Month: February 2021
Palestinians say they’ll start vaccine rollout by mid-February
Israel delivers 2,000 doses to Palestinians, who say they expect the arrival of 50,000 more from various sources in the coming weeks
Read MoreIndian Budget Promises More Spending to Recover From Covid-19 Recession
Indian stocks jumped on the news, as New Delhi’s spending plans were larger than investors had expected.
Read MoreDaughter of Warsaw Zoo directors who saved 300 Jews in Holocaust dies at 77
Zoo says Teresa Zabinska-Zawadzki ‘talked with pride about her parents and their heroism’ made famous in ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’
Read MoreNigerian digital bank Carbon hit $240M in payments processed last year, up 89% from 2019
In 2018, Carbon, a Nigerian fintech startup, made its financials public for the first time. Although typical for foreign private startups, it’s almost an anomaly in Africa. There have been rare cases in the past, for instance, when Rocket Internet
Read MoreUS can’t return to nuclear deal just by signing up for it, warns Iran
Spokesman says Tehran will insist Washington lift sanctions before rejoining 2015 pact
Read MoreGOP senators to meet Biden Monday on coronavirus relief as Dems ready to pass bill without Republican support – Fox News
GOP senators to meet Biden Monday on coronavirus relief as Dems ready to pass bill without Republican support Fox News White House open to scaling down stimulus checks to families making more than $150,000 in Covid-19 relief bill CNN Biden to meet
Read MoreDaniel Pearl’s family to challenge Pakistan murder acquittals
The family of American journalist Daniel Pearl will challenge an order by Pakistan’s top court to release a British-born militant acquitted of masterminding his kidnapping and brutal murder in 2002. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of Ahmed
Read MoreTrump’s legal team exited after he insisted impeachment defense focus on false claims of election fraud – The Washington Post
Trump’s legal team exited after he insisted impeachment defense focus on false claims of election fraud The Washington Post Trump names two new lawyers for impeachment trial a day after his defense team collapsed CNN Trump’s PAC has over $31 million stockpiled
Read MoreEffort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats – The New York Times
Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats The New York Times White House open to scaling down stimulus checks to families making more than $150,000 in Covid-19 relief bill CNN GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal
Read MoreBefore She Refused to Give Up Her Seat, Rosa Parks Had a Long History as a Voting Rights Activist
Since Election Day 2020, pundits and historians have pointed out that many Black women organizers throughout U.S. history deserve credit for laying the groundwork for the surge in Black voter turnout nationwide. That groundswell helped elect Joe Biden and Kamala
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