The recent ‘Qatargate’ scandal in the European Parliament, which has seen MEPs & at least one former former MEP languishing in Belgian jail cells, has re-opened another serious issue – one that is institutionalised in Brussels – that of the “fake...
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A deal allowing the US to borrow more money has moved closer to becoming law, days before the world’s biggest economy is due to start defaulting on its debt. The measure easily passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 314-117, despite defections on both sides. The Senate is...
A US organisation that supports people with eating disorders has suspended use of a chatbot after reports it shared harmful advice. The National Eating Disorder Association (Neda) recently closed its live helpline and directed people seeking help to other resources, including the chatbot...
The US Congress has approved a deal to lift the country’s borrowing limit, days before the world’s largest economy is due to default on its debt. The bipartisan measure sped through the Senate by a vote of 63-36, a day after it cleared the US House of Representatives...
More than a hundred protesters and counter-protesters stood on opposite sides of a normally quiet suburban Los Angeles street on Friday. The two groups had come for one reason: the local primary school was hosting a Pride Month event. But they had very different views on Saticoy...
