Air traffic controllers get their first shutdown pay stub: $0.00
Before Corey Soignet had hundreds of lives in his hands, hour after hour, in the airspace above Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, he spent years […]
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Saudi women to get divorce confirmation by text message
A new regulation in Saudi Arabia is set to stop Saudi women from not knowing about their own divorce. Starting from Sunday, courts will be […]
Trump threatens ‘national emergency’ over wall
US President Donald Trump has said he could declare a national emergency to build a US-Mexico border wall without the approval of Congress. It came […]
Congo’s electoral commission slams Catholic Church
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Catholic Church is under fire for suggesting it knows who won the country’s presidential election on December 30 despite the […]
Read: what world leaders said on new year
International collaboration remains the best hope to combat issues like climate change and political division, which are getting harder to solve, the United Nations’ Secretary […]
With an eye to power and profit, Beijing is building influence in the Arctic
In its quest to become a global superpower, China has regularly become entangled in territorial disputes with its neighbors, butting up against international law.But there’s […]
‘Brexit 50-50’ if May’s deal rejected, says Liam Fox
Senior Brexiteer minister Liam Fox says there is a 50-50 chance the UK will not leave the EU on 29 March if MPs reject Theresa […]
Cyber-attack disrupts distribution of multiple US newspapers
Several US newspapers suffered major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday following a cyber-attack. The attack led to delayed distribution of The Los Angeles Times, […]
DR Congo election: Presidential poll hit by delays
Sunday’s vote for a new president in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been hit by a series of delays that have left people frustrated. […]
Letter from Africa: Africa’s history makers in 2018
In our series of letters from African writers, Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene looks back at some of the big events on the continent in 2018. […]