Judge blocks Trump administration from suspending 2,200 USAID employees

Feb 08, 2025

New York [US], February 8: US District Court Judge Carl Nichols on February 7 approved a decision requiring the US government to stop forcing thousands...

Trump may meet Zelensky next week, Ukraine ready

Feb 08, 2025

New York [US], February 8: "I'll probably meet with President Zelensky next week. And I'll probably talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin. I want to...

Continued clashes in DRC's South Kivu trigger mass displacement: UN

Feb 08, 2025

Washington DC [US], February 8: With hostilities subsiding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s occupied Goma City in North Kivu province, UN humanitarians...

Four new ministers of Cape Verde sworn in

Feb 08, 2025

Praia [Cape Verde], February 8: Cape Verdean President Jose Maria Neves presided over the swearing-in ceremony of four new ministers on Friday in Praia, after...

U.S. adds 143,000 jobs in January amid slowing job growth

Feb 08, 2025

Washington DC [US], February 8: U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid slowing job growth, with the unemployment rate edging down to 4.0 percent,...

Roundup: Flu cases surge across U.S.

Feb 08, 2025

Los Angeles [California], February 8: Flu cases are surging across the United States, forcing some schools to cancel classes or pivot to remote learning.

New York live poultry markets shut down to rein in bird flu

Feb 08, 2025

Albany [New York], February 8: New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday announced that live poultry markets in New York City, and Westchester, Suffolk, and...

Canada's employment increases in January

Feb 08, 2025

Ottawa [Canada], February 8: Canada's employment increased by 76,000, or 0.4 percent, in January for the third consecutive month, Statistics Canada said Friday.

U.S. stocks slump amid Trump's reciprocal tariff plans

Feb 08, 2025

Albany [New York], February 8: U.S. stocks tanked on Friday, as traders were unsettled by a mix of tariff and inflation news that added to...