Fearing Debt Trap, Pakistan Rethinks Chinese ‘Silk Road’ Projects
After lengthy delays, an $8.2 billion revamp of a colonial-era rail line snaking from the Arabian Sea to the foothills...
Tesla, Musk Settle Fraud Suit for $40M
Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of...
Canada FM Postpones UN Speech as Trade Talks Intensify
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland postponed her U.N. speech Saturday as free-trade talks between the U.S. and Canada intensified....
A Pakistani American Startup Fighting Media Censorship
According to the latest report by the Committee to Protect Journalists in Pakistan, fatal violence against journalists has declined, but...
US Consumers Spend More; Inflation Flattens
U.S. consumer spending increased steadily in August, supporting expectations of solid economic growth in the third quarter, while a measure...
Google CEO to Testify Before US House on Bias Accusations
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has agreed to testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee later this year over Republican...
Ousting Musk at Tesla Viewed as Difficult, Possibly Damaging
Tesla without Elon Musk at the wheel? To many of the electric car maker’s customers and investors, that would be...
Facebook Tightens Security After Announcing Breach
The security breach Facebook announced Friday that affected 50 million users was a setback for the social media giant, which...
Brad Smith on Microsoft’s $40M AI for Humanitarian Action Program
VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren talks with Brad Smith, Microsoft’s President and Chief Legal Officer about the tech giant’s new...
Italian Stocks Fall on Populist Government’s Spending Plans
Italy’s stock market fell sharply Friday after the new populist, euroskeptic government announced a sharp public spending increase that will...
Puerto Rico Struggling, Still Open for Tourists, Governor Says
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello flew to New York this week on a mission: convince potential tourists that the hurricane-ravaged island...
US Regulators Sue Tesla’s Musk for Fraud, Seek to Bar Him as Officer
U.S. securities regulators on Thursday accused Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk of fraud and sought to ban him as an...
US, Japan Working Toward Free-trade Agreement
The United States and Japan have agreed to begin negotiations on a bilateral free-trade agreement, reducing the prospect that Washington...
Uber to Pay $148M for Hiding Data Breach
The ride-hailing service Uber has agreed to pay $148 million to settle claims that it concealed a massive data breach...
US Lawmakers Urged to Enact Personal Data Protections, But With Care
U.S. communications and social media titans are urging lawmakers to craft strong, uniform protections for Americans’ personal data without squashing...
Report: Ford CEO Warns Tariffs Cut $1 Billion in Profit
Ford chief Jim Hackett on Wednesday ramped up his warnings about the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, saying his...
Somalia to Get First Direct World Bank Grants in Decades
Somalia’s finance minister says World Bank grants to the government are a sign the country has “trustable leadership” again after...
World Economy Remains on Shaky Ground
The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development warns the world economy remains fragile, one decade after the collapse of the...
Senate Panel Opens Hearing on Crafting US Privacy Law
The Trump administration is hoping Congress can come up with a new set of national rules governing how companies can...
Asian Lender Says Trade Wars, Debt Adding to Financial Risks
Trade conflicts, rising debt and the potential impact from rising interest rates in the U.S. will likely dampen growth in...
Shape-Changing Materials to Enter Everyday Life
Many materials change shape when exposed to heat, electricity or some other kind of energy. That change is usually random,...
Brazil’s Jobs Crisis Lingers, Posing Challenge for Next President
After losing his job with a foreign food company in March, Alexander Costa surveyed Brazil’s anemic labor market and decided...
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