VOA Botswanan opposition activists took to the streets of the capital Gaborone over the weekend ahead of general elections set for this Wednesday. They wanted to march to Zimbabwe’s embassy with a petition that voiced concerns the neighbouring country is conspiring to help Botswana’s ruling party extend its 58-year hold on power. But the marchers

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Volkswagen could shut down as many as three factories in Germany and lay off tens of thousands of workers as it seeks to regain its edge in Europe amid slumping sales and increased competition from China, the company’s top employee representative said Monday. The closures would be the first in the 87-year history of the […]

Volkswagen could shut down as many as three factories in Germany and lay off tens of thousands of workers as it seeks to regain its edge in Europe amid slumping sales and increased competition from China, the company’s top employee representative said Monday. The closures would be the first in the 87-year history of the […]

Republican Congressman Scott Perry may be in danger of losing his Pennsylvania U.S. House seat while several former GOP colleagues back his Democratic challenger. Perry, former chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus who has been representing Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District since 2019, is facing a close race against Democratic challenger Janelle Stelson in this […]

China threatened on Saturday to take “resolute countermeasures” against a $2 billion sale of arms by the United States to Taiwan. The deal includes Taiwan’s first purchase of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), the cutting-edge U.S. medium-range air defense package. NASAMS became a hot ticket after the U.S. sent it to Ukraine in […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers came through in all three phases of the game on Monday night against the New York Giants in their 26-18 victory. Calvin Austin III broke the game open in the third quarter when he returned a 54-yard punt for a touchdown to take the lead. On the next Steelers’ possession, Russell Wilson […]

Donald Trump has always been a con man. As a businessman, he left behind a trail of investors who lost money in failed ventures even as he profited, students who paid thousands for worthless courses, unpaid contractors and more. Even amid his current presidential campaign he has been hawking overpriced gold sneakers and Trump Bibles […]

The political dominance of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has been remarkable. Despite incessant internal jockeying that has often led to a revolving door of leaders (a problem that remains), the party has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, staunchly adhering to an alliance with the United States that has ensured peace, security, some of the […]

BRUSSELS — It has gone from bad to worse. Europe’s view on China has taken a negative turn in the last five years. It’s not just the age-old concerns about human rights or economic imbalance. Beijing’s widened support for Moscow after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine — allowing the Russian economy to maintain a […]

As the contentious 2024 election draws to a close, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have had a series of unforced campaign trail errors that political strategists say reflect both fatigue and the candidates’ own foibles. The missteps span from racist jokes told by speakers at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on […]