Listen to article The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has removed large amounts of information on HIV, LGBTQ+ health, and gender identity from its website following a directive from President Donald Trump’s administration. The data purge, which took place late Friday, comes as federal agencies rush to comply with an executive order requiring the U.S. … Read more
BANGKOK: The Thai government has ordered a crackdown on farmers flouting a ban on crop burning, as pollution in Bangkok spiked on Friday a week after toxic air forced hundreds of schools to close. Smoke from farmers burning crop stubble combines with vehicle and factory emissions to send air pollution in Bangkok and other cities … Read more
OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Indian soldiers killed two fighters in occupied Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC), the army said Friday. An “intense and heavy firefight” was triggered on Thursday night between soldiers and “infiltrating terrorists” near the de facto border known as the Line of Control (LoC), the Indian army’s White Knight Corps said in … Read more
WASHINGTON: US investigators insisted on Friday they will not bow to outside pressure as they search for bodies and the remaining black box after the fatal Washington air collision, as President Donald Trump doubled down on political point scoring. Twenty six bodies remain lost in the icy Potomac river where a regional passenger jet and … Read more
Listen to article DAMASCUS: Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a “national dialogue conference” in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa, who was appointed interim president a day earlier for an unspecified transitional period, vowed to preserve “civil peace” and Syria’s territorial unity. “We will … Read more
Listen to article US President Donald Trump is expected to announce new tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, effective March 1. However, sources familiar with the matter say the tariff plan will include a process for the two countries to seek specific exemptions for certain goods. While deliberations are still fluid ahead of Trump’s self-imposed February … Read more
Listen to article Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly US store workers to more than $30, according to a memo sent to employees this week. The company will increase hourly pay for its top of the scale employees over the next three years, with the pay rising by $1 to $30.20 in … Read more
Listen to article While the federal minimum wage in the United States has remained unchanged at $7.25 per hour since 2009, many states and cities have taken matters into their own hands by raising their minimum wages to help residents earn a more sustainable living. On January 1, 2025, 21 states increased their minimum wage rates, with … Read more
Listen to article Stardust Solar Energy Inc. has successfully closed the second and final tranche of its upsized non-brokered private placement, raising approximately $524,610.40 by issuing 5,246,104 units. These funds will support the company’s US market expansion, following its acquisition of Solar Grids Development LLC, and will further enhance working capital, marketing, and administrative efforts to grow its … Read more
Listen to article Investigators on Thursday successfully recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane involved in a mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington’s Potomac River, which resulted in the deaths of 67 people. As rescuers continued to retrieve victims’ bodies from the freezing waters, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed that both the … Read more