PARIS — After a summer of extreme, climate change-driven heat, France must spend billions of euros to help the country rebuild and ensure it is […]
Month: August 2026
Towards a safer online space for kids: interview with European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
Across every corner of the internet, EU kids deserve a safe digital playground. That was the message of Henna Virkkunen, European Commission Executive Vice-President for […]
Malaysia reviews RM1,700 minimum wage as cost-of-living mount
Malaysia is reviewing its RM1,700 monthly minimum wage, with the government weighing employees’ living costs, wage levels and employers’ ability to pay as it assesses […]
AI reshapes hiring strategies as employers in Singapore expand cross-border talent search
AI adoption is changing not just what work gets done at organisations in Singapore, but where the people doing it are based, according to new […]
Continental Shelf is Manila’s New Front in South China Sea Dispute
By Tita C. Valderama Image from Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs The Philippines is taking another legal and diplomatic step to assert its maritime […]
Protest Camp Attempts to Block Border Wall Construction in Arizona
A protest camp in the small border town of Lochiel, Arizona, is seeking to stop federal contractors from building another portion of President Trump’s border […]
GOP Begs AI Firms to Fix Data Centers’ “Toxic Brand” to Help Midterm Chances
The Republicans’ Senate campaign committee has begged AI companies to take action against the public’s hatred of data centers because supporting them has become a […]
Mike Lindell refuses to accept he’s an election loser
Businessman and conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell, best known as the founder of My Pillow and a prominent advisor to Donald Trump, refuses to accept his […]
Trump’s North Korea gambit is really about everyone else
There is a familiar rhythm to these moments, and Washington’s foreign policy establishment keeps forgetting the tune: A president tires of an alliance relationship that […]
Defense minister talks are bigger than just India and Japan
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s visit to India on Thursday, August 20, 2026, could well mark the beginning of a structural transition in Asian security […]
Why are European food companies shopping for growth in America?
Wait-and-see is over. European F&B companies are targeting vertically integrated US businesses to lock down supply chains, boost margins and dodge tariffs…See More
CS Reveals Talanta Stadium Opening Date and First Match Schedule
AFCON games are set to begin on June 19, 2027, and run until July 17 co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania…See More
Editor’s Notes: Liberals Need to Know the Reading to Do
Last year about this time we published “The Liberal Currents Canon, or Some Good Books.” The title indicates the uncertain spirit in which liberals, who […]
Kenya: Fabricated Graphic Quotes Kenyan Opposition Politician Fred Matiang’i As Saying He Would Close Kisii State Lodge If Elected President
Africa Check] Fabricated graphic quotes Kenyan opposition politician Fred Matiang’i as saying he would close Kisii State Lodge if elected president…See More
“Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not”
Some excerpts from the long opinion in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco v. FDA, written by Judge Don Willett and joined in relevant part by Judges Leslie […]
Angie Nixon Notches Upset in Florida Senate Primary
This story was originally published by The 19th. Florida Democrat Angie Nixon, a progressive who recently joined the Democratic Socialists of America, won Democrats’ nomination […]
Trump Gets Unleashed Outside The White House To Rant Like A Loon About Grass
Completely oblivious to the collapsing economy and electoral backlash growing around him, Donald Trump gathered reporters to talk about his favorite subject and what he […]
How chickens and cattle are a surprising fit in soil restoration
Chickens and cattle are an unusual combination, but a West Australian pastoralist believes they can complement each other to improve soil health…See More
Fears mass bird deaths in south-west Victoria linked to bird flu
People in the south-west Victorian town of Portland fear a deadly bird flu is to blame for hundreds of bird deaths this week, as carcasses […]
‘Bombshell’ report catches ‘fork-tongued’ Trump DOJ red-handed after denial: analysts
Legal analysts on MeidasTouch’s “Legal AF” podcast were gobsmacked this week by what they called a “bombshell” New York Times report. They said the report […]