The class of U.S. Rhodes scholars for 2022 includes the largest number of women ever selected for the scholarship in one year, the Rhodes Trust announced Sunday. Of the 32 students chosen to study at the University of Oxford in England, 22 are women, the office of the American secretary of the trust said in […]
Three European countries have broken records for new COVID-19 cases, prompting calls for urgent measures to slow the spread. Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, all of which have vaccine rates below 60%, hit new highs for infection rates Wednesday. In the face of surging cases, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, or […]
Jon Batiste might be the Grammys biggest surprise: The multi-genre performer and recent Oscar winner made such an impression on voters that he scored the most nominations with 11 on Tuesday. Batiste earned an album of the year nod for “We Are” along with record of the year with “Freedom,” a feel-good ode to the […]
WASHINGTON — The United States and five other countries said Tuesday they plan to tap their strategic oil reserves for refining into gasoline and other energy products in a coordinated effort to cut rising costs that their consumers are paying. The White House said that over the coming months through April 2022 the U.S. would make […]
Tripoli, Chargé d’Affairs of the Chinese Embassy in Libya “Wang Zhimin” commended Libya for standing by China in the United Nations General Assembly vote in 1971, to restore all rights of the People’s Republic of China, and to recognize that the representative of the Government of the People’s Republic is the legitimate representative of China […]
Tripoli, The Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army, Lt. Gen. Mohammed al-Haddad, received, at the Staff headquarters in Tripoli on Tuesday, the Chief of Italian Defense Staff, Lt. Gen. Giuseppe Cavodraqoni, and his delegation visiting Libya. Al Haddad and Cavodraqoni discussed military cooperation between the two countries. The meeting was attended by Italian […]