US Defense Department Invests $17M in Laser Technology
The U.S. Defense Department is making another multimillion-dollar investment in high-energy lasers that have the potential to destroy enemy drones...
Egypt Pins Export Hopes on New Leather Production City
Just beyond the outskirts of Cairo on a desert road to the Suez Canal, a sprawling industrial zone is coming...
With Tax Talk Heating Up, Republicans Modify Plan for Businesses
Congressional Republicans, seeking to address the complaints of small businesses, are floating changes to their controversial proposal to eliminate business...
Chieftain: Indigenous People Seize Some Facilities on Peru Oil Field
Indigenous people living on Peru’s largest oil field concession have seized some facilities operated by Frontera Energy demanding that the...
Researchers: Robot Makers Slow to Address Danger Risk
Researchers who warned half a dozen robot manufacturers in January about nearly 50 vulnerabilities in their home, business and industrial...
Jordan Opens First Job Center in Syrian Refugee Camp
Jordan has opened its first job center inside a refugee camp, unlocking work opportunities across the country for thousands living...
Ford, Chinese Partner Look at Possible Electric Car Venture
Ford Motor Co. and a Chinese automaker said Tuesday they are looking into setting up a joint venture to develop...
Ford Offers Brits Incentives to Trade in Older Cars
Ford Tuesday became the latest carmaker to launch a car scrappage scheme in Britain, joining the likes of BMW and...
New App Helps Relieve Stress Through Guided Meditation Exercise
A common complaint for busy, stressed out people is not being able to find the time and place to unwind....
US Air Force Awards Contracts to Boeing, Northrop for ICBM Replacement
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing and Northrop Grumman separate contracts to continue work on the replacement of the...
Venezuela’s Maduro Warns of Action Against Price Gouging
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says new measures will be rolled out this week to combat economic speculation in the crisis-ridden...
Moon Begins Blotting Out the Sun in Historic US Eclipse
Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and protective glasses Monday as the moon began blotting out the midday sun...
China’s Great Wall Confirms Interest in Fiat Chrysler
China’s Great Wall Motor Co Ltd is interested in bidding for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), a company official said on...
Britain to Treat Internet Hate Crime as Seriously as Offline Offenses
Online abuse will be treated as seriously as offline offences, Britain’s prosecution service said on Monday in new guidance on...
Reports: China Accuses Luxury E-Retailer of Smuggling
The founder of a Chinese luxury online retailer has been extradited from Indonesia to face charges his company smuggled goods...
Lebanon Prepares for Syria’s Post-war Construction Windfall
The port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon wants the world to know it’s ready for business. British safety managers...
Initial NAFTA Talks Conclude Amid Signs Schedule Could Slip
The United States, Canada and Mexico wrapped up their first round of talks on Sunday to revamp the NAFTA trade...
Solar Eclipse Coming with Nearly $700M Tab for US Employers
Add next week’s total eclipse of the sun to the list of worker distractions that cost U.S. companies hundreds of...
Kenyan Girls Use Technology to Combat Genital Cutting
“It’s still fresh in my mind, the scene of female genital mutilation,” said Purity Achieng, a 17-year-old from Kenya. ...
Kenyan Girls Use Technology to Combat Female Genital Mutilation
At least 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation in 30 countries. And according to UNICEF, 44...
Women Leaders Wangle Water Taps, Security in India’s Slums
Hansaben Rasid knows what it is like to live without a water tap or a toilet of her own, constantly...
For Moms Heading Back to Work, ‘Returnships’ Offer a Path Forward
How does a former stay-at-home mom become an employee of a tech company that could be worth more than $1...
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