PoliticsHuffPostGeorge Santos Constituents Travel To Washington To Call For House Expulsion
After winning his election in November, the New York representative confirmed that he had lied about countless aspects of his personal biography.
NewsAFP NewsRussia's Lavrov vows aid for W.Africa's jihadist fight
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow seeks to expand its influence on a continent in a diplomatic tug-of-war between global powers.While Moscow woos African leaders -- some of whom have refused to publicly condemn the war in Ukraine -- the United States has launched its own diplomatic offensive on the continent, which is also being courted by China.
NewsHuffPostElián González Poised To Become Lawmaker After Nomination To Cuba's National Assembly
González, who became the center of an international custody battle at 5 years old, was nominated Sunday to Cuba's National Assembly.
NewsHuffPostPhotos Show Navy Recovering Chinese Balloon Shot Down Over South Carolina
The Pentagon said the balloon was carrying sensors and surveillance equipment, but China has maintained that the balloon was used mainly for meteorological research.
NewsAFP NewsAt least 20 killed in second day of Somaliland clashes
Heavy fighting in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at least 20 people dead as the UN urged a probe into the clashes. The UN said Tuesday that at least 20 people had died in the clashes and called for an investigation.
NewsAFP NewsHope turns to despair in Turkey over lack of quake help
It is the last time Mesut Hancer will ever hold his 15-year-old daughter's hand."We need urgent help," the 40-year-old NGO worker said.
BusinessAFP NewsStocks waver on US rate-hike jitters
Stock markets wobbled on Tuesday as investors braced for fresh signals from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell about the direction of interest rates.A blockbuster US jobs report last week has undercut hopes that the Fed will put the brakes on its rate-hike campaign, which it launched last year in an effort to tame decades-high inflation "A strengthening labour market theoretically makes it less likely that the Federal Reserve will halt interest rate rises anytime soon," said Russ Mould, i
PoliticsHuffPostJoe Biden Takes Aim At Two Of The Biggest Killers Of Americans
The president’s State of the Union speech will highlight new plans to combat cancer and fentanyl abuse.
BusinessReutersCarlyle in talks to buy health tech firm Cotiviti for $15 billion - source
The private equity firm is looking to partner with another investment firm to pull off the deal, and is also in talks with direct lenders to arrange $5.5 billion of debt financing, according to the person. If the arrangement goes through, that would be one of the largest ever direct loans, or non-bank buyout loans arranged in the private credit market, according to Bloomberg News, which first reported on the talks.
BusinessReutersMeta, nonprofit end U.S. lawsuit over infinity-logo trademark
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc and blockchain nonprofit Dfinity Foundation have resolved Dfinity's trademark lawsuit against Meta over its infinity-symbol logo, according to a joint filing in San Francisco federal court. Meta and Dfinity asked the court Monday to dismiss the case with prejudice, which means it cannot be revived. A Meta spokesperson said Tuesday that the company was "pleased with the outcome of the case."
NewsAFP News'Silence!': Hushed search for Turkey's quake survivors
"Silence please!""We need silence," he stressed.
NewsAFP NewsUNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage
The UN's cultural agency UNESCO said two sites listed on its World Heritage list in Syria and Turkey sustained damage in the devastating earthquake and warned several others may also have been hit.We are also deeply saddened by the damage to cultural heritage sites in Turkey and Syria," said the NGO Blue Shield International which monitors the protection of heritage sites around the world.
PoliticsAFP NewsFrench, German ministers to tackle green subsidies with US
The French and German economy ministers, Bruno Le Maire and Robert Habeck, kicked off high-stakes talks with US officials Tuesday to underscore European concerns over President Joe Biden's ambitious climate action plan."We are here in Washington... to defend the interest of the European industry and to ensure fair competition between the European industry and the American industry," Le Maire told reporters Tuesday before the talks.
NewsHuffPostComing Food Benefit Cut Could Affect Older Americans Most
Congress canceled a pandemic boost to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, setting up a major benefit reduction for March.
NewsAFP NewsUK's PM creates four ministries with new energy drive
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed Tuesday to slash sky-high power bills as he reshuffled his government with a focus on energy, climate net zero targets and scientific innovation."It's government policy and underinvestment that is holding back real action on the climate and energy crises, not the departments or ministers in place," he said in a statement.
