BBC A giant container ship remains stuck across Egypt’s Suez Canal after attempts to dislodge it on Saturday’s high tide failed. Canal officials said however that some progress had been made, and that they hoped…
President Biden hasn’t pushed for real justice, but at least he’s not as obsequious as his predecessor. By The Editorial Board – New York Times The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose…
BBC More cryptocurrency trading goes on in Nigeria than almost anywhere else in the world, reflecting a loss of faith in more traditional forms of investment, as Ijeoma Ndukwe reports. Tola Fadugbagbe recalls moving to…
By Wayne Rash Beginning with the very first images, it was clear that NASA’s Perseverance rover excursion to Mars was a breakthrough. The video’s opening shot of the supersonic parachute, the dropping of the heat…
BBC President Joe Biden has said his predecessor Donald Trump should not be given access to intelligence briefings because of his “erratic behaviour”. The US has a tradition of allowing former presidents to be briefed…
By Toni Jaye Singer Iconic US TV host Larry King has died at age 87 after being hospitalised with a Covid-19 infection. King was best known for being the host of CNN’s Larry King Live,…
• Releases information linking China to disease outbreak • Seeks transparent investigation of virus’ origin By Tobi Soniyi United States’ Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, said the US would continue to call for a…
BBC All 50 US states and the District of Columbia (DC) are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. National Guard troops have been sent en…
BBC Dozens of West Point cadets have cheated in one of the biggest exam scandals to hit the elite US military academy in decades, officials say. More than 70 students were accused of breaking West…
By Jade Scipioni @JADESCIPIONI Billionaire Elon Musk says he wouldn’t have become the successful entrepreneur he is today if he hadn’t immigrated to the U.S. from South Africa in 1992. But he as a message…
