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US Launches Five WTO Challenges to Retaliatory Tariffs

US Launches Five WTO Challenges to Retaliatory Tariffs

The United States launched five separate World Trade Organization dispute actions on Monday challenging retaliatory tariffs imposed by China, the...

Activists: Thousands of Congolese Threatened by National Park Oil Plans

Activists: Thousands of Congolese Threatened by National Park Oil Plans

Democratic Republic of Congo’s plan to drill for oil in national parks could leave thousands of farmers and fishermen who...

Tesla Shares Tumble After Musk Tweet Controversy

Tesla Shares Tumble After Musk Tweet Controversy

Tesla shares stumbled Monday as chief executive Elon Musk faced criticism over a public spat with a British diver who...

China Suffers Setback in Its EU Trade Rapprochement

China Suffers Setback in Its EU Trade Rapprochement

As the United States ratchets up trade threats, China suffered a setback on Monday for its calls for international cooperation...

IMF Warns US of Economic Vulnerability from Trade War

IMF Warns US of Economic Vulnerability from Trade War

The International Monetary Fund is warning escalating trade conflicts threaten to curb the world’s economic recovery, saying U.S. exports are...

Amazon Workers Strike in Germany, Joining Action in Spain, Poland

Amazon Workers Strike in Germany, Joining Action in Spain, Poland

Thousands of workers will walk off the job on Tuesday at Amazon warehouses in Germany to demand better working conditions,...

Trump’s Advice to Britain’s May: ‘Sue the EU’

Trump’s Advice to Britain’s May: ‘Sue the EU’

U.S. President Donald Trump advised British Prime Minister Theresa May to sue the European Union instead of negotiating with the...

Largest US Port Complex Braces for Extended US-China Trade War

Largest US Port Complex Braces for Extended US-China Trade War

Liang Liang is feeling a lot of stress lately. He owns an import wholesale business in Los Angeles. “I have...

Largest US Port Complex Bracing for Extended US-China Trade War

Largest US Port Complex Bracing for Extended US-China Trade War

As the Trump administration announces tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports, the largest port complex in the...

Artificial Intelligence Cannot Replace Doctors, Can Work Alongside Them

Artificial Intelligence Cannot Replace Doctors, Can Work Alongside Them

Robots can do a lot of things people can do… but can they replace doctors? A London-based artificial intelligence company...

Twitter Suspends 2 Accounts in Mueller Indictments

Twitter Suspends 2 Accounts in Mueller Indictments

Social networking site Twitter Saturday suspended two accounts linked to 12 Russian spies indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for...

Lost Luggage Finds New — at Bargain Prices

Lost Luggage Finds New — at Bargain Prices

Suspiciously cheap diamonds, jeans for $1 and a pair of skis for next to nothing. It’s not a dream, these...

Lost Luggage Finds New Home — at Bargain Prices

Lost Luggage Finds New Home — at Bargain Prices

Suspiciously cheap diamonds, jeans for $1 and a pair of skis for next to nothing. It’s not a dream, these...

Machine Transforms Household Trash into Fuel

Machine Transforms Household Trash into Fuel

British inventor Nik Spencer believes household garbage is a valuable and underrated resource. That’s because trash happens to be the...

US Formally Lifts Ban on China’s ZTE

US Formally Lifts Ban on China’s ZTE

The United States has formally lifted a crippling ban on exports to the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE.  The Commerce Department...

White House Declares War on Poverty ‘Largely Over’

White House Declares War on Poverty ‘Largely Over’

The White House released a report Thursday contending that the United States’ war on poverty — a drive that started...

Kenya Uber to Keep Fares Unchanged for Now, Following Drivers’ Strike

Kenya Uber to Keep Fares Unchanged for Now, Following Drivers’ Strike

Uber’s business in Kenya said on Friday it will keep its fares unchanged for now, after associations representing taxi drivers...

US Farmers Brace for Long-Term Impact of Escalating Trade War

US Farmers Brace for Long-Term Impact of Escalating Trade War

As farmer Brian Duncan gently brushes his hands over the rolling amber waves of grain in the fields behind his...

US Farmers Brace for Long Term Impact of Escalating Trade War

US Farmers Brace for Long Term Impact of Escalating Trade War

U.S. farmers are beginning to feel the effects of tariffs imposed by China in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on Chinese...

Technology Enhances Soccer Watching Experience

Technology Enhances Soccer Watching Experience

Football fans are watching the World Cup on multiple screens in bars, on their phones while they should be working,...

Rising Greenhouse Gases Making Food Less Nutritious

Rising Greenhouse Gases Making Food Less Nutritious

Temperatures around the world are rising as humans burn coal, oil and other fossil fuels for energy. Burning those fuels...

A Look at Euro-Russian Energy Deal Opposed by Trump

A Look at Euro-Russian Energy Deal Opposed by Trump

President Donald Trump’s criticism of Germany’s involvement in a natural gas pipeline deal with Russia launched a tense two days...