Helsinki Marketing, Tencent and Finnair signed a cooperation agreement to jointly launch an intelligent travel solutions project in WeChat mini program ecosystem. It aims to […]
‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) Touched & Inspired a Generation
By Bill Trott Aretha Franklin, the preacher’s daughter whose powerful voice made her the long-reigning “Queen of Soul” with such hit songs as “Respect” and […]
The Hands-Free Georgia Act aims at curbing distracted driving, starting today
(Photo/Kristin M. Bradshaw) House Bill 673, also known as the “Hands-Free Georgia Act,” makes it illegal to text and drive in Georgia. The law becomes […]
USA: Full Text of Trump’s Executive Order On Family Separation
By Li Zhou President Donald Trump — after repeatedly saying that it’s up to Congress to stop his administration’s practice of separating families at the […]
Russian TV Star Is Running Against Putin, Why Some Think It’s A “Charade”
PBS NEWSHOUR Ksenia Sobchak, one of Russia’s most famous women, is embracing an impossible mission: unseating President Vladimir Putin. After an elite upbringing and fame […]
2018 Income Tax Filing Season Begins Jan 29, Tax Returns Due April 17 (USA)
WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax […]
UN Body Votes Overwhelmingly Against Recognizing Jerusalem as Capital of Israel
By an overwhelming majority, Member States in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday “demanded” that all countries comply with Security Council resolutions regarding the […]
President Robert Mugabe Has Resigned. What’s Next for Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe (left) holds hands with then South African President Nelson Mandela in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 1998. By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE Robert Mugabe […]
U.N. Agency Names Pres. Mugabe ‘Goodwill Ambassador On Health’, Outrage
The non-governmental human rights group UN Watch expressed “grave disappointment” at the U.N. health body’s appointment of Zimbabwe’s dictator as a goodwill ambassador on health, […]
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Trump’s Travel Ban Will Go Into Effect Under Certain Conditions
An international passenger arrives at Washington Dulles International Airport after the U.S. Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration’s emergency request to put its […]