Caracas, Venezuela | Xinhua | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Saturday that U.S. hegemony in Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world is in decline. “The U.S. empire is in historical decline and no longer has anything to offer for the good of the people of Latin America and …
Read More »Cancerous skin lesion removed from Biden’s chest, no further treatment required: physician
Washington, USA | Xinhua | A cancerous skin lesion had been removed from U.S. President Joe Biden’s chest, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said on Friday. O’Connor wrote in a memo that the tissue was removed as part of Biden’s health assessment at a military hospital last month and sent for a …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Biden delivers State of the Union address to divided Congress amid sour public mood
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night amid a sour public mood. This is Biden’s second State of the Union speech since he took office in January 2021 and the first of its kind before a …
Read More »NATO urges Russia to respect nuclear pact with U.S.
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday called on Russia to respect its treaty with the United States on nuclear weapons, which contributes to international stability. NATO ambassadors said in a statement that “We note with concern that Russia has failed to comply with legally-binding obligations …
Read More »U.S. says operation in Somalia kills key ISIS leader
Washington, USA | Xinhua | A U.S. military operation killed a number of Islamic State (ISIS) members in Somalia on Wednesday, including a key leader of the extremist group, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday. Among those killed was Bilal-al-Sudani, “an ISIS leader in Somalia and a key facilitator for ISIS’s …
Read More »U.S. records over 20 million flu illnesses this season: CDC estimates
Los Angeles, USA | Xinhua | There have been at least 20 million illnesses, 210,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest estimates released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity remains high but …
Read More »World Insights: Besides Twitter, U.S. gov’t meddles in more platforms’ content
Beijing, China | Xinhua | After a series of “Twitter Files” over the weeks disclosing the U.S. government’s involvement in the social media company’s content moderation, the latest installment came as the fresh Twitter owner Elon Musk said Tuesday that the same is happening in “every social media company.” “Google frequently makes …
Read More »US-Africa Leaders Summit
Why Uganda and others were not disappointed COVER STORY | Ian Katusiime | President Yoweri Museveni got at least one major deal on the sidelines of the just concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, US. The President managed to get the U.S. group, Albertine Graben Energy Consortium (AGEC), to agree that a …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Museveni addresses USA-AFRICA summit
✳ Museveni praises Professor Patrick Ogwang for COVID-19 remedy Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Here is Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s speech at the ongoing Africa-USA leaders summit. The topic was: Partnering for sustainable health cooperating and security ****** His Excellency Joe Biden, President of the United States of America, Their …
Read More »USA hero Pulisic vows to be back for Dutch showdown
🌟 FIFA World Cup 2022 ⚽ Ecuador 1 Senegal 2 ⚽ Netherlands 2 Qatar 0 ⚽ Iran 0 USA 1 ⚽ Wales 0 England 3 Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Christian Pulisic has assured USA fans that he will be fit for their FIFA World Cup Round of 16 showdown with Netherlands, …
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