Newcore Gold Announces $5 Million Private Placement Financing
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China’s Xi promises one million jobs for Africa | Poverty and Development
Xi pledges $51bn in new financing for African countries at Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to create “at least” one million…
Authorities in Guyana seize a record $200 million worth of cocaine hidden in a lush jungle
September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 Authorities in the South American country of Guyana said Sunday they have seized more than 8,000 pounds (3,600 kilograms) of…
First Harris-Walz interview scores 6.3 million viewers on CNN
CNN’s much-anticipated sit-down interview with the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minn. Gov. Tim Walz averaged 6.3 million viewers Thursday,…
Supreme Court keeps on hold Biden’s student loan plan
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold a plan by President Biden to reduce student loan monthly payments for millions of borrowers…
‘I have lost everything’: Bangladesh floods strand 1.24 million families | Climate Crisis
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Ekramul Haque was stunned when his uncle called him late in the afternoon of August 21 to inform him that floodwaters had…
HHS to spend $568 million to improve maternal health outcomes
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Biden's proposed budget request for…
Babe Ruth ‘called shot’ Yankees jersey sells for record $24 million
Babe Ruth’s New York Yankees jersey from his supposed “called shot” home run in the 1932 World Series has sold for $24 million, cementing its…
National Park Foundation receives record $100 million grant
The National Parks Foundation received a record $100 million grant from the Lilly Endowment on Monday. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo Aug.…
DNC ratings thump Trump as 29 million TV viewers watch Harris
The momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign helped push the ratings for the Democratic National Convention past the Republican festivities for former President…
2 former Boilermakers Union presidents among 7 indicted in $20 million theft
Two former Boilermakers Union presidents are among seven former and current union officials indicted Thursday for an alleged 15 year scheme to embezzle $20 million…
Progressive California lawmakers rally against Proposition 36
SACRAMENTO — A group of progressive state lawmakers on Monday rallied against Proposition 36, a ballot measure they are calling an “expensive” crime reform that will…
Nearly 68 million people reeling from drought in Southern Africa: Official | Climate Crisis News
Head of regional bloc SADC says 17 percent of people across region in need of aid amid climate change-fuelled drought.Tens of millions of people in…
A Day Later, Abductors Demand ₦50 Million For Release Of Nigerian Medical Students
Dread has gripped Nigeria after 20 medical students – including a house officer – were abducted on Thursday, Aug 15. while travelling to Enugu, Southeast…
Poll: Schiff expands his lead over Garvey in California Senate race
Rep. Adam B. Schiff has slightly expanded his already sizable lead over retired Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey in new polling ahead of California’s U.S. Senate…
White House says deals struck to cut prices of Medicare drugs
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Thursday that drug price negotiations will knock hundreds of dollars — in some cases thousands — off the list prices…
Taliban ‘deliberately deprived’ 1.4 million girls of schooling: UN | Education News
As Afghanistan’s rulers mark three years in power, the future of an entire generation of girls is ‘in jeopardy’, UN says.Afghanistan’s Taliban government has “deliberately…
Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive ‘Squad,’ wins primary
MINNEAPOLIS — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted…
Biden to announce $150 million investment in new cancer surgery technologies
President Joe Biden is expected to award $150 million in funds to develop technologies that will help cancer tumor removal more successful on Tuesday, the…
Opinion: What the typical animal rescue narratives leave out
In the typical animal rescue story, “before” images might show a sweet pup with matted fur and haunted eyes abandoned in a bleak part of…