Latvian parliament elects former judge Levits president
Latvia’s parliament elected former European Court of Justice judge Egils Levits as the Baltic country’s next president on Wednesday, a largely ceremonial role that also...
Nigeria’s President Buhari sworn in for second term
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at the helm a country struggling with a sluggish economy and a...
Biden talks education, takes shots at Trump
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Tuesday released an education plan aimed at boosting teacher pay...
China expects to hit 2020 coal cap targets; demand overshadows: study
China expects to achieve its national coal consumption cap targets in 2020, but the country’s aggressive goals could be tempered due to solid demand from...
Muguruza canters into French Open third round
Former champion Garbine Muguruza cantered into the third round of the French Open with a routine 6-4 6-1 victory against Swede Johanna Larsson on Wednesday....
Lawyers step up fight against statelessness in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast has one of the biggest stateless populations in the world. The Women’s Legal Aid Association is trying to help thousands of people living...
Overdose victim’s father to testify in Oklahoma opioid trial of J&J
The father of a university football player who died of a drug overdose is expected to testify on Wednesday on the second day of trial...
Players hear of match-fixing risks ahead of Women’s World Cup
Norway’s preparations for the Women’s World Cup in France took a turn last week when the players were given a presentation about what to do...
Economic Analysis: Ethiopia’s Developmental State: Dead or Alive? – addisstandard.com
Economic Analysis: Ethiopia’s Developmental State: Dead or Alive? addisstandard.com Belachew Mekuria, PhD, For Addis Standard. Addis Abeba, May 29/2019 – Ethiopia, a country of over 100...
Netanyahu hours away from deadline for forming coalition government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had until late Wednesday to form a new ruling coalition with a recalcitrant ally or face the possible end of a...