Ongoing Labor Abuse Found in Pepsi’s Indonesian Palm Oil Plantations
Workers at several Indonesian palm oil plantations that supply Pepsi and Nestle suffer from a variety of labor abuses, including...
Venezuela to Launch Cryptocurrency to Fight U.S. Sanctions
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his government will launch a cryptocurrency, or digital currency, to circumvent what he called a...
Nevada Gambling Leaders Grapple with Pot’s Future in Casinos
A committee exploring the effects of recreational marijuana on Nevada’s gambling industry is wrestling with how the state’s casinos might...
Rising Number of Young Americans Are Leaving Jobs to Farm
Liz Whitehurst dabbled in several careers before she ended up on a Maryland farm, crating fistfuls of fresh-cut arugula in...
China’s Ceramics Capital Struggles to Adapt Amid War on Smog
The city of Zibo, China’s ceramics capital, is undergoing environmental shock therapy to clear its filthy skies and transform its...
Geologists Say Fracking Won’t Solve England’s Energy Problems
Fracking, at least in the U.S., has changed the country’s energy outlook. It has cut the cost of fossil fuels...
Toyota Unveils a New Robot That Mimics its Operator’s Movements
Toyota Motor Corporation recently unveiled a high-tech personal assistant at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo. It mimics the moves...
Greece, Creditors Agree on New Package of Reforms
Greece’s finance minister said Saturday that an agreement had been reached between the heavily indebted country and its creditors on...
UK Warns Government Agencies not to use Kaspersky Software
Britain’s cybersecurity agency has told government departments not to use antivirus software from Moscow-based firm Kaspersky Lab amid concerns about...
World’s Largest Lithium Ion Battery Switched on in South Australia
The world’s largest lithium ion battery has begun providing electricity into the power grid in South Australia. The project is...
Risk of Volcanic Ash Cancels Some Bali Flights
Airlines canceled more flights leaving the Indonesian island of Bali on Saturday, citing forecasts of deteriorating flying conditions because of...
Unwrapping Mummy Mysteries Goes High-Tech
More than a century after being unearthed in Egypt, a nearly 2000-year-old mummy is giving scientists, museum curators and medical...
US Officials Drop Mining Cleanup Rule After Industry Objects
President Donald Trump’s administration announced Friday that it won’t require mining companies to prove they have the financial wherewithal to...
After Flurry of Deals, Senate GOP Passes Tax Bill
Republicans pushed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill through the Senate early Saturday after burst of eleventh-hour horse trading, as...
US Envoy: Economic Support for Cambodia to Continue
Despite criticism from Washington over Cambodia’s crackdown on the opposition and accusations that the U.S. helped plot Prime Minister Hun...
Egyptian Billionaire Denounces Saudi Corruption Crackdown
Egyptian billionaire businessman Naguib Sawiris condemned on Friday a crackdown on graft in Saudi Arabia, saying the purge had undermined...
US Formally Opposes China Market Economy Status at WTO
The United States has formally told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it opposes granting China market economy status, a...
Los Angeles Set to Embark on a Smart City Experiment
From cellphones and cars, to televisions and refrigerators, more devices are being connected to the Internet. This network of connected...
Virtual Reality Allows Patients to Preview Their Own Surgery
Most of us would be shocked and afraid if a doctor told us we needed brain surgery. But imagine how...
Record-setting Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season has finally ended In all, 17 named storms swept across the Atlantic this year and...
German Jobless Rate Hits Best Figure Since 1990 Reunification
Germany, Europe’s most robust economy, said Thursday that its unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in November, the lowest figure...
OPEC Agrees Oil Cut Extension to End of 2018
OPEC agreed on Thursday to extend oil output cuts until the end of 2018 as it tries to finish clearing...
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