NewsAFP NewsSyria quake relief a headache for Western nations and aid groups
An earthquake that has killed more than 5,000 people in Turkey and its southern neighbour Syria is proving a diplomatic headache for those seeking to channel aid to Syrians.Germany would for the moment use its "usual channels" of non-governmental organisations to reach those affected by the earthquake, a German governmental source said.
NewsAFP NewsUK policeman jailed for life over serial rapes
A UK judge on Tuesday sentenced a former policeman to life in jail, with a minimum term of 30 years, for dozens of rapes and sexual assaults in the latest case to shame London's Metropolitan Police force.Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb handed David Carrick 36 life sentences for a "monstrous" string of 71 sexual offences against 12 women.
NewsAFP NewsMillions of vulnerable refugees in Turkey-Syria quake zone
The devastating earthquake around the Turkish-Syrian border struck an area that is home to millions of refugees already battling desperate circumstances.In the 10 Turkish provinces affected by the quake, more than 1.7 million of the 15 million inhabitants are Syrian refugees.
BusinessReutersEx-Coinbase manager pleads guilty in insider trading case
A former Coinbase Global Inc product manager pleaded guilty on Tuesday in what U.S. prosecutors have called the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrency, his defense lawyer said in a court hearing. Ishan Wahi, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, after initially pleading not guilty last year. Prosecutors said Wahi shared confidential information with his brother Nikhil and their friend Sameer Ramani about forthcoming announcements of new digital assets that Coinbase would let users trade.
BusinessAFP NewsBP posts record profit, dilutes green target
British energy giant BP on Tuesday announced record annual profit thanks to soaring oil and gas prices, as it watered down its target for cutting carbon emissions.- Emissions target - BP on Tuesday also said its carbon emissions would not fall as quickly as anticipated.
NewsAFP NewsHarmful pollution boosting superbug 'silent pandemic'
Containing and cleaning up environmental pollution, especially in waterways, is crucial to controlling increasingly bullet-proof superbugs which could kill tens of millions by mid-century, a new UN report said Tuesday.A new report Tuesday said pollution is a key driver in the "development, transmission and spread" of AMR, calling for urgent action to clean up the environment.
BusinessReutersCentral bank test lab to trial 'stablecoin' monitoring system
A global central bank test lab run out of London is designing a 'stablecoin' monitoring system aimed at giving authorities a clearer picture on how they work and how to regulate them in future. Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency which aim to maintain a 1:1 peg with a fiat currency such as the dollar. The collapse last year of a widely-used stablecoin pair, Luna and TerraUSD, sparked widespread turmoil in crypto markets.
NewsAFP NewsSyria newborn pulled alive from quake rubble
Extended family members pulled a newborn baby alive from the rubble of a home in northern Syria, after finding her still tied by her umbilical cord to her mother, who died in Monday's massive quake, a relative said."We cleared the dust and found the baby with the umbilical cord (intact) so we cut it and my cousin took her to hospital."
BusinessReutersIndia's ONGC to invest $3.5 billion to boost output from western offshore assets
India's top exploration company, Oil and Natural Gas Corp, will invest $3.5 billion over the next three-four years to boost output from its western offshore assets, Pankaj Kumar, head of offshore assets, said on Tuesday. These assets are currently producing 41.5 million cubic meters a day (mmscmd) of gas and about 260,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil, he said at the India Energy Week event in Bengaluru. India, the world's third-biggest oil importer and consumer, wants its companies to quickly monetise their oil and gas reserves to cut its import bill.
BusinessReutersExclusive-AFL-CIO wants bigger say in U.S. digital trade deals for workers
The Biden administration has made digital trade the centerpiece of its trade negotiations, and the AFL-CIO wants a bigger say in how the U.S. Trade Representative's office sets goals in this area, arguing they are too often dictated by big technology companies. The largest U.S. labor organization on Tuesday issued a set of principles that it says is needed to protect workers, the public's privacy and governments' ability to regulate a rapidly evolving sector as the USTR negotiates digital trade agreements. The USTR is expected to soon propose text on the digital chapter in negotiations for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, the Biden administration's signature economic agreement.
