Tag: Political resignations
South Africa finalizes treaty to extradite fugitives in UAE
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said Friday it has finalized an extradition treaty with United Arab Emirates that would allow it to bring back members...
German ex-minister, mayor contender stripped of doctorate
BERLIN — A Berlin university on Thursday stripped a prominent former German minister of her doctorate following a long-running saga over plagiarism allegations that...
C. African Republic PM resigns in latest blow to government
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Central African Republic's Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada resigned Thursday, in the latest sign of fragility within the government already...
Trump-appointed ambassador to Brazil resigns after 14 months
RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. ambassador known for friendly ties with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tendered his resignation after just over a...
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks....
McGahn: Effort to get Mueller fired was ‘point of no return’
WASHINGTON — Former White House counsel Don McGahn told lawmakers in a closed-door interview last week that he regarded President Donald Trump's demand to...
Boston schools chair resigns over racially charged texts
BOSTON — The chair of the Boston School Committee resigned Monday amid criticism of racially charged texts she shared with another member of the...
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden’s July 4 vax goal
WASHINGTON — For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks....
‘Get used to me:’ Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era
WASHINGTON — Louis DeJoy is uninterested in the niceties of Washington. The wealthy longtime businessman with an outer borough New York accent prides himself...
GOP sees opening to revive attacks on Fauci in email trove
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic, lionized by the left as a...