Caracas: The U.S. government on Thursday announced that it is recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuelan’s presidential election, despite the country’s electoral authority giving the victory to President Nicolás Maduro. “Given the overwhelming evidence, it is clear to the United States and, most importantly, to the Venezuelan people that Edmundo González … Read more
An Indian-origin executive faced criticism online after she suggested that job seekers should be willing to work “any hours, any pay, any type of job.” Kinjil Mathur, who serves as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of New York-based company Squarespace, sparked a debate with her remarks made during an interview recently. She added, “You really … Read more
They are swift, deadly, and highly capable of dealing with any situation, just like their male counterparts. This was on full show in April of this year when Inspector Amy Scott, a female Australian police officer, shot and killed a stabber in a Sydney mall. The recent assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump … Read more
The Joe Biden-Donald Trump presidential debate on June 27 unleashed cascading events which eventually ended with President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race on July 21. In between came the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. President Biden addressed the media to allay concerns about his physical and mental fitness for another term, but … Read more
The brutal realism of Tarantino’s Django Unchained may well cause the weak of stomach to throw up. A white plantation owner in America’s Deep South, seated on a sofa in his living room, watches two burly slaves wrestle to the grim end or at least until one of them has gouged out the other’s eyes. … Read more
Washington: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. The trade … Read more
Villepinte: Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds. Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become a divisive issue. Carini and Khelif exchanged only … Read more
Garhmukteshwar: They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being sick or outliving paychecks or simply growing too old. By the time they reached this home for the aged and unwanted, many were too numb to speak. Some … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: A series of devastating landslides early on Tuesday morning triggered by a cloudburst and relentless rain hit Kerala’s hilly district of Wayanad, resulting in at least 125 deaths, 450 injuries, and hundreds missing, likely trapped under debris. The scale of the disaster evokes memories of the catastrophic 2018 floods that claimed nearly 500 … Read more
“In this moment, we face a choice, between two very different visions for our nation. One focused on the future, the other focused on the past. And we in this room, are fighting for the future,” Harris said. US Vice President, Kamala Harris, hit back at her presidential rival and former President Donald Trump over … Read more