After 30 years as the president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down on Friday after no less than 18 days of protests and demonstrations that flooded the streets of Cairo and its Tahrir Square. Tweet This Post
The United States President Barack Obama will be outlining on Thursday his plans which regard the expansion of high-speed wireless internet. The expansion would reduce the deficit of the country by $9.8bn over the next decade, while reaching 98 per cent of Americans. Tweet This Post
President Hosni Mubarak has vowed to not stand for re-election in September, but Egyptian protesters has rejected his promise, demanding that he quit immediately, the BBC said on Wednesday. Tweet This Post
Cairo under chaos as inhabitants took the streets once again last night in an effort to end Mubarak’s regime and support the beginning of a new Egyptian era. Tweet This Post
The doctor of former South African President Nelson Mandela reports that he is “responding well” to treatment, the BBC said on Monday. Tweet This Post
Obama’s speech won a lot of praise for not using the occasion to gain political mileage. His words of conciliation combined with call for unity was viewed by some 31 million viewers. He led the memorial tribute to six individuals who were victims of a deadly shooting incident in Tucson, Arizona. Tweet This Post
A memorial service mass at St. Odilia Catholic Church was held in memory of victims of the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords. The representative is off the ventilator but still is in a critical condition after receiving a bullet wound to the head. Tweet This Post
Following last week’s approval of the New START treaty by the US Senate, the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin came to praise the new nuclear arms treaty, while commenting about Russia joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) as well. Tweet This Post
Reductions in budget deficit from $1.42 trillion in 2009 to $1.29 trillion on 30th September 2010 is not going to bring cheer to President Obama as the nonpartisan Budget Office has put forth a plan consisting of spending cuts and over haul of the tax code to reduce deficit to $1.07 trillion by the end [...]
Obama’s decision to re-nominate economist Peter Diamond as a member of the Federal reserve board has set up a potential flash point with Republicans as they have expressed their disapproval to the candidature. Tweet This Post