How Uganda’s State House became the unrivalled power point of ruthless theft of public resources
When we recently wrote our article Engineering and institutionalising corruption through the Office of Prime Minister in which we gave examples of mind-boggling cases of theft of public money and properties to prove our case, we never suspected that it would attract a lot of interest within the country and...
Bidenomics: President Biden sells his economic policies as key to manufacturing jobs uptick
Biden’s trip to the Southwest is shaded by his re-election campaign and the challenge of getting a majority of US adults to say they believe the economy is in good shape. The president is trying to break through a deep pessimism that intensified last year as inflation spiked. His trip included a Tuesday speech in Arizona and will end with remarks Thursday in Utah.
Republicans suffer rejection in Ohio as voters shoot down measures to limit abortion rights
Interest in Tuesday’s special election was intense, even after Republicans ignored their own law that took effect earlier this year to place the question before voters in August. Voters cast nearly 700,000 early in-person and mail ballots ahead of Tuesday’s final day of voting, more than double the number of advance votes in a typical primary election. Early turnout was especially heavy in the Democratic-leaning counties surrounding Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati.
US judge defies defence lawyers and sets hearing on evidence in Trump’s 2020 election case
Friday’s hearing comes after Trump’s defence team on Monday opposed a request from prosecutors for Chutkan to impose a protective order to ensure confidential evidence is not shared publicly by Trump, suggesting he could use the information to intimidate witnesses. Trump has pleaded not guilty and called the charges politically motivated.
Compute-wary pope warns artificial intelligence bears ‘disruptive possibilities, ambivalent effects’
Back in 2015, Francis acknowledged being “a disaster” with technology, but he has also called the internet, social networks and text messages “a gift of God”, provided that they are used wisely.
Climate-friendly cows bred to belch less methane following availability of genetics to produce dairy cattle
Some dairy industry officials remain unconvinced about low-methane breeding, saying it could lead to digestion problems. Canada’s agriculture department said in an email that it has not yet assessed the methane evaluation system underlying the product but that reducing emissions from livestock was “extremely important.”
Rwanda genocide had less to do ethnic rivalry, more to do with Tutsi lineages scramble for control of state
Critics of this government assert that the pattern of scapegoating continues. But now, those threatening the regime are Hutu associated with the former Rwandan army (the FAR) and the Interahamwe militias. This time, the power of the Rwandan military has expanded; the scapegoats are not only those within the country but potentially all those living in areas where the FAR or Interahamwe are known or believed to be operating (including, apparently, refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo).
Moscow’s shipping challenge: Sea merchants give Russian wheat wide berth in response to Ukraine invasion
Global commodity houses are no longer helping Russia with the mechanics of trading its grain. Cargill, Louis Dreyfus and Viterra stopped such work on July 1, adding more pressure on Moscow to handle all aspects of grain deals including transport.
Africa needed Nigeria’s Falcons’ confident display against England’s Lionesses for self-belief
A late red card for England forward Lauren James for stomping on Nigeria defender Michelle Alozie took the focus off two tight halves of football on Monday night that could have gone either way.
Wary of infiltration of its security by Beijing, India bans military drone parts from China
At two meetings in February and March to discuss drone tenders, Indian military officials told potential bidders that equipment or subcomponents from “countries sharing land borders with India will not be acceptable for security reasons”, according to minutes reviewed by Reuters. The minutes did not identify the military officials.
