President Joe Biden early on Sunday issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi, making federal funding available to Carroll, Humphreys, Monroe and Sharkey counties, the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the US. At least 25 people were killed and many others were injured in Mississippi as the massive storm ripped through several towns on its hour-long path. One man was killed after his trailer home flipped several times in Alabama. Search and recovery crews on…
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US vows support for Niger as China invests and Russia expands nearby
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken, on a rare visit to the landlocked West African country, announces $150 million in new aid for Sahel region, including Niger, one of world’s poorest countries. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has offered new aid as he threw his support behind Niger on a rare visit, holding up the Western military partner and new democracy as a model in an insurgency-torn region where Russia is making inroads. “Niger is a young democracy in a challenging part of the world,” Blinken told a news conference…
Read MoreKanye West says he lost $2 billion in a day as he returns to Instagram and pokes fun at backlash over his anti-Semitic rants
Kanye West has claimed he lost $2 billion in a single day as companies have continued to sever ties with the rapper following his anti-Semitic remarks. The rapper, 45, returned to Instagram on Thursday after his account was restricted earlier this month following his series of shocking posts. Discussing the backlash, West – known legally as Ye – insisted that ‘money is not who I am’ as he penned a ‘love letter’ to Hollywood super agent Ari Emanuel, who had called for West to be dropped by all major brands….
Read MoreIndia announce 3,688 new Covid-19 infections, 50 fatalities
India saw a single day rise of 3,688 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,30,75,864, while the active cases increased to 18,684, the government said on Saturday. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am, the death toll rose to 5,23,803 with 50 more fatalities. The active cases constituted 0.04 percent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 98.74 percent, the health ministry said. An increase of 883 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload…
Read MoreEPRA, Leadership and Entrepreneurial Awards Nominations Now Open.
After four successful years, the Annual EPRA, Leadership and Entrepreneurial Awards are back and we are excited to open nominations into 13 categories. Nominations will remain open until Friday 24th June 2022 All shortlisted individuals will then be invited to the Awards Dinner & Ceremony on Friday 23rd September 2022. Leadership and Entrepreneurial Awards is set to be bigger and better than ever. The evening is set out to celebrate outstanding leaders and remarkable organisations which have shown exemplary leadership core values, norms, characteristics and continuing commitment to leadership excellence….
Read MoreThousands of dead in Mariupol, Zelensky says
Weeks of relentless Russian bombardment have left “tens of thousands of dead” in the port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. In a video address to the South Korean parliament, Zelensky described the ordeal of the southern city. “[Mariupol] has been blocked by Russian troops since March 1. It was a city of half a million. Half a million people. The occupiers blocked it and did not even allow food and water to be brought there,” he said, adding: They tried to capture it in the most…
Read MoreNew York Attorney General demands judge to force Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas in Trump civil case
The New York Attorney General’s Office asked a judge Friday to force Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas issued in connection with the civil investigation of former President Donald Trump. The motion to compel followed two subpoenas, one issued this past February and another in September of last year, that sought documents and records associated with several Trump properties: 40 Wall Street, a skyscraper in Manhattan; Seven Springs, an estate in Westchester, New York; and Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles. Cushman & Wakefield handled the appraisals of…
Read MoreKetanji Brown Jackson make history as first black woman on the US supreme court
The US Supreme Court is to include a black female justice for the first time in its 233-year history after the Senate confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nine-member bench. Three Republicans crossed the aisle to seal her appointment by a vote of 53 to 47. Justice Jackson’s appointment fulfils President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to put a black woman on the court. Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, called it a “joyous day” for the US. The vote was overseen by Vice-President Kamala Harris, the first black woman to…
Read MoreBP posts $12.8 billion profit in 2021
British energy giant bp reported a $12.8 billion profit in 2021, compared to a $5.69 billion loss in 2020, fueled by higher global oil and gas prices, it announced on Tuesday. The company recorded a $4.06 billion profit in the fourth quarter of 2021, up from a $3.3 billion profit in the third quarter, driven by ‘higher oil and gas realizations, higher upstream production volumes and stronger refining commercial optimization.’ The company managed to reduce net debt for the seventh successive quarter to $30.6 billion at the end of 2021….
Read MoreUS President” Biden plans to build national network of electric vehicle chargers
US President Joe Biden unveiled his administration’s plans Tuesday to build a national network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers.”It is going to help ensure that America leads the world in electric vehicles. China has been leading that race up to now, but this is about to change, because America is building convenient, reliable, equitable national public charging networks,” he said at a White House news conference. “Wherever you live, charging an electric vehicle would be quick and easy, and this foundation will help American automakers set the pace for electric…
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