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Tech, Health Care Lead US Stock Surge After Midterms

Tech, Health Care Lead US Stock Surge After Midterms

Stocks rallied Wednesday as investors were relieved to see that the U.S. midterm elections went largely as they expected they...

Bullied Online? Speak Out, Says Britain’s Princess Beatrice 

Bullied Online? Speak Out, Says Britain’s Princess Beatrice 

Bullied herself online, Britain’s Princess Beatrice is determined to ensure other girls are equipped to deal with internet abuse and get the best...

Global Stocks Gain Ground After US Midterm Elections

Global Stocks Gain Ground After US Midterm Elections

Global stocks were higher Wednesday after the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections met investors’ expectations. Despite Democratic gains in...

Facebook: More than 100 Accounts Blocked Prior to US Midterms

Facebook: More than 100 Accounts Blocked Prior to US Midterms

Facebook says it has blocked more than 100 accounts with potential ties to a so-called Russian “troll farm” that may...

China Grants 18 Trademarks in 2 Months to Trump, Daughter Ivanka

China Grants 18 Trademarks in 2 Months to Trump, Daughter Ivanka

The Chinese government granted 18 trademarks to companies linked to President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump over the...

Facebook, Google Tools Reveal New Political Ad Tactics

Facebook, Google Tools Reveal New Political Ad Tactics

Public databases that shine a light on online political ads – launched by Facebook and Google before Tuesday’s U.S. elections...

VR Project Highlights Social Media Policing

VR Project Highlights Social Media Policing

Whether it’s Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, social media platforms have become the digital public squares where we convene. Police gather...

Floating Solar Panels Buoy Access to Clean Energy in Asia

Floating Solar Panels Buoy Access to Clean Energy in Asia

When the worst floods in a century swept through India’s southern Kerala state in August, they killed more than 480...

Ocean Shock: Fish Flee for Cooler Waters, Upending Lives in US South

Ocean Shock: Fish Flee for Cooler Waters, Upending Lives in US South

This is part of “Ocean Shock,” a Reuters series exploring climate change’s impact on sea creatures and the people who...

Brazil Economy Key to Bolsonaro Win, But Will He Deliver?

Brazil Economy Key to Bolsonaro Win, But Will He Deliver?

Key to Jair Bolsonaro’s recent election victory was the support of Brazil’s business community, which coalesced around him because he...

Women in Tech Call on Global Summit for Greater Roles

Women in Tech Call on Global Summit for Greater Roles

Women leaders in technology called at one of the sector’s largest global conferences for more to be done to drive...

Vatican Expert Urges Priests to Get Online 

Vatican Expert Urges Priests to Get Online 

Priests should get online if they want to connect with people who may no longer attend church but can still...

UK Regulator Calls for Tougher Rules on Personal Data Use

UK Regulator Calls for Tougher Rules on Personal Data Use

Britain’s data commissioner on Tuesday called for tougher rules governing the use of personal data by political campaigns around the...

Amazon Mum on Reports it Will Split New Headquarters

Amazon Mum on Reports it Will Split New Headquarters

Amazon isn’t commenting on reports that it plans to split its new headquarters between facilities in two cities rather than...

Nigerian Unions, Government Agree Minimum Wage to Avert Strike

Nigerian Unions, Government Agree Minimum Wage to Avert Strike

Nigerian trade unions and the government agreed to a new minimum wage proposal on Tuesday, in an attempt to avert...

In China, Female Pilots Strain to Hold Up Half the Sky

In China, Female Pilots Strain to Hold Up Half the Sky

When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against...

Indonesian Startup Uses Road Safety to Drive Women’s Empowerment

Indonesian Startup Uses Road Safety to Drive Women’s Empowerment

Iim Fahima Jachja cannot operate a vehicle and relies on a driver to get around the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, but...

Facebook Says Human Rights Report Shows It Should Do More in Myanmar

Facebook Says Human Rights Report Shows It Should Do More in Myanmar

Facebook on Monday said a human rights report it commissioned on its presence in Myanmar showed it had not done...

Don’t Leave Half the World Offline and Behind, Urges Web Founder

Don’t Leave Half the World Offline and Behind, Urges Web Founder

British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web, appealed on Monday for companies and governments not to...

EU-Japan Trade Deal Clears Hurdle on Way to 2019 Start

EU-Japan Trade Deal Clears Hurdle on Way to 2019 Start

European Union and Japanese plans to form the world’s largest free trade area cleared a significant hurdle Monday when EU...

China’s Xi Promises to Raise Imports Amid Trade Row With US

China’s Xi Promises to Raise Imports Amid Trade Row With US

Chinese President Xi Jinping promised on Monday to lower tariffs, broaden market access and import more from overseas at the...

Iraq Fish Farmers Hit by Carp Deaths, Amid Fears Over Pollution

Iraq Fish Farmers Hit by Carp Deaths, Amid Fears Over Pollution

Along the Iraqi banks of the Euphrates river, one question dominates the conversation. What killed the fish? Thousands of tons...