To avoid a shutdown, the US Congress is gearing up for a series of votes.

On Saturday, lawmakers will return to Washington, DC, without having reached an agreement on how to avoid a government shutdown that could affect everything from national parks to financial regulation.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has failed to pass legislation tha...

Explainer: What Members of Congress in the United States Are Arguing About as the Government Shutdown Looms

The House of Representatives, which is controlled by Republicans, and the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats, are at odds over the priorities that each chamber would like to see included in any legislation that would continue to fund the government into the new fiscal year, which begins on ...

Kishida unveils the outlines of a new economic plan as support for his government wanes.

On Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled the essence of his new economic package, which concentrates on wage increases and measures to mitigate the effects of rising prices. Despite the recent cabinet reshuffle that took place less than two weeks ago, support for his cabinet has ...

Apple was ordered to cease distributing the iPhone 12 in France due to excessive electromagnetic radiation levels.

A French government agency determined that the iPhone 12 exposed users to an unsafe level of electromagnetic radiation and ordered the product's withdrawal from sale.

This week, a French government regulatory agency demanded that Apple remove the iPhone 12 from the French market bec...

Sharad Pawar asserts that Modi will not serve as PM following the 2024 election.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not return to office after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to the president of the Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar. Pawar stated that he will not align with the BJP in 2024, putting to rest rumors that he may follow his nephew. He will instead wo...

Kiren Rijiju has been dared by the Congress to disclose the names of ministers who have travelled to Manipur since the outbreak of violence.

Since the violence in Manipur broke out 97 days ago, the Congress has challenged Union Minister Kiren Rijiju to provide data on his statements that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested central ministers to visit the Northeast every 15 days. Rijiju made these statements while speaking in the...

Ex-president Trump documents case and pleads not guilty to additional offences.

Donald Trump pled not guilty to additional charges filed against him last week in a federal case accusing the former president of mishandling classified government documents after he left office.

Trump entered his plea on Friday, according to a judicial filing. In addition, he relinquis...

Élisabeth Borne will remain France's prime minister despite pension protests and violence.

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to retain Élisabeth Borne in her position as prime minister, an official from the president's office confirmed on Monday, rejecting pressure to give his government a new direction after a few months of turmoil.

Months of unrest and...

Élisabeth Borne will remain France's prime minister despite pension protests and violence.

French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to retain Elisabeth Borne in her position as prime minister, an official from the president's office said on Monday, rejecting pressure to give a new direction to his government following a turbulent few months.

Months of unrest and strik...

The Korean government wants to make the telecoms market there more competitive.

The three telecom companies in Korea, SK telecom, KT, and LG Uplus, have all been monopolies for more than 20 years. To change this system, the Korean government will lower the fee for giving a new operator a frequency allocation and give the new operator help, such as loans of up to 400 billion ...

There was no indication that the Bank of Japan would take a more hawkish stance at its January meeting.

Bank of Japan stated that existing yield curve control must be maintained because of the expectation that it will take some time to achieve the 2% inflation stability target. According to Jeff Ng of MUFG, recent salary agreements will certainly sustain inflation at its elevated historical levels....

As bond yields approach the ceiling once more, the Bank of Japan may announce a significant policy adjustment this week.

With government bond rates increasing and the yen strengthening, the Bank of Japan is scheduled to hold a meeting this week, and some economists are predicting that it may abandon its yield curve management policy. The Bank of Japan surprised markets by increasing its tolerance range for 10-year ...

The House passes a massive government spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown.

Despite strong opposition from House Republicans, Congress approved the $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government.

After ugly partisan bickering on the House floor that foreshadowed potential dynamics in the new Congress, the House passed a massive bill to fund the government on Friday,...

The panel urges the Japanese people to pay more for defences spending.

A government panel on Tuesday encouraged "the entire nation" to pay a greater cost in order to strengthen the country's military capabilities in the face of mounting security concerns, basically asking for tax increases rather than fresh national bond issuances.

The panel ...

After-disaster recovery is complicated by a tangle of 30 government agencies

Recovery following a federally declared catastrophic disaster is frequently referred to as the "disaster after the catastrophe" by public leaders across the country. Navigating the complexity of government programs that provide aid and financing may be difficult, irritating, and time-co...

There is a $700 billion price tag attached to helping K-12 students get back on track academically

To assist the public school system in the United States in recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government gave $190 billion in emergency funds. However, recent studies suggest that the expense of overcoming academic obstacles could be more than $700 billion.

Associate ...

Government Uses AI to Predict 7 Million People's Future Health Risks

A Patient Risk Profile has been added to Malaffi, the region's first Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform and a key initiative of the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DOH). This new functionality is now accessible to all physicians with access rights to the platform.

The feat...

Police & Ibac To Investigate Transaction

The government of Victoria has asked the police and integrity bodies to investigate recent revelations that the chief of staff for the opposition leader proposed to ask a Liberal party donor to make payments totaling more than one hundred thousand dollars to the business of the chief of staff'...

Non-Renewing Sponsors are Not Penalised

It has come to the attention of the institution in the emirate that is accountable for the regulation of the healthcare industry that there are three situations in which sponsors do not have to incur infractions or suffer monetary penalties for failing to subscribe to or renew the mandatory healt...

Adex and the Brazilian delegation are looking at measures to improve economic cooperation

As of 2020, commerce between the UAE and Brazil was $2.7 billion, with agriculture items accounting for 60% of all Brazilian exports to the UAE and chemicals and sulphur accounting for the majority of Brazilian imports from the UAE.

Mohammed Saif-Al-Suwaidi, director-general of the Abu ...