The Chinese electronics giant Huawei has surpassed Apple to become the No. 2 smartphone vendor worldwide, according to statistics from the International Data Corp (IDC). The milestone comes as smartphone sales are declining globally and Huawei faces ongoing scrutiny regarding the security of its devices and accusations of fraud. Huawei was the only smartphone maker…
NOT ALL politics is local. Voters fed up with the political impasse in Westminster, nearly three years after the referendum to leave the European Union, lashed out at both the Conservatives and Labour in local elections on May 2nd. Instead, they gave their support to smaller parties that offered any sort of alternative. By mid-morning…
The Labor Department released the April data on hiring and unemployment on Friday morning, providing an up-to-the-minute snapshot of the economy. The Numbers Average hourly earnings rose by 0.2 percent, which follows an increase of 0.1 percent in March. Over the last 12 months, earnings have risen by a healthy 3.2 percent, a hair’s breadth…
President Donald Trump wants to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization. The administration had initially considered the designation shortly after inauguration in 2017, but quickly decided against it. This latest push appears to be the result of Trump’s meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi three weeks ago, during which time the leader urged Trump…
Facebook is barring a host of far-right figures and conspiracy theorists — but the move hasn't gone entirely to plan. On Thursday, the California social network announced that it was taking action against a bunch of controversial figures on its apps, including Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Louis Farrakhan, and the conspiracy site Infowars. The company…
ONE DAY after the opposition announced its final push to oust Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s strongman was determined to show he was back in control. He duly adopted the method his regime knows best: rapid, forceful repression of protests. The early signs are that he is succeeding. On April 30th Juan Guaidó, recognised by most Western…
WASHINGTON — House Democrats, invoking what they called a threat to American democracy, threatened on Thursday to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress after he failed to appear at a hearing of the Judiciary Committee and ignored a subpoena deadline to hand over Robert S. Mueller III’s full report and evidence.…
Attorney General William Barr’s refusal to appear before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday is giving critics plenty of ammunition, but few are taking advantage of the opportunity like Rep. Steve Cohen. The Tennessee Democrat held a press conference this morning before the Committee met, calling the attorney general “Chicken Barr” while holding a ceramic hen.…
Special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his investigation into Russian election interference is continuing to dominate Washington's attention and divide lawmakers. The report contained myriad revelations about President Donald Trump and his associates, leading a number of Democratic lawmakers to ramp up calls for the president's impeachment. Meanwhile, Democrats have also slammed Attorney General William…
JUAN GUAIDÓ, recognised by most Western and Latin American democracies as Venezuela’s interim president, seems to have decided it was now or never to claim real power. In the early morning of April 30th he stood outside the La Carlota air-force base in Caracas, the capital, to proclaim that Operación Libertad, or Operation Liberty, the…
