Since the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and social injustices. But for those suffering from the harms of slavery, the US remains silent.
June 19, 2024
A weakened South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Wednesday that his new multi-party government would work to improve basic living
July 02, 2024
Poland's top court backed President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in a dispute with the government over the validity of bills passed without the presence of two convicted lawmakers.
July 01, 2024
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte resigned on Wednesday from the cabinet of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and another key post, not a surprise
July 01, 2024
The Italian parliament approved a contested reform granting regions more powers after a stormy all-night sitting, an overhaul critics say will worsen the historic divide between the
July 01, 2024
The party chief of Vietnam's capital city Hanoi, Dinh Tien Dung, has resigned, the government said on Wednesday, marking the latest top official to exit as the ruling Communist Party
July 01, 2024
Mexico will spend responsibly and control the fiscal deficit next year without raising taxes, President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday, while defending a judicial
July 02, 2024
Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria
June 19, 2024
Tackling India's chronic joblessness will be the biggest challenge for the government over the next five years, even as the country remains
July 02, 2024
South Africa's rand slipped on Thursday, as investors turned cautious ahead of newly re-elected President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet appointments under a unity government.
July 02, 2024
Riot police in Nairobi fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of demonstrators on Thursday as coordinated marches took place
July 02, 2024
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July 02, 2024
The family of an Indian man accused of plotting with an Indian government official to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States wants New Delhi's help to "get
July 02, 2024
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and seven other candidates for July elections on Thursday signed an agreement to respect the results, although the country's
June 20, 2024
Portugal's minority centre-right government approved on Thursday a set of tougher measures to combat corruption, including allowing
July 02, 2024
The California Supreme Court has removed a measure from the state’s November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes
June 20, 2024
Slovakia’s parliament has approved a government plan to overhaul the country’s public broadcaster
June 20, 2024
Plenaries in Colombia's lower house and Senate on Thursday both approved a request from the leftist government of President Gustavo Petro to increase the debt
July 03, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday a review of 1 million claims for the Employee Retention Credit representing $86 billion shows the “vast majority” are at risk of being improper
June 20, 2024
Mexico's incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a heavy presence from academia and her prior administration as Mexico City’s mayor
June 20, 2024
Nearly six months into his administration Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo says opposition in the Congress and the Attorney General’s Office have made it difficult to implement the change he seeks for the Central American nation that he says he found “semi-destroyed.”
June 21, 2024
The Brazilian government issued on Thursday tighter guidelines for the extension of energy distribution contracts, easing the advanced cancellation of concessions and allowing the country
June 20, 2024
Slovakia's parliament approved the government's planned revamp and leadership change at public broadcaster RTVS on Thursday, overruling concerns the changes will bring the broadcaster under
June 20, 2024
The Thai government's 3.753 trillion baht ($102 billion) budget for the 2025 fiscal year passed its first parliamentary vote on Friday,
June 21, 2024
Japan on Friday affirmed its pledge to deliver a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, reflecting concerns that its exit from the
June 21, 2024
Trump Media plummets to new low on the first trading day the former president can sell his shares
Kentucky sheriff charged in judge's death allegedly ignored deputy's abuse of woman in his chambers
Germany to install missile defence systems on new government jets, Spiegel reports
Robinson will not appear at Trump's North Carolina rally after report on alleged online comments
Zoo Atlanta bids farewell to pandas after 25 years
US bond funds draw inflows for a 16th straight week
Max Verstappen punished for swearing in F1 news conference
Many players who made their MLB debuts in 2020 felt like they were 'missing out'