The US ambassador to the UK has denied reports he made “insensitive” remarks about race and gender to staff. CNN reported US officials had investigated Woody Johnson after he made “generalisations about black men” and “cringeworthy” comments about the appearances of women. The report also alleged Mr Johnson sought to advance the US president’s business […]
WASHINGTON • The mayors of New York City and Chicago said on Tuesday they would take US President Donald Trump to court if he sent unidentified US government agents to police their cities, pushing back on a threat that has sparked widespread controversy over the use of federal force. But Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot also […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Long-term malnutrition might at first seem like a medical condition with an easy fix: access to a wholesome diet rich in calories and nutrients. But many of the children on the receiving end of such interventions still struggle to grow. Even when given enough to eat, they end up shorter than […]
SANTIAGO, CHILE (REUTERS) – Chilean senators on Wednesday (July 22) voted to approve a controversial Bill that allows citizens to withdraw 10 per cent of their pension savings to help ease the economic impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Bill, which polls suggest has widespread public support, has been staunchly opposed by the government […]
The spectre of a new stay-at-home order haunts the streets of West Hollywood. The small city of 30,000 people, squeezed between Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, is experiencing the same dramatic surge in coronavirus cases as the rest of its neighbours. And, four months after officials in LA were among the first in the country […]
US President says ‘Operation Legend’ will send hundreds of troops into Chicago, other cities will follow. President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday that federal agents will surge into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention in local enforcement as Trump runs for reelection under a ‘law-and-order’ […]
A schoolboy whose leg was amputated after being attacked by his dad’s police patrol dog can now surf, swim and perform gymnastics with a prosthetic leg. Sports-mad Hunter Mastaler, nine, had his left leg amputated below the knee at the age of four, leaving him terrified he’d be unable to live a normal life. It […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula, triggering a tsunami warning for areas within 300km of the epicentre. The shallow quake hit at 0612 GMT Wednesday about 800km south-west of Anchorage, and around 96km south-southeast of the remote settlement of Perryville, the US Geological Survey said. “Based on the preliminary earthquake […]
BEIJING – China on Wednesday (July 22) called the abrupt closure of its consulate general in Houston, Texas a “political provocation” from the United States and vowed firm countermeasures should Washington not reverse its decision. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a press briefing in Beijing that the move ordered on Tuesday local time “seriously […]
A 15-year-old girl who has been jailed for over two months after she failed to do her online homework has been ordered to stay behind bars. On Monday, Oakland County Judge Mary Ellan Brennan said that the girl, who is black, has been benefiting from a residential treatment program at the juvenile correctional center where […]