Beijing, China | Xinhua | Men are behind most gun violence incidents in the United States, and the toxic masculinity and gun availability are America’s most dangerous combination, according to ABC News. Toxic masculinity, a cultural idea that manhood is defined by violence and aggression to maintain power or strength, …
Read More »Ease of gun control could bring U.S. problems: The Guardian
New York, USA | XINHUA | The U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised to ease gun control regulation, and it may cause problems for the U.S. society, The Guardian has recently reported. Several justices have recently expressed scepticism over a New York law that tightens the rule on concealed firearms, …
Read More »EXPERTS: US should abandon Cold War mindset, cooperate with China
New York, US | Xinhua | The old Cold War is the wrong way to frame what is happening now between China and the United States, and both sides should cooperate on climate and other issues, said an article published on The New York Times. “Governments that plunge into a …
Read More »US General Colin Powell dies of COVID-19 complications
Washington, USA | Xinhua | Colin Powell, a former U.S. secretary of state and former joint chiefs of staff, on Monday died of COVID-19 complications at the age of 84. He had been fully vaccinated, his family said. The American politician, diplomat and retired four-star general served as the …
Read More »‘Only a third of US parents plan to inoculate their children against COVID-19’
London, UK | Xinhua | Experts are worried that it might be difficult to get the shots in those young arms as the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. children aged 5 to 11 is approaching, The Guardian has reported. Only one third of U.S. parents showed their willingness to …
Read More »What’s it about the USA, UK, Australia partnership?
WORLD AFFAIRS | Isidoros Karderinis | The new AUKUS Partnership, the new geopolitical alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, to enhance security in the Indian and Pacific Oceans zone envisages the provision of the necessary technology by the United States and Great Britain to Australia be …
Read More »Americans worry more about a divided nation than terrorism 20 years after 9/11 attacks
Shanksville, US | DENG XIANLAI & XU JIANMEI – XINHUA | The weather turned crisp and clear after a sudden downpour that sheeted the site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Airlines Flight 93, the fourth plane of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, crashed 20 years ago, claiming all lives onboard. Windy …
Read More »ANALYSIS: 20 years of counterterrorism proves holistic approach, global cooperation as true solution
Beijing, China | XINHUA | Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which ushered in a global war on terror. Despite the progress made in international efforts to fight terrorism, the world remains beset with its tangible threats. If history is any guide, military predominance and hegemony …
Read More »US commits to supporting epidemiology training
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The US Ambassador to Uganda, Natalie Brown, has reaffirmed their commitment towards fostering epidemiology training with the aim of strengthening Uganda’s health systems in response to disease outbreaks. Speaking at the launch of the Field Epidemiology Training Program-FETP in Jinja city on Tuesday, Natalie said …
Read More »Obama’s `Promised Land’
How the former president’s memoirs show a good insight to US politics but provides prejudice on other nations THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | I find former U.S. president, Barack Obama, intelligent, thoughtful, insightful, socially intelligent, calm and reasonable. But I also find him pompous, pretentious, opportunistic, arrogant …
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