Tapeshwari Devi recounts the night of October 25 with sadness and anger. Her son, Mohit Pandey, 32, had got into a minor dispute with their neighbour, Adesh Kumar, over a few thousand rupees. At 7 p.m., the police arrived and whisked Mohit away to the Chinhat police station in Lucknow. Mohit, a manufacturer and supplier […]
MANILA, Philippines – China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the signing into law of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act, adding that it summoned the Philippine Ambassador to China to “make serious protests” against the move. In a press conference on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations. The law, which was championed by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and his far-right allies, passed with a […]
The Mexican government will press ahead with a controversial reform to elect all judges by popular vote after the supreme court fell one vote short in a bid to invalidate part of it. After several hours of debate on the constitutionality of the judicial reform, only seven of the court’s 11 justices voted late on […]
The combination of artificial intelligence and policymaking can occasionally have unforeseen repercussions, as seen recently in Alaska. In an unusual turn of events, Alaska legislators reportedly used AI-generated citations that were inaccurate to justify a proposed policy banning cellphones in schools. As reported by /The Alaska Beacon/, Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) […]
Life in Myanmar’s Naga region can be a test of survival at the best of times, and everyone in the family might need to work. Imagine, then, the agonising choice young people have to make when faced with the threat of conscription. This week’s story is by a Doh Athan journalist and is available in […]
Hollywood stars mingled with artists for a benefit honoring the artist Simone Leigh and the filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. Source link
Republicans seek to “streamline” a law subsidising American chip manufacturing, US House Speaker Mike Johnson said, as he backtracked from saying they “probably will” try to repeal the programme that has generated US$400 billion in promised company investments. Johnson was responding to a question about his stance on the 2022 Chips and Science Act, after […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Vice President Kamala Harris stand in the House of Representatives ahead of US President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 March 2024. SHAWN THEW/Pool via REUTERS Shawn Thew | Via Reuters […]
Since ‘retiring’ from dressing A-listers, Roach is now teaching his techniques to aspiring stylists. In March 2023, celebrity stylist Law Roach shocked the fashion world with his Instagram retirement announcement, stepping back from his role in celebrity styling. Known for styling stars like Zendaya and Celine Dion, Roach has returned with a fresh focus, launching School […]