Month: February 2021
Armenia’s political tensions still high after PM’s coup talk
Nikol Pashinyan has faced opposition calls to step down over a Nov. 10 peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh by handing over large parts of the region and surrounding areas to Azerbaijan.
Read MoreArmenia’s political tensions still high after PM’s coup talk
Nikol Pashinyan has faced opposition calls to step down over a Nov. 10 peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh by handing over large parts of the region and surrounding areas to Azerbaijan.
Read MoreWhite House Report: Saudi Crown Prince Approved Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing
The Biden administration has released a two-page summary saying that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Read MoreBulgarian game show host quotes anti-Semitic rant by chess master Bobby Fischer
Host later apologizes for repeating remarks attributed to legendary US champion, including ‘Jews don’t like to work. That’s why they didn’t like concentration camps’
Read More‘A Huge Opportunity’: Venezuelan Migrants Welcome Colombia’s New Open-Door Policy
Colombia’s president has unveiled a program to let undocumented Venezuelan migrants live and work legally in the country for up to 10 years. Nearly a million Venezuelans in Colombia lack legal status. (Image credit: John Otis for NPR)
Read More‘A Huge Opportunity’: Venezuelan Migrants Welcome Colombia’s New Open-Door Policy
Colombia’s president has unveiled a program to let undocumented Venezuelan migrants live and work legally in the country for up to 10 years. Nearly a million Venezuelans in Colombia lack legal status. (Image credit: John Otis for NPR)
Read MoreWorking From Home Is Driving Up Our Energy Costs. Should Employers Foot the Bill?
If you’re one of the estimated 4.7 million Americans who shifted to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may have noticed an unexpected spike in your energy costs as you spend more time consuming power at home, rather than
Read MoreCases pick up after big global fall; Israel sees one of world’s steepest drops
Number of new daily cases increases by six percent over past week to 384,200 in reversal after unprecedented 51% plunge recorded from mid-January to mid-February
Read MoreCongress is working on new $1,400 stimulus checks. Here’s who could be eligible for the first time – CNBC
Congress is working on new $1,400 stimulus checks. Here’s who could be eligible for the first time CNBC 3rd stimulus check: All your questions answered Business Insider California stimulus check: Eligibility, how fast your $600 payment could arrive and more CNET The new
Read MoreU.N. says Carbon-cutting pledges by countries nowhere near enough
The newest pledges by countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions are falling far short of what’s needed to limit global warming to what the Paris climate accord seeks, a new United Nations report finds.
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