Month: November 2022

Voters has approved a $4.2 billion state environmental bond act to address climate change while New York City residents also adopted three woke measures to promote “equity” and combat structural racism. Money from the “Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022” will be set aside for flood protection, to electrify […]

Nigerian President, Muhammad Buhari, has congratulated eight Nigerian-Americans on their victory in the U.S. midterm elections. This was contained in the congratulatory message signed by the Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina. “President Muhammadu Buhari extends warmest congratulations to eight Nigerian-Americans on their victory in the U.S. midterm elections,” […]

Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, defeated Democrat Max Rose in a rematch for New York’s 11th Congressional District. She spoke about her victory from her election night headquarters. The 11th Congressional District covers all of Staten Island and part of Brooklyn. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis has won her rematch against Democrat Max Rose and will keep her […]

Democrat John Fetterman won Pennsylvania’s pivotal race for U.S. Senate, flipping a Republican-held seat as he recovered from a stroke during the bare-knuckled campaign and giving Democrats hope they can retain control of the closely divided chamber to boost President Joe Biden’s agenda for two more years. John Fetterman addressed supporters in western Pennsylvania late […]

Democrat Kathy Hochul has won a full term to serve as New York’s governor as she defeated her Republican opponent, Rep. Lee Zeldin. She won a race that was dominated by the issues of the economy and crime. Hochul focused much of her campaign on abortion rights and stemming the flow of illegal guns into […]

New Yorkers are facing economic issues and they move in large groups to pawnshops for cash in order to help pay their bills. Economic issues are top of mind for voters and inflation continues to hover at its highest rate in 40 years. New Yorkers are turning to pawnshops to make ends meet. “If you […]

A long-distance bus driver’s unwillingness to stop so that a passenger could pray in Turkey has helped ignite a fresh debate over secularism in the predominantly Muslim country. Following the driver’s refusal at the weekend, the passenger complained on Twitter, drawing a controversial response from the travel company. “None of the rights defined by (Turkey’s) […]

The presidents of the UAE and Egypt witnessed the signing of an agreement on Tuesday to develop a 10 gigawatt (GW) onshore wind project in Egypt, reported Emirati state news agency WAM. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi oversaw the signature of the agreement between UAE’s renewable […]

Malawi has received 2.9 million doses of oral cholera vaccine as an outbreak continues to spread across the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said on Monday. The vaccine consignment comes as the death toll from the outbreak that started in March rose to 207, Malawi health ministry figures showed. The WHO facilitated […]

Hundreds of striking pilots at Kenya Airways have been ordered by a court to resume work by Wednesday while the airline was barred from penalising the pilots. Judge Anna Mwaure of the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi said in Tuesday’s order that pilots should resume their duties “unconditionally” by 6am. Members of the […]

Taiwan, the world’s biggest supplier of semiconductors, has disclosed a plan to invest more than 10 million euros ($9.98 million) towards chip production in Lithuania, the head of the Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius said on Monday. Taiwan’s Industrial Technology and Research Institute will cooperate with Lithuania’s electronics manufacturer Teltonika to build semiconductor technology capabilities […]

Evans Chebet of Kenya has won the New York City Marathon men’s race and Sharon Lokedi of Kenya won the women’s race, both of them making a splash in their debuts. Daniel Do Nascimento, who had been leading the entire men’s race, collapsed 21 miles in. Chebet finished in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 41 […]

The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces have established a telephone hotline following a truce struck last week, the African Union’s chief mediator Olusegun Obasanjo said on Monday as both sides meet in Kenya for talks on implementing the ceasefire. On November 2, the federal government and regional forces from Tigray agreed to the cessation of […]

Tunisia has signed a $74 million loan with the Arab Monetary Fund, a regional lender, to support public finance reforms, the central bank said on Friday, as the country suffers its worst financial crisis. The loan comes weeks after Tunisia reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $1.9 billion loan. It […]

A total eclipse of the moon is expected to happen on Tuesday. This happens because the sunlight shining directly onto Earth passes through the atmosphere and is projected onto the moon and gives it a red tone during the eclipse. The moon’s disappearing act on Tuesday won’t happen again for about three years. The total […]

A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S fighter jet crashed at the King Abdulaziz Air Base training area due to a technical malfunction, the Saudi Ministry of Defense’s official spokesperson Brigadier General Turki al-Malki said on Monday. The aircrew, which consisted of two officers, survived the crash after using their ejector seats, the Saudi Press Agency […]

DP World, a Dubai-owned ports giant has expressed intention to invest in clean energy technology. The investment which is set to be around $500 million is aimed at reducing emissions of carbon dioxide emissions. As part of the investment, the emissions are projected to be reduced in the company’s operations by 700,000 tons over the […]

“At least 304 people, including 41 children and 24 women, have been killed in the ongoing nationwide protests,” the Oslo-based rights group Iran Human Rights (IHR) said. Security forces killed at least 16 people with live bullets during protests in the city of Khash in Sistan-Baluchestan province on Friday, the group said. With 118 people […]

On Sunday, health authorities in the United Arab Emirates have announced the easing of several COVID-19 measures as cases continue to drop across the country. Starting Monday, wearing masks will be optional in all open and closed facilities, except health facilities and centers for people of determination where the mask mandate still stands, the UAE’s […]