Ahead of the referendum, the two sides held a televised debate where the Yes campaign team was headed by Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir and the No campaign was led by Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, chair of the opposition Independence Party. Kristrún told the audience that Iceland was already well integrated in the European Union, and becoming a
The board of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC has voted to add President Donald Trump’s name to the facade of the performance arts venue two months after a judge ordered its removal. Board members, many of whom are Trump allies, voted to add “Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump” to the formal
Lebanon’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty, a move that would make it the first country in the Middle East to formally end capital punishment. A majority of MPs in the 128-seat parliament backed the measure on Tuesday, while Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc voted against it. The legislation will now go to the cabinet
A US Senate committee has voted to hold former top health official Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer questions during a congressional hearing last week. The vote – which fell along party lines – means that the committee will refer the case to the justice department for potential prosecution for
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted to loosen restrictions on controversial peptides that have become popular online but have not been well researched for use in humans. The panel voted narrowly to allow specialty pharmacies to produce drugs such as BPC-157, TB-500 and KPV, a major regulatory hurdle to making them
ARLINGTON, Va. — A lawmaker sponsoring a key piece of federal legislation on college sports said he believes the bill likely has the support it needs to pass the upper chamber. “We probably have 60 votes,” Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said Friday at the Associated Press sports editors’ meeting. Schmitt called the next two weeks