Posts by Amelia Frost
Sam Nujoma: Namibia’s Liberator, Founding Father
Namibia’s first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. A towering figure, Nujoma headed the South West Peoples’ Organisation (SWAPO) that led the liberation struggle since its inception in 1960. While SWAPO has remained in power since independence, Nujoma finally…
Read MoreFederal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity
Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” effectively stopping the agency’s operations, in an email from the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, on Saturday evening. Mr. Vought, who was confirmed this week to lead the Office of…
Read MoreRecord Gold Prices Both Boon And Burden For London Jewellers
In London’s Hatton Garden jewellery quarter, stores have raised their iron shutters to welcome a motley crew of buyers and sellers, as the price of gold reaches record highs. “I know that whatever they offer me first, I’m going to say no,” joked Jennifer Lyle, who had come to sell an old gold bracelet and…
Read More‘Shocking’ UK Reality TV Show Retraces Refugee Journeys
Britain’s newest reality TV show has been slammed as “insensitive”, “voyeuristic” and even “nauseating” for recreating with six Britons the often fatal journeys made by thousands of refugees to the UK. Bluntly titled “Go Back to Where You Came From”, the part-documentary, part-reality TV show by Channel 4 follows the group of six, who hold…
Read MoreUkraine NGOs, Veterans Scramble For Funding After US Aid Freeze
Mykhailo received a flurry of messages when US President Donald Trump suspended international aid, a move that endangered the NGO where he works helping Ukrainian veterans. In January, Trump ordered the suspension of foreign assistance. Then on Friday he called for the closure of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which distributes US…
Read MoreSoaring Egg Prices Have US Consumers Squawking
A resurgence of avian flu, which first struck the United States in 2022, is hitting chicken farms hard, sending egg prices soaring and rattling consumers accustomed to buying this dietary staple for only a few dollars. In Washington and its suburbs, supermarket egg shelves are now often empty, or sparsely stocked. Some stores limit the…
Read MorePlayStation Network Is Working After 24-Hour Outage, Sony Says
The PlayStation Network, which users of the Sony PlayStation platform rely on to play games, download content and access apps, started working again on Saturday night after a 24-hour outage that left customers frustrated. “All services are up and running,” PlayStation announced on its website around 7 p.m. on Saturday. The problems, which prevented many…
Read MoreChiefs Might Win Third Title in a Row but They Can’t Own the Phrase ‘Three-Peat’
The Kansas City Chiefs are aiming to win their third consecutive Super Bowl on Sunday and become the first team to pull off a Super Bowl “three-peat.” They need to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, of course. If they do, and they want to celebrate with caps and T-shirts emblazoned with “three-peat,” they need to come…
Read MoreElon Musk Says Has No Plans To Acquire TikTok’s US Operations
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and a top advisor to US President Donald Trump, said he has no interest in acquiring social media platform TikTok’s operations in the United States, in comments released Saturday. “I’ve not put in a bid for TikTok and I don’t have any plans for what I would do if…
Read MoreState Department Announces $7 Billion Arms Sale, Including Hellfire Missiles and Bombs, to Israel Without Notifying Congress
The Trump administration bypassed Congress to approve a $7 billion arms sale to Israel. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES The State Department announced a $7 billion arms sale, including hellfire missiles and bombs, to Israel without notifying Congress members. “This move is yet another repudiation by Donald Trump of Congress’ rightful and legitimate oversight prerogative,”…
Read MoreUnruly Passenger Aboard Frontier Flight Bashes Window and Is Subdued
Chaos erupted aboard a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Houston this week when a man started bashing a window and several seats around him, prompting other passengers to subdue him with shoelaces and zip ties until the plane landed. The struggle, captured on videos and photos taken by passengers, began about 40 minutes into…
Read MoreChiefs ‘Three-peat’ Would Close Gap On Patriots In ‘Dynasty’ Rankings
If Patrick Mahomes can lead the Kansas City Chiefs to an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl victory when they face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, expect the debate over the NFL’s greatest-ever dynasty to heat up. On the face of it, the Chiefs still have some way to go to catch what is widely recognised…
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