Browsing: News

MENA Newswire, RALEIGH: Spring & Mulberry has expanded a voluntary recall of select chocolate bars sold nationwide after testing indicated possible Salmonella contamination, according to a company announcement posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Raleigh-based company said

MENA Newswire, OTTAWA: Canada granted permanent resident status to about 393,500 people in 2025, according to federal immigration data, bringing admissions close to the government’s planned level for the year. The total covers people approved across Canada’s main permanent immigration

MENA Newswire, OREGON: A strong offshore earthquake with a reported magnitude of 6.2 struck off the Oregon coast late Thursday, shaking parts of the Pacific Northwest but prompting no tsunami warnings and no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

OSLO: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has drawn criticism in Norway and elsewhere after presenting her Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during a White House meeting, a gesture Nobel officials quickly said does not and

WASHINGTON: The United States has imposed a 25% tariff on a narrow range of advanced computing chips, including Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence processor, under a presidential proclamation that cites national security concerns tied to semiconductor supply chains. The measure, signed

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of Justice has issued subpoenas to the Federal Reserve in a criminal investigation involving Chair Jerome Powell, escalating a clash between the White House and the central bank that has drawn bipartisan concern and unsettled financial

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: The United States will suspend the processing of immigrant visa applications for nationals of 75 countries starting Jan. 21, the State Department said, citing public assistance concerns under longstanding “public charge” standards used in immigration adjudications. The

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a norovirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship Rotterdam operated by Holland America Line, following a voyage that ran from December 28, 2025, to January 9, 2026. The outbreak

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: A U.S. federal judge in Washington ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to restore nearly $12 million in children’s health funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics while a lawsuit challenging the cuts moves forward.

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: U.S. regulators have approved SpaceX to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites, expanding the company’s low Earth orbit broadband network under conditions set by the Federal Communications Commission. The decision increases the number of second generation Starlink