UnitedHealthcare CEO killed in a ‘targeted shooting’ outside New York hotel, police say
UnitedHealthcare is the insurance arm of the healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group Inc. The Minnetonka, Minnesota-based company was scheduled to have its annual meeting with investors in New York City to update Wall Street on the company’s direction and expectations for the coming year, according to a company media advisory.
With a month left of his tenure, Biden is uses visit to Angola to push US interests in African
Joe Biden has long had the nickname Amtrak Joe for the 36 years he spent commuting by US train from his home in Delaware to Washington while in the Senate. He said the Lobito Corridor constituted the largest US investment in a train project outside the country.
Kenya private sector activity picks up in November compared to October, PMI shows
The finance ministry forecasts the economy will grow 5.2 per cent in 2024 and 5.4 per cent in 2025. The economy grew 5.6 per cent in 2023.
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wins Namibian presidential election
A mood of change has swept across the region, with parties that led their countries out of white minority or colonial rule in neighbouring South Africa and Botswana both losing their long-held political dominance.
Militarisation of Chinese foreign policy is expressed in establishment of bases in Africa
China benefits from the low priority accorded Africa by the global media and major powers. This has made it easier for the PLA to build up its military footprint in Africa without attracting attention.
Scramble for Africa’s natural resources ushers in militarisation of China’s foreign policy
China’s expanded African engagements follow its global ambitions. When FOCAC was launched in 2000, China had no peacekeepers in Africa and lagged far behind the United States and Europe in the training of African students, civilian and military professionals. Chinese security assistance was non-existent, and China was absent in African security debates.
Migrants prefer their countries despite surge in poverty, unemployment, insecurity and political crises to settling in US
Organised crime has established extensive human trafficking networks across Mexico, making the journey north through the country treacherous. Mexico is plagued by violence, with around 30,000 people murdered a year and over 100,000 people officially registered as missing.
New report says Covid didn’t cause surge in excess deaths, pandemic response did
Hospitals and medical providers imposed aggressive and experimental medical interventions on some people, including the systematic use of ventilators, experimental treatment protocols and palliative care for those who were severely ill. Others were denied access to medications like ivermectin or antibiotics.
