# Die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump het ‘n uitvoerende bevel onderteken om buitelandse studentevisas by die Harvard-universiteit te beperk. Die administrasie het verlede maand Harvard verbied om buitelandse studente in te skryf, maar ‘n federale regter het die stap tydelik geblokkeer. Die universiteit se internasionale studente verteenwoordig sowat 27-persent van die totale studentegetalle. Trump sê […]
# United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, says plastic pollution is choking the planet, harming ecosystems, well-being, and the climate. Today marks World Environment Day under the theme, Putting an End to Plastic Pollution. An estimated 20-million metric tons of plastic litter end up in the environment every year, and this number is expected to increase significantly […]
# US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order restricting foreign student visas at Harvard University. Last month, the administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol foreign students, but a federal judge temporarily blocked the move. The university’s international students make up about 27-percent of the student body. Trump says Harvard has failed to present […]
# Amerika se president Donald Trump het ʼn bevel onderteken wat van 9 Junie af 12 lande se burgers verbied om na Amerika te reis en voer sekerheidsredes aan. Die lande is Afghanistan, Mianmar, Tsjad, die Republiek die Kongo, Ekwatoriaal-Guinee, Eritrea, Haïti, Iran, Libië, Somalië, Soedan en Jemen. Mense uit sewe lande het gedeeltelike beperkings: […]
# Die Amerikaanse Kongres-begrotingskantoor sê president Donald Trump se Belasting- en Bestedingswetsontwerp sal oor die volgende dekade 42,73-duisend-miljard-rand by die federale regering se skuld voeg. Die wetsontwerp wat aansienlike belastingverligting en groter besteding op verdediging bevat, is verlede maand deur die Huis van Verteenwoordigers goedgekeur en word tans in die Senaat oorweeg. Die Republikeinse Huis […]
# US president Donald Trump has signed a proclamation banning travel to America from nationals of 12 countries, effective from June 9th, citing national security risks. The countries are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. People from seven countries will have partial restrictions: […]
# Die Britse eerste minister Keir Starmer het die oorlog in Gaza beskryf as ‘n afgryslike en ondraaglike situasie. Ten minste 54-duisend-381 mense is in Gaza dood sedert Hamas se dodelike aanval in Israel op 7 Oktober 2023. Vier-duisend-117 mense is dood sedert Israel sy aanvalle in Gaza op 18 Maart vanjaar hervat het. Starmer […]
# The US non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says president Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill will add 42.73-trillion-rand to the federal government’s debt over the next decade. The bill, which includes significant tax breaks and increased defence spending, was passed by the House of Representatives last month and is now under consideration in the Senate. […]
# British prime minister Keir Starmer has called the war in Gaza an appalling and intolerable situation. At least 54-thousand-381 people have been killed in Gaza since Hamas’ deadly attack in Israel on 7 October 2023. Four-thousand-117 people have been killed since Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on 18 March this year. Addressing the […]
