Posts by Newsmaker

British Firm Creates Novel Way to Recycle Plastic

British Firm Creates Novel Way to Recycle Plastic

The problem with plastics is a well-known refrain by now: It never goes away and far too little of it...

Malawi, UN Pilot Drone Project to Fight Hunger

Malawi, UN Pilot Drone Project to Fight Hunger

As many as 3 million Malawians are expected to face food shortages this year because of drought and pests. To...

Zimbabwe’s FM Aims to Turn Economy Around with New Budget

Zimbabwe’s FM Aims to Turn Economy Around with New Budget

Zimbabwe’s finance minister has unveiled the country’s 2019 budget. Mthuli Ncube says the plan should help restore the economy of...

Technology Shapes Insurance Companies’ Response to Wildfires

Technology Shapes Insurance Companies’ Response to Wildfires

As wildfires raged this month in California, insurance claims experts at Travelers sat in a command center 3,000 miles (4,828...

Nissan Board Fires Jailed Chairman Ghosn

Nissan Board Fires Jailed Chairman Ghosn

Once-admired auto executive Carlos Ghosn’s fall from grace deepened Thursday when directors of Nissan Motor Co. voted unanimously to fire...

Lebanon’s Economy Faces Stark Choice: Reform or Collapse

Lebanon’s Economy Faces Stark Choice: Reform or Collapse

Lebanon is marking 75 years of independence with a military parade Thursday in Beirut, but many anxious Lebanese feel they...

Solar-powered Suitcases Bring Light to Darkened Classrooms

Solar-powered Suitcases Bring Light to Darkened Classrooms

Solar-powered suitcases are bringing light to darkened classrooms and struggling students in rural Kenya. Before solar power, the alternatives were...

Nissan Board to Meet for Ousting Ghosn as Future of Alliance in Focus

Nissan Board to Meet for Ousting Ghosn as Future of Alliance in Focus

Nissan Motor Co will hold a board meeting on Thursday to oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn after the shock arrest of...

Canada Unveils Investment Tax Break

Canada Unveils Investment Tax Break

Canada will allow businesses to write off additional capital investments to make them more competitive at a time when the United States...

German Car Bosses Reportedly Invited to White House to Discuss Tariffs 

German Car Bosses Reportedly Invited to White House to Discuss Tariffs 

The Trump administration has invited the heads of Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler to the White House to discuss U.S. tariffs...

Trump Thanks Saudis for Tamping Down World Oil Prices

Trump Thanks Saudis for Tamping Down World Oil Prices

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday thanked Saudi Arabia for tamping down world oil prices, a day after saying the...

US: China has Failed to Alter ‘Unfair, Unreasonable’ Trade Practices

US: China has Failed to Alter ‘Unfair, Unreasonable’ Trade Practices

The Trump administration on Tuesday said that China has failed to alter its “unfair” practices at the heart of the...

Facebook Sued by Russian Firm Linked to Woman Charged by US Government

Facebook Sued by Russian Firm Linked to Woman Charged by US Government

A Russia-based news company whose accountant was charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to meddle in U.S. elections sued Facebook...

Retail Disappointments, Energy Decline Hit Wall Street

Retail Disappointments, Energy Decline Hit Wall Street

Stocks dropped again Tuesday as losses mounted for the world’s largest technology companies. Retailers also fell, and energy companies plunged...

As Facebook Faces Fire, Heat Turns Up on No. 2 Sandberg

As Facebook Faces Fire, Heat Turns Up on No. 2 Sandberg

For the past decade, Sheryl Sandberg has been the poised, reliable second-in-command to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, helping steer Facebook’s...

Boeing Cancels Call to Discuss Issues With Its Newest Plane 

Boeing Cancels Call to Discuss Issues With Its Newest Plane 

Analysts say Boeing Co. is canceling a conference call that it scheduled to discuss issues around its newest plane, which...

Where Did North Korea’s Cyber Army Come From?

Where Did North Korea’s Cyber Army Come From?

North Korean hackers continue to circumvent protections and compromise computer systems around the globe. Pyongyang’s cyber operatives, like the Lazarus...

Nissan Says Chairman Arrested for Financial Misconduct in Japan

Nissan Says Chairman Arrested for Financial Misconduct in Japan

Shares in automakers Nissan, Mitsubishi and Renault fell sharply Tuesday after the arrest of executive Carlos Ghosn on allegations of...

Apple, Trade Woes Sink Stocks; Growth Worries Drag on Dollar

Apple, Trade Woes Sink Stocks; Growth Worries Drag on Dollar

World stock markets fell Monday as worries about softening demand for the iPhone dragged down shares of Apple Inc and...

UN: Afghan Opium Cultivation Down 20 Percent

UN: Afghan Opium Cultivation Down 20 Percent

A new United Nations survey finds that opium cultivation in Afghanistan has decreased by 20 percent in 2018 compared to...

Nissan Chairman Faces Arrest In Japan

Nissan Chairman Faces Arrest In Japan

Japanese automaker Nissan says it has determined that its chairman, Carlos Ghosn, falsified reports about his compensation “over many years.”...

Lithuania: Russia’s UBER Could Be Used For Spying

Lithuania: Russia’s UBER Could Be Used For Spying

In the Baltic country of Lithuania, there’s growing debate over a Russian-owned taxi ride-sharing service that Lithuanian government officials warn...