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A US judge on Thursday ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of probationary workers fired as part of Donald Trump’s push to slash the size of the government. Judge William Alsup said the justification of “poor performance” for mass lay-offs was “a sham in order…
Is there a “good recession” and bad recession, like good cholesterol and bad cholesterol? That is the question on my mind as world markets debate the prospects of the ‘R’ word in the US, the planet’s leading economy that accounts for a quarter of the world’s…
Washington: NASA announced Tuesday the dismissal of its chief scientist and others to comply with orders from President Donald Trump, marking the latest in a series of administration actions undermining climate change research. While the move affects only 23 people, a spokeswoman indicated more cuts are…
Berserk bullies generally halt when someone stands up to them. That is what is happening to America’s President of seven weeks, Donald Trump. His tirade against friends, allies and neighbours initially caught them off guard. It took them some time to collect themselves, although they tried…
NASA astronauts stuck in space for months downplayed attempts by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to politicize their unexpectedly lengthy stay in orbit. “The words they said, well, that’s politics. I mean, that’s part of life,” American astronaut Butch Wilmore told reporters on Tuesday from…
Washington: Republicans vowed Wednesday to tackle the “stunning” US national debt, as lawmakers began work on President Donald Trump’s plan for the most radical downsizing of the federal government in decades. The House Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee will be the legislative arm of tech billionaire…
Tesla chief Elon Musk, who heads the US Department of Government Efficiency in the Trump administration, has updated his profile bio on X (formerly Twitter). It now reads “White House Tech Support”. Elon Musk’s X bio Musk, who has been considerably active on X since acquiring…
You don’t want to fall into the trap of romanticising the East as Orientalists, steeped in Christianity and its binaries of good and evil, have done over the last 200 years. But a well-known Chinese invocation comes to mind as one absorbs the beginnings of the…
On Saturday last week, Germany offered a stark portrait of its political scene. It appears to be a nation grappling with its past, its future and an unsettling present. Thousands took to the streets of German cities, rallying against the rise of the far-right Alternative for…
The world is in an age of disruption, whether in politics, economy or technology. In any such era, uncertainty rises. Among nations, there will inevitably be winners and losers. Business as usual or maintaining a status quo may seem like a safe option, but it is…