USA

  • Bannon may not be only Trump ally indicted over Capitol attack

    Bannon may not be only Trump ally indicted over Capitol attack

    Nov 16, 2021 14:22

    Two days after the indictment of former White House adviser Steve Bannon, Adam Schiff, a senior Democrat warned on Sunday Nov. 14 criminal charges are possible for more associates of former US President Donald Trump refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating the 6 January Capitol attack.

  • US Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

    US Inflation is surging and people are hopping mad

    Nov 16, 2021 06:39

    Prices of everyday items in the US have surged during the pandemic, thanks to a toxic combination of staffing shortages and supply chain woes. The rising prices are souring the national mood and taking a political toll on President Biden.

  • Leaders at COP26 are 'massively killing the Paris agreement,' critics say

    Leaders at COP26 are 'massively killing the Paris agreement,' critics say

    Nov 15, 2021 12:29

    Hundreds of campaigners representing Indigenous communities, young people, and civil society groups recently poured into the hallways of the venue where COP26, chanting, "Keep 1.5°C Alive" and condemning political leaders for failing to deliver an agreement that will limit global heating to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century.

  • Washington is not telling the truth about US troops in Somalia

    Washington is not telling the truth about US troops in Somalia

    Nov 15, 2021 12:27

    The U.S. first dispatched commandos to Somalia shortly after 9/11 and has been conducting air strikes in the country since 2007. Journalists and human rights organizations have documented scores of civilian victims of these attacks.

  • Millions quit jobs in U.S. in September

    Millions quit jobs in U.S. in September

    Nov 15, 2021 12:17

    In the U.S., employers are still struggling to fill millions of open jobs — and to hold on to the workers they already have. More than 4.4 million workers quit their jobs voluntarily in September, the U.S. Labor Department said on Friday Nov. 12.

  • US nuclear sub accident warns of potential for catastrophe

    US nuclear sub accident warns of potential for catastrophe

    Nov 15, 2021 12:13

    On October 7, the US Navy announced that five days earlier, on October 2, its Seawolf-class nuclear-powered and nuclear-weapons-capable submarine USS Connecticut had hit an unidentified object in the South China Sea. The US Navy’s announcement was brief and vague.

  • Menace enters the Republican mainstream

    Menace enters the Republican mainstream

    Nov 13, 2021 05:55

    Threats of violence have become commonplace among a significant part of the Republican party, as historians and those who study democracy warn of a dark shift in American politics.

  • Ortega victory another blow to US terrorists

    Ortega victory another blow to US terrorists

    Nov 12, 2021 17:47

    The result of the presidential polls in the Central American country of Nicaragua is yet another slap on the already badly disfigured face of the terrorist called the US.

  • New survey shows COVID-19 misinformation has spread as quickly as the virus in the US

    New survey shows COVID-19 misinformation has spread as quickly as the virus in the US

    Nov 12, 2021 17:41

    According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor's latest poll, released on Monday, November 8th, 78% of respondents said they had heard at least one of the false statements presented by researchers and that they either believed it or weren't sure whether it was true or untrue.

  • Fossil fuel lobbyists have larger presence at COP26 than any single country: Report

    Fossil fuel lobbyists have larger presence at COP26 than any single country: Report

    Nov 12, 2021 17:36

    A coalition of watchdog groups estimated that fossil fuel industry representatives have a larger presence at COP26 than officials from any single country, a finding that further intensified environmentalists' concerns about the legitimacy of the high-stakes climate summit.