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Peace through Olympics highlighted at Beijing symposium

An academic symposium titled "Spiritual Dialogue between Chinese and Ancient Greek Civilizations" was held in Beijing on Saturday, nearly a month before the the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.Unde

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Remember the Y2K bug? Microsoft confirms new Y2K22 issue

As digital calendars around the world changed to 01.01.2022, Microsoft customers found their Exchange servers stopped processing emails.

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2021 year in review: New crises, new orders and new paradigms

Editor's note: This is thein-depth summary articleof the "2021 Year in Review" series on "New Crises, New Orders and New Paradigms." The article reflects the summarized authors' opinions and not n

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The U.S. government's pandemic failure

People line up to receive COVID-19 test in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, December 22, 2021. /Xinhua Editor's note:Christopher Helali is the international secretary of the Party of Co

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Former head of Mint raises $4.5M for Lean to give gig workers access to financial products

Gig and independent workers have different needs when it comes to financial products than salaried employees at a company.It’s a challenge that Tilak Joshi, founder of Lean, became acutely aware of du

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SEC wants to regulate Coinbase’s crypto yield product, Coinbase disagrees

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has reacted strongly to the company’s current relationship with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to him, the SEC is threatening to sue the cryptocurr

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Federal judge rejects Oklahoma's bid to block National Guard vaccine mandate

An Oklahoma federal judge on Tuesday denied an attempt from the state to block the Department of Defense's coronavirus vaccine mandate for National Guard members.In a 2

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Goldman Sachs cuts US economic forecast after Joe Manchin rejects Build Back Better

(CNN Business)Senator Joe Manchin's opposition to the Build Back Better Act prompted Goldman Sachs to swiftly dim its US economic outlook.The Wall Street firm told clie

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What Manchin wanted, rejected and got in Biden's $2T bill

During a private meeting in July, Sen. Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sat down to negotiate what exactly it would take for Democrats to unlock Manchin's

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Abbott joins 6 other GOP governors in asserting Pentagon has no authority to punish unvaccinated National Guardsmen

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott asserted the Pentagon has no authority to punish unvaccinated members of the state National Guard, joining other Republican governors

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January 6 committee reveals new Meadows text message on House floor

The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol released new text messages obtained from former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Me

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Summit for Democracy : Is Nepal serious ?

CommentaryPresident of the United States of America Joe Biden has organized a controversial "Summit for Democracy" summit. Nepal is also participating on this summit wh

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Sheriff criticized for tweet showing Santa getting concealed handgun permit

A Colorado police sheriff's office is facing criticism for a tweet showing Santa Claus getting a concealed handgun permit.The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) pos

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Reports: Perdue to take on Kemp in Georgia GOP governor race

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue will challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in 2022's Republican primary for governor, according to reports by multiple news outlets Sunday, se

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Omicron: WHO Chief slams countries restricting travel from Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Sunday slammed countries that have imposed travel restrictions on travelers from southern Africa

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Catherine the Great advocated for smallpox immunization in a letter slated for auction

A letter set to go up for auction this week shows that ruler Catherine the Great was one of the early proponents of inoculation against disease.The letter provides a gl

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France rejects deal with UK over migrants

France has rejected Boris Johnson's call for an agreement to return migrants crossing the Channel, accusing the UK prime minister of exploiting the crisis for political