OPINION: Improving women’s economic empowerment is crucial to achieving gender equality, a goal that in 2021 is yet to be realised. When talking about “women’s economic empowerment”, I mean the […]
Warren Buffett leaves Gates Foundation, has donated half his wealth
(Reuters) -Warren Buffett said he is stepping down as a trustee from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and that he has donated half his wealth since pledging 15 years […]
SNP shamed as Boris slams attempts to run down Scotland with anti-Brexit attack
PMQs: Johnson accuses SNP MP of ‘running down’ Scotland When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other […]
They jabber, we jab House of Commons roars as Boris delivers epic Starmer PMQ slapdown
PMQs: Boris Johnson says Labour ‘jabber and we jab' When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other […]
Opinion | Trumpian Tactics Threaten to Undo Democracy in Peru
“I just want to find 11,780 votes.” That’s what former President Donald Trump told Georgia’s top elections official long after he had clearly lost re-election. Mr. Trump’s effort to overturn […]
Tech leads tentative rally as Powell soothes markets
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Stocks found a footing and swinging bond markets calmed down on Wednesday, with testimony from U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell providing investors with reassurance that the […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Experts call for level 1.5 in Wellington
Experts have suggested Wellington move to indoor mandatory-masking as officials consider how to respond to a Covid-19 scare in the capital. Wellingtonians are waiting to hear whether alert levels will […]
Covid-19 coronavirus live: Ashley Bloomfield and Chris Hipkins update on Wellington and vaccine
COVID LATEST* Wellington locations of interest released* Bubble trouble – travel between New Zealand and New South Wales on hold* Delta variant creates ‘plume of infectious particles’* Full list of […]
Democrats Vow to Redouble Voting Push: ‘Today Is the Starter Pistol’
For many Democrats and voting rights groups, the failure to advance the party’s major elections bill on Tuesday felt like the arrival of the inevitable, the final thud of a […]
Mark Redwine trial: Dylan didnt want to visit father, friends testify
Dylan Redwine did not want to visit his father over the 2012 Thanksgiving holiday but couldn’t avoid the court-ordered trip, his childhood friends testified Tuesday during the murder trial of […]