challenge a series of new laws being proposed and passed by Republicans that would restrict voting rights in key US states, Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced. “The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy, […]
Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and other U.S. technology giants would have to sell or exit key businesses under sweeping antitrust legislation proposed by House lawmakers. Democrats and Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee introduced legislation Friday that would prohibit tech companies from owning a business […]
As part of a backlash against campaigns to emphasize racism’s historical and ongoing effect on inequality in American life, Republican lawmakers across the United States are moving to restrict how race is discussed in public schools. Legislatures in more than a dozen states have considered […]
Streaming your favorite hourlong television show is the environmental equivalent of boiling a kettle for six minutes or popping four bags of popcorn in the microwave, according to an industry-backed study from climate group Carbon Trust. The findings are encouraging to researchers — and good news for […]
Low on shots and overwhelmed by the coronavirus, a country with one of the highest Covid-19 death rates is taking a novel approach to fighting vaccine corruption: publishing the name of everyone who gets a shot. For those who want to know if a friend, neighbor or […]
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The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has launched an investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump’s administration to secretly seize the communications data of Democrats in the United States House of Representatives. The announcement by Inspector General Michael Horowitz came shortly after Deputy Attorney General […]
Afghanistan, Russia, China and spending to dominate talks as alliance embraces Democrat after tumultuous Trump era. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/6/11/can-biden-reinstate-us-global-leadership
McDonald’s has become the latest company to be hit by a data breach after unauthorised activity on its network exposed the personal data of some customers in South Korea and Taiwan. McDonald’s Corp said Friday that it quickly identified and contained the incident and that […]
