President Joe Biden said a 9mm bullet "blows the lung out of the body" while discussing options on gun legislation on Monday, prompting some to suggest he was calling for handguns to be banned. Biden made the remarks while speaking to reporters outside the White House, a day after...
A Return to Permanent War Is Here: First It Will Bankrupt America, Then Destroy It
The United States, as the near-unanimous vote to provide nearly $40 billion in aid to Ukraine illustrates, is trapped in the death spiral of unchecked militarism. The permanent war economy, implanted since the end of World War II, has destroyed the private economy, bankrupted the nation, and squandered trillions...
Iran Seeks Trade Expansion in Armenia, Other South Caucasus States
In recent months, Iran has engaged in active foreign policy in the South Caucasus to push its geo-economic interests forward. Iran’s Finance and Economic Minister headed a delegation to Yerevan in April to meet Armenian officials and negotiate with the Armenian side over trade. The Iranian side argued that...
Bulletproof Backpack Sales Soar to Record Levels After Uvalde Shooting
Companies in California and Hawaii that make bulletproof backpacks and body armor are reporting record sales following the elementary school mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, The Washington Times reports. "In less than 24 hours after the shooting, we’ve reached our highest sales record to date. The majority of which...
Agrarian University Hosts 1st Armenian-Iranian Agrotechnology Conference
The 1st Armenian-Iranian Agrotechnology Conference is underway at the National Agrarian University of Armenia in Yerevan. The event will lay the foundation for effective and sustainable cooperation between agrotechnology companies from Armenia and Iran, the Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri said in remarks at the conference. Deputy...
Zakaria: The One Hopeful Sign Coming out of Davos This Year
The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is usually fixated on the future. Most years, the attendees are dazzled by some country, company or technology promising to burst forward, force change and dominate the next decade. This year, Ukraine dominated the event and it plays into a growing sense of...
Joby Receives FAA Nod to Start Air Taxi Services Commercially
Joby Aviation said on Thursday it had received a certification from the Federal Aviation Administration that would allow it to begin its air-taxi operations commercially with a conventional airplane. It is among the three regulatory approvals critical for Joby's planned launch of all-electric aerial ridesharing service in 2024. Joby...
Fresno State President Honored by Cal State Student Association
Fresno State News Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval received a vote of confidence from the student organization that represents the nearly half a million students in the California State University system, the nation’s largest public higher education system. The Cal State Student Association selected Jiménez-Sandoval as the 2021-22 recipient...
Russia Prepares to Seize Western Firms Looking to Leave
Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide to leave in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the stakes for multinationals trying to exit. The law, which could be in place within weeks, will give...
Pfizer to Sell Vaccines, Drugs at Low Prices to Poorer Countries
Pfizer Inc. will sell nearly two dozen of its patent-protected drugs and vaccines at not-for-profit prices to some of the world’s poorest countries. Under the program, Pfizer will begin shipping the medicines first to Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda, Senegal and Uganda before the end of this year, Chief Executive Albert Bourla said in...