Anti-Corruption Watchdog: Most Countries Ignore Anti-Foreign Bribery Laws
A new report by Transparency International suggests foreign bribery is alive and well. The report, by the Berlin-based, anti-corruption watchdog,...
Argentine Austerity Protests Mount Over Macri-Backed IMF Measures
Labor unions and social groups blocked streets in downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday, with more marches planned over the days...
Updated Apple System Takes on Smartphone Addiction
Apple’s polished iPhone line-up comes with tools to help users dial back their smartphone obsessions, amid growing concerns over “addiction”...
Apple Unveils Larger iPhones, Health-Oriented Watches
Apple Inc unveiled larger iPhones and watches based on the design of current models on Wednesday, confirming Wall Street expectations...
US Median Household Income Reaches Record High
The median U.S. household income reached $61,372 last year — its highest level ever, the U.S. Census reported Wednesday. The...
S. Korea Jobless Rate Hits Highest Since Global Financial Crisis
South Korea’s unemployment rate hit an eight-year high in August as mandatory minimum wages rose, adding to economic policy frustrations...
Internet Group Backs ‘National’ Data Privacy Approach
A group representing major internet companies including Facebook, Amazon.com and Alphabet said on Tuesday it backed modernizing U.S. data privacy...
Water Shortages to Cut Iraq’s Irrigated Wheat Area by Half
In Iraq, a major Middle East grain buyer, will cut the irrigated area it plants with wheat by half in...
New Delhi Startup Develops Smartwatch for Women’s Safety
Whether at home or out and about, women the world over have long had to contend with threats to their...
In Posh Bangkok Neighborhood, Residents Trade Energy with Blockchain
Residents in a Bangkok neighborhood are trying out a renewable energy trading platform that allows them to buy and sell...
Indonesia Battles Currency Woes
Policymakers in Indonesia are grappling to deal with a weakened currency, the rupiah, which was valued at just 14,930 per...
13-Year-Old Kurdish-American Boy Becomes Entrepreneur
United States is a land of opportunity. We have all heard this saying, but what does it mean and how...
Study: US Teens Prefer Remote Chats to Face-to-Face Meetings
American teenagers are starting to prefer communicating via text instead of meeting face-to-face, according to a study published Monday by...
Japan’s Bid to End Whaling Ban is Top Issue at Conference
Japan will once again try to get the international ban on whale hunting overturned at the global conference of the...
Canada’s Freeland to Hold NAFTA Talks Tuesday as Time Runs Short
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will meet U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Washington on Tuesday for another round of...
Survey: Number of Americans Getting News on Social Media Slows
About two-thirds of American adults say they occasionally get their news from social media, according to a survey released Monday...
Creditors Warn Greece on Debt Relief as Inspectors Return
Greece’s lead creditor warned the country on Monday not to stray from reforms agreed upon before the end of its...
Zimbabwe Finance Minister: Reviving Economy is ‘Herculean’ Task
Zimbabwe’s new finance minister has described his task of reviving the country’s moribund economy as extraordinarily difficult, but he is...
Tiwa the Talking Monkey Uses Tech to Help Revive Nigerian Folk Tales
A stuffed toy monkey called Tiwa holds some of Nigeria’s oldest folk tales and is helping to revive the traditional...
Ford Says It Will Not Move Small Car Production from China to US
Ford says it has no plans to move production of a small car from China to the United States despite...
Flush From End of Bailout, Greek PM Announces Tax Breaks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday unveiled plans for tax cuts and pledged spending to heal years of painful austerity, less than...
Trump: Apple Can Avoid Tariffs by Shifting Production to US
President Donald Trump concedes that some Apple Inc. products may become more expensive if his administration imposes “massive” additional tariffs...
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