President Joe Biden’s administration urged a judge Friday to block a near-total ban on abortion imposed by Texas — the strictest such law in the nation — in a key battle in the ferocious legal war over abortion access in the United States.The U.S. Supr…
The U.S. government says it wants to partner with African countries to combat climate change.A U.S. climate envoy, who is in South Africa to prepare for a key conference next month, said the fight must be an international one.”These kinds of damages do…
The United Nations’ top humanitarian official in Yemen says that while widespread famine was averted in the country earlier this year with a surge in donor support, the situation is fragile and many essential programs remain at risk of further cuts. “It’s not enough that we just got that one push, we need a continuous…
Several U.N. agencies are calling on countries in the Americas to stop “expelling” Haitians without first assessing their “protection needs” and to uphold the “fundamental human rights of Haitians on the move.” The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the U.N. Human Rights Office…
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has announced the official rate of foreign currencies on September 30, Trend reports referring to CBI. According to the currency exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iran, 12 currencies have increased and 22 have decreased compared to September 29. According to CBI, $1 equals 42,000 Iranian rials and 1…
A second company that services student loan debt has asked the United States federal government to be relieved of its contracts.Navient, based in Wilmington, Delaware, announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement to transfer the loan servicing to Maxim…
YouTube will ban any video that claims vaccines are ineffective or dangerous, including those that question vaccines for measles and chickenpox, the company announced Wednesday.“Specifically, content that falsely alleges that approved vaccines are dang…
