Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalize diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a move that reshapes the order of Middle East politics from the Palestinian issue to the fight against Iran. The UAE is the first Gulf Arab country to […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] According to the Government Accountability Office, the current leaders of the Department of Homeland Security were not validly appointed to their positions. The GAO reports that these leaders are violating the Homeland Security Act, which details successions within the Department outside of the existing Federal Vacancies Reform Act. The […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] In a statement, Apple announced that it had removed the popular video game “Fortnite” for supposedly violating Apple’s payment features. According to Apple, “Fortnite” creator Epic Games, who has had their apps on Apple for over 10 years, “enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai said he was overwhelmed by the support after his arrest under a new national security law and urged patience in a “long-term fight” for democracy. Lai, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of collusion with foreign forces as police raided […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children after strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko’s claim of victory in Sunday’s presidential election prompted bloody street protests. Tikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher, took the place of her husband on the ballot. […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The Big 12 Conference, one of the most powerful conferences in U.S. college football that includes University of Oklahoma and University of Texas at Austin, will proceed with its fall sports season, the collegiate athletic league said on Wednesday. The Big 12 said it was confident sports could be […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Britain’s economy shrank by a record 20.4% in the second quarter when the coronavirus lockdown was tightest, the most severe contraction reported by any major economy so far, with a wave of job losses set to hit later in 2020. The data confirmed that the world’s sixth-biggest economy had […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The United States streamlined its bid on Tuesday to get the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran, a move that could win Washington more support in the 15-member body but is unlikely to overcome opposition by veto-powers Russia and China. The new text, seen by […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Shares of Moderna rose more than 5% on Wednesday after analysts said a $1.5 billion coronavirus vaccine supply agreement with the U.S. government could lead to similar deals with other countries. The United States and Moderna announced the agreement for 100 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine late […]
Ian Patrick, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] New Zealand health officials are trying to figure out the origin of four people infected with Covid-19 after months of no reported cases. According to a Reuters report, these officials “were confident there was no local transmission of the virus in New Zealand for 102 days.” After the cases […]
