Federal Government

Explained: How the Willow oil project adds to environmental concerns in Alaska

ConocoPhillips' Willow project, which was approved on Monday, would produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak, resulting in at least 263 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over 30 years

Why did the Silicon Valley Bank collapse? Will this lead to a repeat of 2008?

Silicon Valley Bank was hit hard by the downturn in technology stocks over the past year and the US Federal Reserve's aggressive plan to increase interest rates to combat inflation. Its downfall is the largest failure since Washington Mutual collapsed due to a financial crisis more than a decade ago

Biden administration seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs

Patients will need to see a doctor in person at least once to get an initial prescription for drugs that the federal government says have the most potential to be abused — Vicodin, OxyContin, Adderall and Ritalin, for example. Refills could be prescribed over telehealth appointments

Pakistan: Punjab Assembly stands dissolved; nominations for caretaker CM asked by 17 January

The federal government insists that general elections will be held after the completion of the tenure of the government in August

Are gas stoves harmful? Why is there a call to ban them in the US?

A recent study revealed that one in eight cases of asthma in US children is because of the emission of toxic chemicals from gas stoves. This prompted a federal agency to consider a ban on the kitchen appliance

Explained: Will the US see a rise in immigration as asylum rule comes to an end?

Starting next Wednesday, US immigration authorities can no longer use Title 42 to quickly expel prospective asylum-seekers. The change comes as surging numbers of people are seeking to enter the country through the southern border

How US vice-president Kamala Harris' husband is leading the White House's fight against anti-semitism

Doug Emhoff, the Jewish spouse of US vice president Kamala Harris, has in recent weeks become one of the federal government’s more forceful voices against violence and hate speech directed at Jews and described the rising tide of anti-semitism in the United States as an ‘epidemic of hate’

Donald Trump ordered to end anti-racism training for federal employees, says White House

The order comes as the US president works to appeal to his white, blue-collar base while fighting an uphill battle for re-election amid a divisive national reckoning over how non-whites are treated in America

Canada set to invest CS$40 million for Nokia's research on 5G wireless technology

The funding to Nokia will help understand cybersecurity, how data is routed and optical networks are managed

US Congress passes spending bill to end government shutdown; Donald Trump expected to sign measure into law

US House of Representatives joined Senate in approving a bill to end an overnight federal shutdown, averting a serious interruption of the govt’s business.