The U.S. Navy sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in the first such transit publicized since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time when tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy.…
EPA to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
The Environmental Protection Agency is designating some toxic industrial compounds used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances under the so-called Superfund law. The designation means that releases of long-lasting chemicals known as PFOA and PFOS that meet…
Abacha’s loot: FG, US agree on $23m repatriation
The Federal Government on Tuesday signed an agreement with the United States of America for the repatriation of the sum of $23 million, being assets looted by past leaders of Nigeria, including late General Sani Abacha. The Attorney-General of the…
Dr Anthony Fauci to step down from government in December
Anthony Fauci will step down as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden. Dr Fauci, who served as director of the NIAID for 38 years, said he would…
Arkansas: 3 officers suspended after video shows beating
Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been suspended after a video emerged showing a suspect being pinned to the ground and repeatedly beaten. One of the officers repeatedly punches the man in the head and even bashes his head against…
3 men indicted in the beating death of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Three men have been indicted in the beating death of imprisoned Boston gangster and convicted murderer James “Whitey” Bulger, prosecutors announced Thursday. Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 55, Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to…
NASA-funded researchers head to Western Australia for clues on extra-terrestrial life
NASA researchers are studying “Mars-like” salt lakes in Western Australia in their hunt for extra-terrestrial life. Experts from the United States say the region, with its pink-hued water and distinctive trees, is more like Mars than almost any other location…
Brittney Griner’s defence team appeals WNBA star’s drug conviction in Russia
Brittney Griner’s legal team has appealed against the American basketball star’s guilty verdict and nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges in Russia, the lawyers said on Monday. Griner was arrested for carrying vape cartridges containing with marijuana in a…
Blinken in Rwanda to discuss Congo tensions, human rights
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the last stop on his three-nation tour of Africa where he has articulated Washington’s new strategy for engaging with sub-Saharan African nations as “equal partners.” Blinken comes to Rwanda at a…
Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19
United States President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing “very mild symptoms” and will continue to carry out his duties the White House has said. Biden, 79, who will isolate at the White House, has been in…