Race against mpox: Unicef secures emergency vaccine supply, ready to roll out millions of doses to crisis-hit areas
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on…
Japan slams China for back-to-back territorial violations
This handout photo taken on July 9, 2024 and released on July 10 by Japan’s Ministry of Defence shows the Chinese navy’s aircraft carrier Shandong in the Pacific Ocean south-east of Miyakojima, Okinawa prefecture. — AFP pic/Japan’s Ministry of Defence…
Elon Musk vs. Brazilian supreme court: What’s behind the X shutdown order?
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the country’s telecommunications regulator Anatel to shut down Elon Musk’s social media platform X after the billionaire failed to comply with an order to name a legal representative in Brazil. — Reuters…
Harris hits back at Trump’s cemetery photo op, calls it ‘a disrespectful political stunt’
US Vice President Kamala Harris criticised Republican presidential rival Donald Trump yesterday over a visit he made to soldiers’ graves at Arlington National Cemetery that was later used in campaign video footage. — Reuters pic Join us on our WhatsApp Channel,…
Inflation in Check in July, September Interest Rate Cut Likely
Incomes rose, fueling an increase in spending, while prices continue to stabilize. Shoppers consider items displayed in refrigerators at a Costco warehouse, Aug. 22, 2024, in Parker, Colo. Key Takeaways: Inflation as measured by the Federal Reserve’s favored gauge remained…
Trump calls for unity then returns to familiar attacks in lengthy speech
Former president recounts assassination attempt before shifting tones in speech accepting Republican nomination Donald Trump recounted the attempt on his life in dramatic detail as he formally accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday evening in Milwaukee in a…
Ivanka Trump said she was done with politics – but is the Maga Princess plotting a return?
The former first daughter has spent the past few years distancing herself from Donald. Now she’s voicing fond memories of working in the White House If you’re a woman freaking out about the imminent possibility of another Trump term, don’t…
Donald Trump at Moms for Liberty says Ivanka ‘hired millions of people’
Republican candidate tells conservative group his daughter should have been UN ambassador and the ‘most brilliant leaders’ come from Scotland like his mother Donald Trump has claimed that when he was president he wanted to appoint his daughter, Ivanka, as America’s…
Activists Fear Voter Suppression as Texas ‘Election Integrity’ Probe Hits Home
Voting rights groups in Texas are warning of an impending showdown as Republicans in the state purge voters from rolls and execute search warrants upon voting rights groups in the name of election integrity. Tony Gutierrez|AP Texas Attorney General Ken…
3 Issues Where Trump and Harris Supporters Actually Agree
Voters who support Kamala Harris and Donald Trump disagree on most issues, but not everything, recent surveys show. David Goldman|AP A woman emerges from a voting booth after filling out her ballot for the New Hampshire presidential primary at a…