Peerzada Masarat ShahIn the latest chapter of the U.S. immigration saga, a substitute teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, has sparked outrage by allegedly urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to raid a local high school, lamenting that many students “don’t even speak English.” The comment, steeped in xenophobia, underscores a broader problem that has long…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 27 (STC): In a step towards making nuclear fusion a viable energy source, Chinese scientists achieved a remarkable world record by sustaining plasma temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius for nearly 18 minutes. This breakthrough was achieved using the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), a nuclear fusion reactor often referred to…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 27(STC): The United States (US) government has decided to stop all aid to the Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh government. The United States donor agency USAID has announced an immediate cessation or suspension of any work in Bangladesh under contracts, work orders, grants, cooperative agreements, or other assistance or procurement instruments.The suspension of…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 23 (STC): President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents’ immigration status is approaching near, Indian parents in the United States are pursuing preterm births. Media reports state that such parents are lining-up at maternity clinics to schedule a C-section for preterm births….
The move will cut off significant funding to the international aid group. STC NEWS MONITORING DESK JANUARY 21: In a ‘big move’, US President Donald Trump is reported to have signed an executive order directing the US to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a decision that would cut off one of…
