Posts by Newsmaker

US Envoy: 3 Countries Granted Iran Oil Waivers Have Cut Imports to Zero

US Envoy: 3 Countries Granted Iran Oil Waivers Have Cut Imports to Zero

Three of the eight countries to which Washington granted waivers to import Iranian oil have now cut their shipments from...

Pence: Low Oil Prices Mean US Can Stand Firm on Venezuela Sanctions

Pence: Low Oil Prices Mean US Can Stand Firm on Venezuela Sanctions

Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to pressure Venezuela’s oil industry and those who...

Brazilian Government Takes Bullish Stance on Pension Reform

Brazilian Government Takes Bullish Stance on Pension Reform

Senior Brazilian officials charged with steering pension reform through Congress presented a united front on Tuesday, insisting on an end...

Dutch Security Agency Warns Against Chinese, Russian Technology

Dutch Security Agency Warns Against Chinese, Russian Technology

The Dutch security service advised the government Tuesday not to use technology from countries with active cyber-hacking campaigns against the...

Scam Ads Promoting Fake Tax Breaks Prosper on Facebook

Scam Ads Promoting Fake Tax Breaks Prosper on Facebook

Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised U.S. homeowners that they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed...

Factbox: A look at NATO

Factbox: A look at NATO

NATO foreign ministers are gathering in Washington, D.C. this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty...

Facebook, Rights Groups Hit Out at Singapore’s Fake News Bill

Facebook, Rights Groups Hit Out at Singapore’s Fake News Bill

Singapore submitted wide-ranging fake news legislation in parliament on Monday, stoking fears from internet firms and human rights groups that...

Your Body: The Network You Didn’t Know You Had

Your Body: The Network You Didn’t Know You Had

Networks like Bluetooth connect our devices easily and effortlessly. But the area that these portable networks cover is big enough...

Australia Plans Balanced Annual Budget Ahead of Election

Australia Plans Balanced Annual Budget Ahead of Election

Australia’s treasurer said he will unveil the government’s first balanced annual budget plan in a decade days before general elections...

Trump’s Threat to Close Border Stirs Fears of Economic Harm

Trump’s Threat to Close Border Stirs Fears of Economic Harm

President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the southern border raised fears Monday of dire economic consequences in the U.S....

Facebook Removes Accounts Linked to Indian Political Parties, Pakistan’s Military

Facebook Removes Accounts Linked to Indian Political Parties, Pakistan’s Military

Anjana Pasricha contributed to this report. ISLAMABAD – Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts and pages linked to Indian political...

Facebook Reveals How it Ranks Items in The News Feed

Facebook Reveals How it Ranks Items in The News Feed

Facebook is lifting the lid on the algorithm that decides which posts appear in its news feed, as part of...

TSA’s Social Media Highlight Weird Stuff in Travelers’ Bags

TSA’s Social Media Highlight Weird Stuff in Travelers’ Bags

David Johnston stands over a table full of peculiar items confiscated at Dulles International Airport: a glittery clutch with brass...

Bait Crisis Could Take the Steam Out of Lobster This Summer

Bait Crisis Could Take the Steam Out of Lobster This Summer

The boom times for the U.S. lobster industry are imperiled this year because of a shortage of a little fish...

Eiffel Tower, Other Sites Go Dark for Earth Hour 

Eiffel Tower, Other Sites Go Dark for Earth Hour 

The Eiffel Tower was plunged into darkness late on Saturday as the city of Paris switched off the lights on its best-known...

World Turns Off Lights for Earth Hour 

World Turns Off Lights for Earth Hour 

The Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building, the Sydney Opera House, the Brandenburg Gate, the Acropolis and many more iconic...

US, China Face Off Over 5G in Cambodia

US, China Face Off Over 5G in Cambodia

For techies and phone geeks, Digital Cambodia 2019 was the place to be. More than a dozen high school students...

US Uses Obscure Agency to Target Chinese Foreign Investments

US Uses Obscure Agency to Target Chinese Foreign Investments

For decades, it was virtually unknown outside a small circle of investors, corporate lawyers and government officials.    But in...

Facebook Beefs Up Political Ad Rules Ahead of EU Election

Facebook Beefs Up Political Ad Rules Ahead of EU Election

Facebook said Friday it is further tightening requirements for European Union political advertising, in its latest efforts to prevent foreign...

Lyft Shares Soar on Nasdaq Debut After IPO

Lyft Shares Soar on Nasdaq Debut After IPO

Lyft Inc shares on Friday opened up 21.2 percent at $87.24 in its market debut on the Nasdaq after the...

Students Mix Tech, Fashion Wearables for the Disabled

Students Mix Tech, Fashion Wearables for the Disabled

Most of us don’t give much thought to getting dressed every day, but for the elderly and disabled, seemingly simple...

Graphene Begins to Realize its Potential

Graphene Begins to Realize its Potential

At one atom thick, graphene is one of those miracle materials that many say is the stuff of the future....