The Trump administration announced the award after allowing the previous contract with a longtime legal provider to expire.

The longtime infectious-disease scientist refused to answer questions from committee members at a hearing last week.

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Second Sons Canada, this country’s predominant white nationalist group, gathered this summer for their annual «nationals» event in a small Alberta town, a CBC News visual investigation has found.

A 27-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday (Aug 7) for allegedly posting videos containing insulting remarks about the Muslim community in Singapore.Police said in a news release following his arrest on Thursday that they had received a report on March 1 regarding other videos posted by the man.He had allegedly uploaded videos of himself on social media in which he made «insulting and profane remarks» against the Muslim community in Singapore.Officers from Tanglin Police Division later established the identity of the man, but he had already left Singapore for Malaysia prior to the report being lodged.«With the assistance of the Royal Malaysia Police, the man was deported from Malaysia on Aug 6, and was arrested by the Police upon his arrival in Singapore on the same day,» the police said.The 27-year-old will be charged with the offence of insulting the religion of another person under Section 17F(4) of the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990.If convicted, he could face up to five years' jail, a fine, or both.

The deportation of the crew of the Bandero, a vessel owned by the Paul Watson Foundation, could take several weeks because the crew members hold different nationalities.

Alexey Fadeev noted that Moldova’s population strongly opposed being drawn into the West’s militaristic adventures

Andrey Sibiga noted that the US could produce about 600 PAC-3 missiles per year

Alexey Fadeyev emphasized that Moscow would be able to achieve its goals under any circumstances

Russian Deputy PM Alexey Overchuk recalled that the construction of Central Asia’s largest solar power plant was nearing completion in the Issyk-Kul region

Alexey Fadeyev noted that the politicians were trying to link this topic with anti-Russian narratives in connection with the situation in Ukraine

Meta's international team is in ongoing talks with Indian government representatives today, aiming to align with local laws and tackle content moderation challenges. Officials are requesting insights into algorithms and preventive measures against harmful content. They are also discussing WhatsApp policies and strategies to combat CSAM. A meeting between IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Meta's global team is expected later today.

Among the models already launched are Sarvam AI’s 30-billion and 105-billion parameter models and Indus, Gnani.AI’s speech-to-speech model, BharatGen’s multilingual models and Avataar AI’s video-generation model. The IndiaAI Mission, approved in March 2024 with an outlay of Rs 10,371.92 crore over five years, is aimed at creating domestic capabilities in computing, foundation models, applications, research and responsible AI.

[Bird Story Agency] Africa is beginning to reverse an age-old equation: exporting raw cotton and importing the value created from it. The challenge is to close the ''missing middle'', connect regional manufacturing strengths and scale a competitive industry that keeps jobs, skills and value on the continent.

[Bird Story Agency] Tanzania produces more cotton than its textile industry can process, exporting most of its lint while garment factories and fashion designers import fabric. New investment could help close this industrial gap, creating manufacturing jobs and retaining more value at home.

Malawi’s parliament has passed the Deposit Insurance Corporation Bill without amendments, part of a broader legislative push this month aimed at strengthening the country’s financial architecture and bringing regulation up to date with an evolving banking sector. The bill extends protection to the entire population of bank depositors, a move intended to shore up confidence […] The post Malawi parliament approves wave of financial sector reforms appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

The number of Malawians facing hunger during the 2026/27 lean season has fallen by 35 per cent year on year, though 2.6m people — about 14 per cent of the projected population — will still struggle to meet their annual food requirements, according to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralization. The latest assessment […] The post Malawi food insecurity falls 35% but 2.6m still face hunger, government warns appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has called on the government to disclose the constitutional arrangements governing presidential authority during President Peter Mutharika’s absences abroad, as well as the cost to taxpayers of his frequent foreign travel. In a statement issued on Thursday made available to  Nyasa Times, the coalition acknowledged the Office of the […] The post HRDC urges Malawi govt to reveal cost and authority behind president’s South Africa trip appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A leading political academic has cast doubt on President Peter Mutharika’s ability to control ambitious rivals within his own party, after the 86-year-old leader used a video message to warn those eyeing the presidency that they will have to wait until 2030 for their chance. Gift Sambo, a University of Malawi lecturer specialising in party […] The post Mutharika’s ‘wait until 2030’ warning aimed at his own Cabinet, says political academic appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

A Malawian social media  commentator has spoken out against a wave of cruel body-shaming aimed at Scorchers goalkeeper Mercy Sikelo, after the player came under fire online following mistakes in the team’s 2-1 defeat to Zambia at WAFCON. Sarah Munthali added her voice to mounting criticism of the online abuse, saying she was left heartbroken […] The post Fury as Scorchers goalkeeper Mercy Sikelo targeted by body-shaming trolls after Zambia defeat appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

[New Times] The government is set to establish a new food innovation partnership to help transform agricultural ideas and technologies into market-ready solutions, Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources Solange Uwituze has said.

[New Times] More than 470,000 litres of the chemical ethanol, which were to be used in the production of substandard alcoholic beverages, have been seized from distilleries and breweries.

[Unicef] Disruption of services and fear of infection drive over 40 per cent decline in childhood immunizations, safe deliveries, and essential healthcare in the epicentre of the outbreak

Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport has apologised for its security officers' «inappropriate conduct» while handling 22 disorderly fans who mobbed two actors there on July 29, including Singaporean actor Ayden Sng.The airport in Bangkok issued a statement in English on Tuesday (Aug 4) after footage of a security officer making a racially offensive gesture towards the fans went viral on social media.  The incident occurred on July 29 at around 11pm (12am SGT), wrote the airport in its statement outlining the events of the incident.A group of fans who were scheduled to board Thai Airways flight TG674 to Beijing that night had swarmed around two actors, wrote the statement.The artistes were later identified as Sng and Chinese national Lv Sitong, both stars of the popular web drama Double Helix. They were in Bangkok for a July 26 fan meet.The airport explained that the fans followed the artistes into the passenger lounge even though entry to the facility was prohibited for them.As such, Thai Airways staff contacted airport security personnel to manage the situation and escort the fans out of the lounge.

The police have recovered Miss Universe Singapore Annika Xue Sager's missing bag, a day after she shared on Instagram that she had spent 48 hours tracking it across Singapore using Apple's Find My app.In an Instagram video uploaded on Thursday (Aug 6), Sager said she received the news from her investigating officer at about 8pm on Wednesday.Shortly after receiving the call, two police officers arrived at her home to take her statement and to verify whether all the items in her bag had been recovered.She said that «almost» everything was recovered, with only some cash from her wallet reported missing.Sager said police did not disclose how they located the bag, apart from saying that CCTV footage had been used in their investigations.In her previous video, she said the bag had fallen off her motorcycle along Swiss Club Road, and she was later told by a security guard that a black car had picked it up.

NATO’s military tools have proven ineffective in the conflict with Russia, ex-top Ukrainian general Valery Zaluzhny has stated Read Full Article at RT.com