DC Water Utility Goes Underground to Divert Raw Sewage
Dumping sewage into a local river is common practice in some of America’s older cities. With the benefits of modern...
Federal Reserve Proposes New Capital Rules for Banks
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday proposed new rules that could allow some large banks to reduce the amount of capital...
Russian Retailers Warned of Price Increase After Ruble Tumbles
Russian retailers warned of price increase after ruble tumbles European electronic and household goods manufacturers have warned Russian retailers of...
US Lawmakers Demand Changes of Facebook’s CEO
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday demanded better personal data protection at Facebook, whose CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, weathered heated questions from two...
Turkish Currency Hits Record Lows Over Fears of Overheating Economy
The Turkish lira Tuesday hit another historic low against the U.S. dollar amid growing financial market concerns that the Turkish...
Campaigners Call for Ban on Killer Robots
The group known as the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots says fully autonomous lethal weapons that can strike selected targets...
Zuckerberg Apologizes for Data Breach Before Congressional Testimony
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify publicly Tuesday before a group of U.S. senators after apologizing for the...
Apple Co-Founder Closing Facebook Account in Privacy Crisis
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is shutting down his Facebook account as the social media giant struggles to cope with the...
China’s Xi Promises to Lower Tariffs this Year, Open Economy Further
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday promised to open the country’s economy further and lower import tariffs on products including...
Busy Bees Turn Afghan Schoolgirl Into an Entrepreneur
In war-torn Afghanistan, honey is regarded as a traditional cure-all but for one schoolgirl, the sticky commodity has also created...
Digital Footprints: How to Find Out What Facebook and Google Know About You
As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in front of Congress about the company’s practices this week, Americans are waking up...
Iran Unifies Official and Open Market Exchange Rates as Rial Hit New Low
Iran unified the country’s official and open market exchange rates, state media said, after its currency, the rial, plunged to...
Apple: All Its Facilities Now Powered by Clean Energy
Apple on Monday said it had achieved its goal of powering all of the company’s facilities with renewable energy, a...
China: US Trade Talks Currently ‘Impossible’
China’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that trade talks with the United States are impossible under current conditions. The comment from...
Afghanistan Expands Perfume Market with Orange Blossom Scent
Afghanistan is set to exploit its unique agricultural climate by refining and exporting another kind of flower, orange blossoms! An...
Five Questions for Mark Zuckerberg as He Heads to Congress
Congress has plenty of questions for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who will testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday and Wednesday about...
Trump Predicts Resolution of Trade Dispute with China
U.S. President Donald Trump predicted Sunday there would be a resolution of the U.S.-China standoff on tariffs on hundreds of...
Africa Misses Out on Taiwan’s Development Aid Due to ‘One China’ Policy
Taiwan says it regrets that the “one China” policy insisted on by Beijing prevents it from providing much needed development...
UN, Singapore Concerned about Rising Trade Tensions
The U.N. secretary-general and the Singaporean foreign minister voiced concerns about global trade tensions and rising protectionism during back-to-back meetings...
Global Hunger Is Rising, Artificial Intelligence Can Help
Despite a global abundance of food, a United Nations report says 815 million people, 11 percent of the world’s population,...
Global Hunger Is Rising — Artificial Intelligence Can Help
Despite a global abundance of food, a United Nations report says 815 million people, 11 percent of the world’s population,...
Crash-Test Cockroaches Inspire Wall-Climbing Robot
The next generation of life-saving robots could be inspired by cockroaches. Faith Lapidus explains how. …
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