FORMER President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen by doctors last week after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule were found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. “While this represents a more aggressive form of … Read more
THE global race for critical minerals and rare earth metals has intensified, with Africa emerging as a central battleground. Billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have made a bold move, investing $537 million into mining ventures across the continent. Their target: securing essential resources for the industries of the future. As reported by Glass Almanac, this … Read more
JOE Biden on Monday unveiled new export restrictions on state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technology, including chips and AI models used for software. This is in an effort to keep it out of the hands of adversaries. A group of 20 partner countries would be exempt from the restrictions, which were announced just a week before … Read more
CHALLENGING the decision of the Biden administration to investigate the activities of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, an influential Republican lawmaker has said such selective actions risk damaging critical alliances with key partners. In a strongly worded letter to US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Congressman Lance Gooden, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, also … Read more
OUTGOING US President Joe Biden conferred the country’s highest civilian honour, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on 19 distinguished individuals, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, football star Lionel Messi, controversial philanthropist George Soros, and actor Denzel Washington. The award was presented to those who have made exceptional contributions to the prosperity, values, … Read more
WITH a little more than a month to go before Inauguration Day, President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden both took steps Monday that could affect the future of the U.S. Postal Service. Trump nodded toward a possible move to privatize the Postal Service at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Asked about the agency, … Read more
US President Joe Biden has granted a full pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, who was facing sentencing for tax and gun offences. Trojaninsights reports that Biden said in a statement that his son had been “singled out” and called the cases “a miscarriage of justice.” Hunter Biden had pleaded guilty to tax charges and … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet his Republican predecessor – and successor – Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, according to spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. The meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m (1600 GMT) on Wednesday in the Oval Office, the president’s office, Jean-Pierre said on Saturday. Biden, 81, called Trump … Read more
US President, Joe Biden says Nigeria deserves a permanent seat at the United Nations security seat. This is as he said his country was committed to seeing Africa have two permanent seats at the United Nations, UN, security council. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, said Biden made his stance on Nigeria’s … Read more
US President Joe Biden has rescheduled his planned visit to Angola for December, following a delay caused by the need to oversee recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton devastated Florida, the White House announced on Wednesday. This will mark Biden’s first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, with the trip now set for the first week of December, after the … Read more