insert_link Namibia USAID Grants N$19 Million to Namibian Hydrogen Fund U.S. Ambassador Randy Berry and Namibia Hydrogen Fund Manager Investment Director Mercia Geises during the grant signing ceremony. The U.S. government, through the USAID Mobilizing Investment project, announced a grant of N$19 million (US$1 million) to Namibia Hydrogen Fund Managers (Pty) Limited to support the N$22 billion (US$1.15 billion) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Namibia One Fund. Launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP-27 in November 2022, the SDG […] todayMarch 5, 2024 27
insert_link Videos Biden wins Michigan primary, but faces backlash over Israel’s war on Gaza US president and Donald Trump win Michigan but early results show a backlash from some voters over Biden’s Gaza policy. todayFebruary 28, 2024 21
insert_link Environment U.S. natural gas expansion would surrender world to fatal warming Specially designed vessels are required to transport LNG, which needs to be cooled to minus 162 °F (minus 260° F) in order to liquify and compress the gas while in transit. At destination terminals, the LNG is returned to its gaseous state and carried via pipeline to distribution companies. Image by photozou.jp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.1 JP). By Shanna Hanbury via Mongabay As U.S. politicians, the oil industry and environmental […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 12
insert_link Videos 500 sanctions vs. $60 billion in aid: Best way to ‘defeat Russia’ is by helping Ukraine ‘on ground’ Ukraine vowed to triumph over Russian "darkness" as it entered a new year of war weakened by a lack of Western aid and with Moscow emboldened by fresh gains. To mark the second anniversary, a virtual summit of G7 leaders was due to take place at Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathedral later Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attending. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" at dawn […] todayFebruary 24, 2024 18
insert_link Lifestyle Texas Hippo Timothy Launches Unlikely 2024 Presidential Campaign With Donald Trump and Joe Biden looking set for a rematch in what could be one of the bitterest presidential elections in history, an unlikely new candidate has emerged - a hippo from Texas.Timothy the Hippo from San Antonio Zoo welcomed his fans for a presidential press conference on Presidents' Day, on Monday. Two guests/voters even claimed to have traveled from Montana for the special moment. Having garnered widespread support […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 21
insert_link World Donald Trump is already flustering foreign leaders who are trying to prepare for a possible presidency By Michelle Bentley, Royal Holloway University of London Donald Trump has not been elected the next president of the United States. He is not even the official Republican candidate. But Trump’s presence in the 2024 electoral race is already dictating domestic and foreign political agendas – without him even setting foot in the White House for a second term. The idea that presidential wannabes influence politics before […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 4
insert_link Videos Will Assange case have chilling effect on journalists, whistleblowers ‘risking 175 years in prison?’ Lawyers for the American government argued on Wednesday before a London court why they think Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States, in response to a last-ditch bid by his defense to stop the extradition of the WikiLeaks founder. Assange’s lawyers are asking the High Court to grant him a new appeal — his last legal roll of the dice in the long-running legal saga that has kept […] todayFebruary 21, 2024 13
insert_link World Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children; White House reacts Days after Alabama's Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos can be considered children under state law critics of the decision are speaking out. todayFebruary 21, 2024 27
insert_link Videos Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling A New York judge ordered Donald Trump on Friday to pay $355 million (€329.4 million) in penalties, finding that the former US president lied about his wealth for years in a sweeping civil fraud verdict that pierces his billionaire image but stops short of putting his real estate empire out of business. Judge Arthur Engoron’s decision after a trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit punishes Trump, his […] todayFebruary 21, 2024 11
