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Biden Slams Historic Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion

Biden Slams Historic Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion

June 25, 2022 6:25 am

US President, Joe Biden has frowned at the decision of the US Supreme Court to put a stop to the right to abortion, going on to accuse the courts of putting women’s lives at risk in the name of an ‘extreme ideology.’

‘The court has done what it has never done before, expressly take away a constitutional right that is so fundamental to so many Americans,’ Biden lamented.

‘It’s a realization of an extreme ideology and a tragic error by the Supreme Court in my view.’

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In Historic Ruling, US Supreme Court Ends Right To Abortion

In Historic Ruling, US Supreme Court Ends Right To Abortion

June 25, 2022 5:10 am

In a landmark decision that overturns 50 years of constitutional protections on one of the most contentious and fiercely contested topics in American politics, the US Supreme Court on Friday abolished the right to an abortion.

The conservative-dominated court declared that individual states can now legalise or restrict the procedure on their own, overturning the historic ‘Roe v. Wade’ ruling from 1973 that established a woman’s right to an abortion.

‘The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled, and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives,’ …

Angry Biden Lambasts Oil Industry Over Fuel Costs

Angry Biden Lambasts Oil Industry Over Fuel Costs

June 16, 2022 4:23 am

The President of the United States, Joe Biden yesterday chastised the oil industry over the recent soaring fuel prices which have now sparked off a 40-year high inflation, warning of unspecified emergency measures.

The letter which was obtained by Africa Daily News, New York on Thursday morning was sent to seven major oil corporations. It was Biden’s most direct salvo yet in a campaign to blame the industry for stoking price increases.

Average fuel prices are now $5 a gallon for drivers in the United States, up from $3 a year ago, and the spike is reverberating through the entire …

Independence China Threatens All-Out War Over Taiwan

Independence: China Threatens All-Out War Over Taiwan

June 11, 2022 5:17 am

China has announced that it will ‘not hesitate to start a war’ and ‘smash to smithereens’ any efforts aimed at Taiwan’s independence, its defence minister warned his US counterpart in the pair’s first face-to-face talks.

‘If anyone dares to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese army will definitely not hesitate to start a war no matter the cost,’ Defence Minister Wei Fenghe was quoted as saying during a meeting with Lloyd Austin on Friday.

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‘The PLA [People’s Liberation Army] would have no choice but to fight … and crush any attempt of Taiwan independence, safeguarding national sovereignty

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Avert Famine In Somalia, President Urges World Leaders

Avert Famine In Somalia, President Appeals To World Leaders

June 10, 2022 4:39 am

Somalia’s newly elected President, Hassan Mohamud on Thursday used his inauguration speech to appeal for international help to avert a famine that posed threats to his drought-stricken country.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that aid agencies have continued to warn of an approaching famine as cases of severe malnutrition, especially among children shot up in the troubled nation of the Horn of Africa, which was battling a record drought following four failed rainy seasons.

‘There are fears that starvation may strike in some areas,” Mohamud said, urging “the diaspora and the world to play a role in saving our …

Gunman Murders At Least Three In New US Shooting

Gunman Murders At Least Three In New US Shooting

June 2, 2022 4:59 am

A gunman killed no fewer than three people at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma even as Americans are still grappling with grief and anger over the shooting at a Texas school just a week ago.

Police yesterday confirmed that the gunman, who was armed with a rifle, was also killed in the incident, police said, without clarifying if he was shot by law enforcement agents or turned his weapon on himself.

“We can confirm 4 people are deceased, including the shooter, in the active shooting situation at St. Francis hospital campus. Officers are still clearing the building. More info …

Defamation: Judge Awards $15m In Damages To Johnny Depp

Defamation: Judge Awards $15m In Damages To Johnny Depp

June 2, 2022 4:51 am

A US jury yesterday found both Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard liable for defamation — but sided more strongly with the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star following an intense trial riding on bitterly contested allegations of domestic abuse.

The verdict marked the end of a bitterly-fought six-week trial riding on lurid claims and counterclaims of between the Hollywood celebrities.

The seven-member jury in Virginia awarded the 58-year-old actor $15 million in damages after finding that a 2018 article penned by Heard on her experience of “sexual violence” was defamatory to Depp.

Heard, her eyes downcast throughout, listened impassively …

U.S. DOJ To Investigate Police Response To Uvalde Shootings

U.S. DOJ To Investigate Police Response To Uvalde Shootings

May 30, 2022 4:29 am

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a review of the entirety of the response by local and federal authorities to last week’s school shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

In a statement on Sunday that was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York, DOJ spokesperson Anthony Coley said that Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin had asked the department to conduct a Critical Incident Review.

Coley also said that the DOJ’s Office of Community Oriented Policing will handle the investigation.

‘The goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses …

US Calls For UN Security Council Meeting Over North Korea

US Calls For UN Security Council Meeting Over North Korea

May 10, 2022 3:56 am

The United States has requested that an emergency UN Security Council meeting be held on Wednesday to discuss North Korea, according to diplomats, amid fears that Pyongyang will resume nuclear testing in the coming weeks.

Washington holds the Security Council presidency for the month of May and has been considering calling a meeting since late last week, the same diplomats said Monday. The public meeting is scheduled for 1900 GMT.

It comes as Pyongyang has dramatically ramped up its sanctions-busting missile launches, conducting 15 weapons tests since January including firing an intercontinental ballistic missile at full range for the …

US Working Hard To Ensure Russia Strategic ‘Failure’ - Biden

US Working Hard To Ensure Russia Strategic ‘Failure’ – Biden

May 4, 2022 1:59 am

US President, Joe Biden has called the US military aid to Ukraine a ‘direct investment’ to protect democracy stressing that the country was doing everything possible to ensure the strategic failure of Russia. 

Speaking to pressmen on Tuesday Biden said; ‘Since Russia invaded Ukraine just over two months ago, we have sent more than $3bn in security assistance to Ukraine – alone us, not counting our allies’.

‘That money is a direct investment in defending freedom and democracy itself, because if you don’t stand up to dictators, history has shown us they keep coming… their appetite for power continues to …

Russia Strikes US Weapons At Airfield Near Odesa - Ministry

How We Struck U.S. Weapons At Airfield Near Odesa – Russia

May 2, 2022 3:24 am

Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday claimed that it had struck at weapons which were supplied to Ukraine by the United States and European countries and also destroyed a runway at a military airfield near the Ukrainian city of Odessa.

The ministry narrated that it used high-precision Onyx missiles to strike the airfield, after Ukraine accused Russia of knocking out a newly-constructed runway at the main airport of Odessa last week.

The regional of Governor Odessa, Maksym Marchenko also claimed that Russia had used a Bastion missile, launched from Crimea.

Reuters could not immediately verify the reports.

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Concerns As U.S. Confirms 1st Human Case Of H5 Bird Flu

Concerns As U.S. Confirms 1st Human Case Of H5 Bird Flu

April 30, 2022 12:03 am

The U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday revealed in a statement that the person who tested positive for avian influenza A (H5) virus was involved in the culling of poultry suspected to have had H5N1 bird flu.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the patient was said to have reported fatigue for a few days as the only symptom and had since recovered.

According to information provided by the CDC, the patient is currently being isolated and treated with the influenza antiviral drug, oseltamivir.

‘This case does not change the human risk assessment for …

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