The US House of Representatives has appointed a new speaker following 15 separate votes, breaking the GOP stalemate Read Full Article at RT.com
The mother of Ashli Babbitt, the Capitol rioter killed by police as she stormed the halls of Congress, was arrested during a demonstration Read Full Article at RT.com
An Indian Wells Fargo executive was fired and is now wanted by police after allegedly urinating on a passenger during a flight to New Delhi Read Full Article at RT.com
A US military probe of the August 2021 Kabul drone attack that killed ten civilians finds that assumptions and biases led to the “blunder” Read Full Article at RT.com
New York City public schools have moved to block access to ChatGPT, fearful that students will use it to cheat on essay assignments Read Full Article at RT.com
One of Taiwan’s ruling bloc’s main American public opinion operations has been through academia Read Full Article at RT.com
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan 06 (IPS) - The UN Democracy Fund, also known as UNDEF, is an interesting tool but it is too small and lacking resources to mark a difference.
How can the UN do a better job at promoting democracy? This is a key question that high-ranking policy makers at the UN should ask themselves.
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JOHANNESBURG, Jan 06 (IPS) - Many Ghanian Members of Parliament (MPs) champion adolescent reproductive health rights to stop the practice of child marriage, which is prevalent in some areas of the country even though the country’s Constitution and Children’s Act outlaw it, Dr Rashid Pelpuo (MP) told IPS in an exclusive interview.
Flexible working hours can advance economies and businesses while helping employees and families achieve a better work-life balance, according to a new report launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Friday.
The decision by Zambia to abolish the death penalty is “a historic milestone’, the UN team in the country said on Friday in a statement.