OMG: California Regulators Consider Charge on Text Messaging
California regulators are considering a plan to charge a fee for text messaging on mobile phones to help support programs...
Sports, Deaths Among 2018’s Top Google Searches
Sports, disaster and death were among the top searches on Google last year. Each December, the technology company releases it’s...
Sustainable Tree Farming Means Better Lives for Kenyan Farmers
Wood consumption — including logging and the production of charcoal — is a leading cause of forest degradation in Africa. In...
Malaysian Ex-PM Slapped with New Charge Over 1MDB Scandal
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged Wednesday with tampering with the final audit report into a defunct state...
Avianca Brasil Airline Declares Bankruptcy
Cash-strapped Avianca Brasil, the country’s fourth-largest airline, on Tuesday sought bankruptcy protection from creditors but reassured passengers that flights will...
As Finances Improve, Greece Scraps Pension Cuts
Greece’s parliament on Tuesday voted to scrap plans to cut state pensions, in a motion led by the left-led governing...
Big Drop Reported in Child Labor in Cambodia Fashion Factories
While the United Nations says child labor has fallen sharply in Cambodia’s garment factories, many informal subcontractors using children are...
US Intelligence Official: China’s Hacking Against US on the Rise
A senior U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday that Chinese cyber activity in the United States had risen in recent...
Macron’s Concessions Set to Blow Out French Deficit
France will overshoot the European Union’s budget deficit ceiling next year without deeper spending cuts after President Emmanuel Macron caved...
Protesters Disrupt US Fossil Fuel Event at Climate Talks
Protesters disturbed a U.S.-sponsored event promoting fossil fuels on the sidelines of U.N. climate change talks on Monday. The event...
Google CEO Tells Lawmakers Tech Giant Operates ‘Without Political Bias’
Google CEO Sundar Pichai insisted Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee that he runs the U.S. technology giant without political...
Disney Again Makes History with Earning Above $7B for 2018
Walt Disney Studios is again ending the year on a high note, posting more than $7 billion in global box...
China, US Discuss Next Stage of Trade Talks
China and the United States discussed the road map for the next stage of their trade talks on Tuesday, during...
Goodyear Halts Tire Production in Venezuela as Economy Slips
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is halting production in Venezuela, making it the latest international corporation to abandon a South...
Chinese Court Bans iPhone Models in Patent Dispute
A Chinese court has ordered a ban in the country on most iPhone sales because of a patent dispute between...
Musk Suggests Tesla’s New Chairwoman Won’t Rein Him in
Tesla CEO Elon Musk dismissed the idea that the company’s new chairwoman can exert control over his behavior. Robyn Denholm,...
NASA’s Voyager 2 Becomes 2nd Craft in Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 2 has become only the second human-made object to reach the space between stars. NASA said Monday that...
Japanese Economy Experiences the Worst Downturn in Four Years
Japan’s economy contracted 2.5 percent in the third quarter of this year, July-September, which marks the worst downturn in the...
ITU: More Than Half World’s Population Using Internet
The International Telecommunication Union reports that for the first time in history, half of the global population is using the...
More Than Half the World’s Population is Using the Internet
The International Telecommunication Union reports that for the first time in history, half of the global population is using the...
World Marks Anti-Corruption Day
Corruption costs the world economy $2.6 trillion each year, according to the United Nations, which is marking International Anti-Corruption Day...
California Scientists Developing Drones That Can Learn
The role drones play in our lives today is becoming greater and greater, as are the capabilities of these autonomous...
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