New findings reveal DNA contamination in Pfizer Covid vaccines up to four times legal limits
The new study follows the recent publication of a peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, identifying serious safety concerns in the mRNA Covid-19 shots. The authors of that study called “at minimum” a moratorium on the shots.
Biden ends African tour with $600m additional pledge for railways project
The corridor, which likely will take years to complete, gives the US better access to cobalt, copper and other critical minerals in Congo and Zambia that are used in batteries for electric vehicles, electronic devices and clean energy technologies that Biden said would power the future.
Institutional adoption, advancement in tokenisation and payments and clearer regulatory path pushes up bitcoin optimism
A slew of crypto companies including Ripple, Kraken and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump’s promised crypto advisory council, seeking a say in his planned overhaul of US policy, according to several digital asset industry executives.
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.
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.
Biden arrives in Angola to highlight US investments in southern Africa, visit slavery museum
The US has for years built relations in Africa through trade, security and humanitarian aid. The 800-mile (1,300-kilometre) railway upgrade is a different move and has shades of China’s Belt and Road foreign infrastructure strategy in Africa and other parts of the world.
Iraq, deemed economic lung of Iran, targets high fuel oil exports this year via smuggling
In January 2023, a few months after Sudani took over, the price was lowered to $100-$150 a ton, far below the market price for exports, estimated at anywhere between $300 and $500. The lower the price of the subsidised fuel, the higher the profit margin when exporting it on the international market.
Iran and its proxies reel under US sanctions as oil smuggling network rakes in $1 billion
Iran views its neighbour and ally Iraq as an economic lung and wields considerable military, political and economic influence there through the powerful Shi’ite militias and political parties it backs. It also sources hard currency from Iraq through exports and avoids US sanctions via its banking system, Iraqi and US officials say.
Biden heads to Africa to fulfil longstanding promise to tour continent before he leaves office in January
The US has for years built relations in Africa through trade, security and humanitarian aid. The 800-mile (1,300-kilometer), $2.5 billion railway upgrade is a different move and has shades of China’s Belt and Road foreign infrastructure strategy that has surged ahead.
