Join our Whatsapp channel IT’S been a year since the election, an election which sprung a surprise.... That this caused some concern is evident to those who got a rap on their knuckles — or more — for not having succumbed to amnesia. Indeed, the pressure on the media simply emphasises the ambiguity of the phrase that ‘power is power’.... And hence, the arm-twisting continues — of the judiciary, the journalists, the politicians and ordinary people.It has now been a year and a half that the stat

1( Xinhua)--Following walkouts by German train drivers last week, a major one-day strike by aviation security staff hit 11 airports in the country on Thursday. Security staff at Cologne Bonn Airport have already been on strike since Wednesday evening.... However, the situation at the terminals is" orderly," a spokesperson for airport operator Fraport told Xinhua on Thursday. Fraport had already announced the day before that the security checks outside the transit area would be closed.... ADV i

President Joe Biden's reelection campaign released it first-ever TikTok on Sunday, during the Super Bowl, announcing it had joined the enormously popular app with a video featuring Biden--despite widespread data-security concerns in Washington over TikTok's Beijing-based parent company.In a 30-second video captioned" lol hey guys," Biden was given a series of" this-or-that" prompts related to the Super Bowl, including" Chiefs or 49ers" and" Jason or Travis Kelce"(" Mama Kelce," he said) before t

The White House staff secretary is a behind-the-scenes but critical role in the West Wing, responsible for managing paper flow to the President from other areas of the administration and federal government.... The person filling the job has been viewed as one of the most powerful in the building.... Joe Manchin of West Virginia joined Republicans in blocking her confirmation, citing her past acerbic criticism of political adversaries in both parties....

BERLIN--A union has called on security staff at eight German airports, including Frankfurt, to walk off their jobs all day Tuesday in a pay dispute. Monday's call by the ver.di union sets the stage for another round of disruption after walkouts at several airports last week. Ver.di called private security staff out on strike at Frankfurt, Germany's busiest airport, as well as Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart, Duesseldorf and Cologne-Bonn, news agency dpa reported. Fraport, which oper

UNITED NATIONS( Reuters)-The United Nations is evaluating the security situation in Afghanistan on" an hour-by-hour basis" and moving some staff to the capital Kabul, but is not evacuating anyone from the country, the U.N. spokesman said on Friday.... The world body had" a very light footprint" in some areas taken by the Taliban, spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.... " The current situation is that we're evaluating, literally on an hour-by-hour basis, the security situation both in Ka

KUANTAN: A former security staff pleaded guilty at the Magistrate's Court here Friday( Jan 21) to cheating an Indonesian woman of RM2, 000 for her to obtain a Malaysian citizenship document for her child.G. Ananda Raj, 36, of Georgetown, Penang, pleaded guilty to the charge after it was read before Magistrate Nurul Farahah Mohd Suah.He was accused of deceiving the woman, making her believe that he could obtain Malaysian citizenship for her child at a house in Semambu here at noon on Sept 26, 202

NEW YORK/ LONDON( Reuters)-The Taliban stopped an Afghan United Nations staff member as he tried to reach Kabul airport on Sunday.... They searched his vehicle and found his U.N. identification.... We remain in touch with them in that regard." The United Nations has relocated about a third of the 300 foreign staff it had in Afghanistan to Kazakhstan....

They added past traveller feedback suggested a preference for passengers to touch their own stomas rather than a third party. Colette’s ordeal has left a lasting impression, making her apprehensive about future air travel.... She has urged Manchester Airport to rethink their approach to ensure no one else undergoes a similar experience.A spokesperson for Manchester Airport said: “ The safety of our passengers and staff is of paramount importance and our security processes must be applied consis

A SCANDAL jail where 18 female staff were fired or resigned over affairs with inmates has been hit by a staffing crisis. The women’s departures have contributed to the shortage at Britain’s largest male prison.... In response to the affairs scandal, it said anti-corruption training had been given to more than 500 workers in the past 18 months.... Crime and security expert Chris Phillips said: “ It beggars belief that so many female officers could be involved in relationships with inmates.“ Whe