Biden administration bypasses 26 federal laws to build additional border wall in South Texas amid political pressure
The Biden administration will waive 26 laws to build additional border barriers in the Rio Grande Valley, according to a notice posted to the Federal Register Wednesday, citing "high illegal entry."
2023-10-05 22:27
Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for its Moscow-built nuclear power plant
Bangladesh has received the first uranium shipment from Russia to fuel the country’s only nuclear power plant, still under construction by Moscow
2023-10-05 22:15
More than 1,350 lines of inquiry into Creeslough blast
Gardaí say they are continuing to investigate the fatal explosion one year on.
2023-10-05 21:58
US to build new barriers, roads in Texas border area
WASHINGTON The United States will build additional barriers and roads in a Texas border area that has seen
2023-10-05 21:57
Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe
Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud computing market have triggered an investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry
2023-10-05 19:51
Nobel Prize in literature goes to Jon Fosse for 'innovative' works that 'give voice to the unsayable'
The 2023 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Jon Fosse for "his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday.
2023-10-05 19:51
Metro Bank Bonds, Stock Drop as Lender Seeks Capital Raise
Metro Bank Holdings Plc shares and bonds tumbled Thursday as the lender confirmed it is exploring a potential
2023-10-05 19:29
Vikings had windows, another shift away from their image as barbaric Norsemen, Danish museum says
Vikings had windows — usually only associated with medieval churches and castles — meaning Norsemen dignitaries sat in rooms lit up by apertures with glass
2023-10-05 19:26
BOE Survey of Firms Shows Inflation Pressures Remain Stubborn
UK price pressures showed little sign of easing last month, according to a Bank of England survey of
2023-10-05 19:15
Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic 'soft landing'
Surging interest rates are intensifying the challenges for the U.S. economy and threatening to derail the Federal Reserve’s drive to tame inflation without causing a deep recession
2023-10-05 18:50
Russian journalist who protested on live television sentenced to 8.5 years in prison in absentia
Marina Ovsyannikova, a Russian journalist who staged a daring protest against the Ukraine war live on state-run television, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in absentia by a Russian court.
2023-10-05 18:48
House speaker chaos: What is going on? Will it affect you?
Washington and Congress have their own, often impenetrable, languages. So it may be somewhat confusing to assess what it means that the office of the speaker of the House of Representatives is vacant.
2023-10-05 18:29