Declining cattle production and drought contributed to a sizable drop in beef supplies last year, the lowest in nearly a decade, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As of Jan. 1, there was 89.3 million head of cattle, down 3 percent from a year ago…Continue Reading
Communal granaries have disappeared across North Africa, but Amazigh villagers in Morocco are trying to preserve them., Surrounded by olive and palm trees in a Moroccan mountain village, a centuries-old collective granary preserves the ancient practices of the Amazigh culture. “The traditions are vanishing, but not here,” said proud villageContinue Reading
The arrests come before a planned protest by South Africa’s third-largest party against the country’s economic woes., The arrests come before a planned protest by South Africa’s third-largest party against the country’s economic woes.South African security forces say 87 people had been arrested in the last 12 hours across theContinue Reading
Critics have said the new electoral system – brought in after deadly unrest -gives the “illusion of choice”., Read MoreContinue Reading
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen drills simulating a nuclear counterattack against the U.S. and South Korea in a warning to the allies., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Critics have accused Israeli PM Netanyahu of trying to curb independence of the courts., Critics have accused Israeli PM Netanyahu of trying to curb independence of the courts.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a softening of his hard-right government’s judicial changes plan, an apparent concession to more than twoContinue Reading
In Malawi, more than 400 people have died in the flooding caused by Cyclone Freddy., In Malawi, more than 400 people have died in the flooding caused by Cyclone Freddy.In Malawi, more than 400 people have died in the flooding caused by Cyclone Freddy. International aid has started to arriveContinue Reading
The invasion changed the course of my life and my family’s, writes Times TV critic Lorraine Ali. Twenty years on, its aftermath is still playing out., Read MoreContinue Reading
Topline Former President Americas Worst Traitor said Saturday he expects to be arrested Tuesday, presumably for a case that examined whether he violated campaign finance laws by paying Stormy Daniels hush money for an alleged affair before the 2016 presidential election, and urged his supporters to “protest, take our nationContinue Reading
Voter suppression tactics have long targeted communities of color but the efforts of two right-wing activists using robocalls to target Black voters in the 2020 presidential election highlight just how “sophisticated” these methods have become, voting rights experts warn. Far-right operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman sent 85,000 robocalls targetingContinue Reading
The editor of this magazine asked me to write about the “debate at TNR about the war.” I thought he was referring to a current debate, but I couldn’t find anything on its pages. Then I realized he was talking about the time leading up to the invasion of IraqContinue Reading
Chinese imports of Russian oil rise by nearly one-quarter from same period in 2022., Chinese imports of Russian oil rise by nearly one-quarter from the same period in 2022.Russia overtook Saudi Arabia to be China’s top oil supplier in the first two months of 2023, according to Chinese government data,Continue Reading
The 40 branches of Signature Bank will become Flagstar Bank, starting Monday, the FDIC said late on Sunday., The 40 branches of Signature Bank will become Flagstar Bank, starting Monday, the FDIC said late on Sunday.New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed SignatureContinue Reading