USA – During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised President Biden’s decision to cancel some student loans, saying the move will benefit working families and low-income people. The Biden administration announced last week that it would cancel up to $20,000 in student loans ...
Read More »Pentagon vows to “back off” against Iran after conflict in Syria
The US military said Wednesday that three US service members in Syria were wounded in two separate rocket attacks by suspected Iran-backed militants. The latest attacks on US personnel linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard came hours after the US military launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria. According ...
Read More »Inflation Reduction Act could prevent up to $1.9 trillion in climate damage
The White House said in an assessment Tuesday that the Inflation Reduction Act, the most aggressive climate investment ever by Congress, could cut the social cost of climate change by up to $1.9 trillion by 2050. The White House said the act, which the president signed into law earlier this ...
Read More »FDA approves Auvelity to treat major depressive disorder
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Axsome Therapeutics Auvelity (dextromethorphan and bupropion) for the treatment of adult patients with major depressive disorder. Auvelity is claimed to be the first and only oral N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist with multimodal activity approved for the treatment of the major ...
Read More »US announces new military aid package of USD 775 million for Ukraine
The Defense Department on Friday announced a new $775 million military aid package for Ukraine, as Russia nears the six-month mark with an unprovoked invasion of the country. The package includes four additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) 16 howitzers and 36,000 rounds of heavy field artillery pieces of ...
Read More »Ola Electric to launch its first electric car in 2024
The Ola Electric CEO, Bhavish Agarwal, said on Monday that his firm will launch an all-electric vehicle that can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour (just 62 mph) in four seconds, as India’s budding EV sector gets a foothold. The race has intensified. In a video presentation, Bhavish ...
Read More »Netflix to expand its video game catalog
Netflix is ramping up its push into video games with plans to double its list of offerings by the end of the year, but for now, some of the streaming giant’s subscribers are playing. Since last November, the company has been rolling out games to keep users engaged between show ...
Read More »Russian court sentences Brittany Griner to 9 years in prison
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug trafficking. When 31-year-old Griner was being escorted out of the courtroom in handcuffs, he was heard saying, “I love my family.” Griner’s lawyer, Maria Blagovolina, said her client was “very upset and very stressed”. “She ...
Read More »China’s reaction to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
Irritated by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, while China demonstrated power by flying its fighter jets in Taiwan, from today it banned the export of natural sand and the import and export of many other items. China’s Ministry of Commerce CTGN decided to stop the export of natural ...
Read More »First grain ship leaves Ukraine port after Russia invasion
Ukraine – A ship carrying grain has sailed from the Ukrainian port city of Odesa for the first time since the Russian attack on Ukraine. This has given hope that this road will open the supply of food grains in the world in the future also, which will give relief ...
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