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...
Mexico Economy Minister Calls US NAFTA Autos Proposal ‘Not Viable’
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said Wednesday that Trump administration demands for a U.S.-specific automotive content requirement in NAFTA were...
Facebook Suspends Ability to Target Ads by Excluding Racial Groups
Facebook Inc. said on Wednesday it was temporarily disabling the ability of advertisers on its social network to exclude racial...
Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Oppose Republican Tax Bill
Opposition has grown among Americans to a Republican tax plan before the U.S. Congress, with 49 percent of people who...
Snapchat Seeks to Attract More Users by Redesigning App
Snapchat is separating what friends share and what media organizations publish in an attempt to appeal to a broader range...
With Deforestation Rising, Colombia Businesses Join Fight to End Destruction
Colombia’s palm oil industry and big businesses have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains as the country battles...
US Supreme Court Considers Limits on Government in Key Privacy Case
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it may be open to new limits on the government’s ability to track someone’s...
India Unveils New Recommendations to Reinforce Strict Net Neutrality
India has strongly backed a free and open Internet, with its telecom regulator recommending stringent regulations on net neutrality –...
Solar Power Glass Bricks Generate Energy While Letting In Light
Buildings could soon be able to convert the sun’s energy into electricity without the need for solar panels, thanks to...
Italian Carmaker Unveils New High-Tech Prototype
“Terzo Millennio”, or Third Millennium, is a new brand name in auto design from Italian carmaker Lamborghini. Company representatives introduced...
India’s GES Conference Focuses on More Women Entrepreneurs
This week, more than 1,000 entrepreneurs, business executives and government officials are in Hyderabad India to discuss ways to empower...
US Ethanol Makers, Looking to Reduce Biofuel Glut, Call on Mexico, India
U.S. ethanol producers, looking to relieve a growing domestic glut, are hunting for new international fuel markets to replace China...
