Inequality is rising in the world today as “oligarchs” amass wealth at unprecedented levels, a report published on Monday by development organization Oxfam said. The report, titled “Takers Not Makers”, published ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, said the wealth of billionaires is expected to grow by $2 trillion (€1.94 trillion) in … Read more
San Francisco- If it seems like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring internet time. Now the question is whether it will last for a long time and if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its rival Musical.ly, … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke at a gathering of the Jewish community in Frankfurt on Sunday to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazis’ largest concentration camp. Scholz said in remarks at the commemoration, “Jewish life, that is Frankfurt. Jewish life, that is Germany. That is us.” In Frankfurt, Scholz said … Read more
Damascus, Syria – The mother of Austin Tice, the American journalist who was captured while on a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, arrived in Damascus to intensify the search for her son and said she hoped to be able to take him home. Tice, who worked as a freelance reporter for The Washington … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump spoke to supporters in Washington on Sunday, a day before he is expected to take the oath of office to become the 47th President of the United States. Trump told a crowd at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington that he would stop the “invasion” of immigrants at the border. “We … Read more
Vatican City – Pope Francis called for “immediate respect” of the Gaza ceasefire on Sunday, as he thanked mediators and urged humanitarian aid to be ramped up as well as the return of hostages. “I express my gratitude to all the mediators,” the Argentine Pope said shortly after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began. … Read more
Skip next section Released Israeli hostage Emily Damari reunites with mother 01/19/2025January 19, 2025 Released Israeli hostage Emily Damari reunites with mother Emily Damari is believed to have lost two fingers during Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack on Israel Image: Israel Defense Forces/Handout/REUTERS Emily Damari, one of the three women released on Sunday, spent time … Read more
Washington— Keke Palmer’s buddy comedy “One of Them Days” debuted at first on the North American box office charts over a particularly slow Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The R-rated Sony release earned $11.6 million from 2,675 theaters, beating Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” by a hair, according to studio estimates Sunday. However, by … Read more
German media outlets are reporting that the country’s Ambassador to the US, Andreas Michaelis, recently wrote a diplomatic op-ed in which he warned about the threats to American democracy under incoming President Donald Trump and his team. In a five-page cable report sent last week to the German Foreign Ministry and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office, … Read more
Rabat, Morocco – Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday while crossing the troubled border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, according to a source at the Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso and the Moroccan Transport Union. The diplomatic source said the three trucks, one of which had a spare driver, disappeared as they … Read more