The US Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gases from coal and gas-fired power plants in the United States, the New York Times reported on Saturday (May 24), citing internal agency documents. The EPA argued in its proposed regulation that carbon dioxide andContinue Reading
“Diversity fuels creativity and progress,” HKUST’s provost, Professor Guo Yike, said. “We are prepared to welcome Harvard students into our community, offering them the resources and vibrant environment needed to thrive in their fields.” The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) said on Friday it was committed to promoting internationalisationContinue Reading
What to make of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency at this stage of the Trump administration? Elon Musk has purportedly stepped away from his government duties. Courts are trying to strike down some of DOGE’s most egregious efforts. It may seem as though the worst excesses of DOGE haveContinue Reading
Media advocacy group Freedom of the Press Foundation has sent a warning letter to Paramount mogul Shari Redstone, outlining plans to file a lawsuit if the media company settles a suit brought by President Donald Trump against its subsidiary, CBS. “Corporations that own news outlets should not be in theContinue Reading
After Trump’s levies on China rose to more than 100% in early April, the White House backed off due to market turmoil, granting exclusions from steep tariffs on smartphones and some other electronics imported largely from China, in a break for Apple and other tech firms that rely on importedContinue Reading
As US president Donald Trump left the stage at his golf club near Washington D.C. on Thursday night, he pointed to the crowd, brought his index finger to his temple—as if to say: you know what’s coming—then began to dance. To the beat of “Y.M.C.A” by The Village People, TrumpContinue Reading
President Donald Trump’s administration escalated its standoff with Harvard University on Thursday (Mar 22), revoking the school’s ability to enrol international students. Existing international students at the university must also transfer to other schools, or risk losing their legal status. The conflict between Trump officials and Harvard had been buildingContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: House Republicans stayed up all night into Thursday (May 22) to pass a multitrillion-dollar spending package, with Speaker Mike Johnson unifying the Republican ranks to get President Donald Trump’s package through. With last-minute concessions Republican holdouts mainly dropped their opposition to get what the President has called the ‘OneContinue Reading
JOHANNESBURG: South Africans praised President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday (May 22) for keeping his cool amid US President Donald Trump’s false claims of a white genocide in their country, but wondered why their leader had made the trip to Washington. Ramaphosa had hoped his talks with Trump in the WhiteContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday (May 21). The Pentagon will “work to ensure proper security measures” on the aircraft to make it safe for use by theContinue Reading
