Tag: Political

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks speaks during a brief appearance at the White House in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will seek an extra $80 billion to fund U.S. tax collections that would help pay for his plan to bolster childcare, universal prekindergarten education and paid leave for workers,…

FILE PHOTO: Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi speaks at a session at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File PhotoGABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s president will miss a Southern African regional meeting he had been due to chair on Thursday to discuss recent attacks on Mozambique after a…

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before a meeting between senior defence officials from both countries at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri GripasWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. legislative proposal to allocate $112 billion for basic and advanced technology research and science in the face of rising competitive pressure…

The US Census Bureau released its first wave of 2020 Census data on Monday. The newly released data show Puerto Rico lost a ninth of its population over the last decade. Earthquakes and hurricanes crippled the territory’s infrastructure in recent years. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Puerto Rico lost a ninth of its…

A picture illustration shows U.S. 100 dollar bank notes taken in Tokyo August 2, 2011. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoPresident Joe Biden’s forthcoming capital gains tax hike proposal would affect only a 0.3% slice of U.S. taxpayers, a top economic aide said on Monday.Biden is set this week to propose nearly doubling taxes on capital gains to 39.6%…

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a joint statement with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Christian HartmannRussia’s President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed Ukraine and jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin…

Apr 25, 2021; Talladega, Alabama, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Matt DiBenedetto (21) leads during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY SportsNASCAR will continue to encourage its drivers to get COVID-19 vaccinations through those who have already had their shots but making it mandatory would be a “slippery slope”, its…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s top diplomat traveled to Moscow on Sunday for a visit with Russian officials, his office said, amid talks to hammer out plans for Mexico to bottle Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine domestically after delays in shipments.FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard speaks as a batch of the AstraZeneca coronavirus…

A general view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File PhotoDemocratic Louisiana state Senator Troy Carter has defeated a challenger from the party’s left wing in a special election to win the U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by White House adviser Cedric Richmond.Carter won 55% of the vote on…

Former Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday that soldiers had attacked his residence and that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was responsible.”It is very unfortunate that an army under the command of the former president attacked my residence. I have already warned and reiterated the dangers of politicising security. Farmajo is responsible for the…