Social affairs

When Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved a VND62 trillion ($2.6 billion) financial support package for poor people and small businesses affected by the pandemic in early April, the department called on HCMC authorities to enlist street vendors and the like to receive VND1 million a month for three months. … [Read more...] about Procedural hurdles prevent Covid-19 jobless from benefiting from HCMC support package

Alhaji Ahmed Lawal, the organizing Secretary of Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC has rated President Muhammadu Buhari high in performance in the first year of his second tenure. He argued that the President’s performance has been tremendous despite challenges of glut in the oil market. Lawal stated that the country’s economy has been stable as social and economic activities were flourishing as they should be. According to him, “I commend the President for the way the administration is handling the issue of security now. Boko haram which had hitherto been the main security threat to the country has been degraded. Our military has been having the upper hand against the insurgency in the last one year, even though, it is difficult to defeat insurgents instantly. Also, bandits and kidnappers that have hitherto held the country to ransom, especially in the North Western part of the country have been defeated by the military. Similarly, vital … [Read more...] about Nigerians score Buhari’s first year into 2nd term, rate their governors

“Most importantly, all of us saw Joe Biden’s empathy, his decency, and his commitment to expanding opportunity for all Americans. He has a deep appreciation for the contributions of AAPI and a keen understanding of the challenges still facing the community,” they said. … [Read more...] about Top Indian-Americans who served in Obama admin endorse Joe Biden for president in 2020 US polls

In May, Deborah Blakey, one of Jones’ top aides, left the Georgetown temple headquarters, obtained a temporary passport from the American embassy and fled to the United States. The date was May 13th, Jones’ birthday. When Father heard of the betrayal, he called a “white night,” a crisis alert, and the community sat stunned in the pavilion as he raged. They were betrayed. Wasn’t it better to die? He challenged anyone in the community to speak for life. When they did, he battered them with arguments. He said he was “the alpha and the omega,” the beginning and the end. He said it over and over again. The white night lasted twenty-eight hours. No one was allowed to go to the bathroom without an armed guard. Anyone who tried to run, he said, would be shot. Meals were brought into the pavilion. Finally, everyone in Jonestown voted to die. … [Read more...] about In the Valley of the Shadow of Death: Guyana After the Jonestown Massacre

Ureña said: 'In 2002 and 2003, President Clinton took a total of four trips on Jeffrey Epstein's airplane: one to Europe, one to Asia, and two to Africa, which included stops in connection with the work of the Clinton Foundation. … [Read more...] about Bill Clinton admitted to Jeffrey Epstein that he had sex with Monica Lewinsky by default because ‘she was the only girl in the White House’ during 1995 government shutdown, new book reveals