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Norway Considering Whether to Exclude Huawei from Building 5G Network

Norway Considering Whether to Exclude Huawei from Building 5G Network

Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China’s Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic...

Global Certainty of Future Cyberattacks Growing

Global Certainty of Future Cyberattacks Growing

Cyberattacks on elections, public infrastructure and national security are increasingly being seen as the new normal, according to a global...

China Gives Long-awaited GM Crop Approvals Amid US Trade Talks

China Gives Long-awaited GM Crop Approvals Amid US Trade Talks

China approved five genetically modified (GM) crops for import on Tuesday, the first in about 18 months in a move...

Venezuela Congress Slams Oil Deals with US, French Companies

Venezuela Congress Slams Oil Deals with US, French Companies

Venezuela’s opposition-run congress on Tuesday issued a resolution calling deals between state-run oil company PDVSA and U.S. and French companies...

World Bank Cuts Forecast for World Economic Growth in 2019

World Bank Cuts Forecast for World Economic Growth in 2019

The World Bank is downgrading its outlook for the global economy this year, citing rising trade tension, weakening manufacturing activity...

We’re Techy, too! Deere, Tide Maker Head to CES Gadget Show

We’re Techy, too! Deere, Tide Maker Head to CES Gadget Show

The companies founded by blacksmith John Deere and candle-and-soap-making duo Procter & Gamble may not be the hip purveyors of...

At Consumer Electronics Show, Sensors and Robots are the Stars

At Consumer Electronics Show, Sensors and Robots are the Stars

More than 4,000 exhibitors from 155 countries are in Las Vegas this week for the Consumer Electronics Show, one of...

Giving Up Gas: China’s Shenzhen Switches to Electric Taxis

Giving Up Gas: China’s Shenzhen Switches to Electric Taxis

One of China’s major cities has reached an environmental milestone: an almost entirely electric-powered taxi fleet. The high-tech hub of...

Zimbabwe’s Hospitals Turn Away Patients as Doctors’ Strike Drags On

Zimbabwe’s Hospitals Turn Away Patients as Doctors’ Strike Drags On

Hospitals in Zimbabwe are turning away patients as a strike by doctors enters its sixth week. There is no end...

US Expresses Optimism About Trade Talks with China

US Expresses Optimism About Trade Talks with China

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said there is “a very good chance” that the United States and China will reach...

Mexico Fuel Theft Crackdown Sparks Shortages, Puts Govt. on Defensive

Mexico Fuel Theft Crackdown Sparks Shortages, Puts Govt. on Defensive

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that his crackdown against fuel theft was yielding positive results, even...

Home Items Get Smarter and Creepier, Like It or Not

Home Items Get Smarter and Creepier, Like It or Not

One day, finding an oven that just cooks food may be as tough as buying a TV that merely lets...

Modi Plans Job Quotas for Less Well-Off Indians as Election Nears

Modi Plans Job Quotas for Less Well-Off Indians as Election Nears

India’s cabinet on Monday backed proposals to reserve 10 percent of government jobs for Indians outside the higher income brackets,...

US Commerce Secretary: US, China Can Reach Trade Deal ‘We Can Live With’

US Commerce Secretary: US, China Can Reach Trade Deal ‘We Can Live With’

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross predicted on Monday that Beijing and Washington could reach a trade deal that “we can...

One More Sign K-Pop Is Here to Stay, a Contract With Mattel

One More Sign K-Pop Is Here to Stay, a Contract With Mattel

The trappings of success continue to arrive for K-pop sensation BTS, the latest a contract with the toy company Mattel...

Tesla Breaks Ground on Shanghai Factory

Tesla Breaks Ground on Shanghai Factory

Tesla broke ground Monday on a new factory for its electric cars in China, the first of its factories to...

US Gadget Love Forecast to Grow Despite Trust Issues

US Gadget Love Forecast to Grow Despite Trust Issues

The trade group behind the Consumer Electronics Show set to start the Tuesday forecast that US gadget love will grow...

US Delegation Arrives in Beijing for Trade Talks

US Delegation Arrives in Beijing for Trade Talks

A U.S. trade delegation has arrived in Beijing. The group is in China to hold two days of talks, beginning...

China Upbeat Ahead of US Trade Talks, But Differences Large

China Upbeat Ahead of US Trade Talks, But Differences Large

China has sounded a positive note ahead of trade talks this week with Washington, but the two sides face potentially...

At Major Tech Show, a Chance for Small Startups to Shine

At Major Tech Show, a Chance for Small Startups to Shine

Every January, tech insiders head to Las Vegas, Nevada where the biggest tech companies show off their latest devices at...

Green Technology Provides Safe Drinking Water for Thousands of Rohingya Refugees

Green Technology Provides Safe Drinking Water for Thousands of Rohingya Refugees

Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, now have safe drinking water thanks to a combination of green technology...

Weather Channel App Sued, Accused of Selling Users’ Data

Weather Channel App Sued, Accused of Selling Users’ Data

People relied on the most popular mobile weather app to track forecasts that determined whether they chose jeans over shorts...