Pakistan Railway Revival Clashes With Shanty Towns
After many false starts, plans to resurrect a railway in Pakistan’s teeming metropolis of Karachi are moving ahead with the...
Petrobras Argentina Sale Under Scrutiny in Brazil
Brazilian prosecutors plan to investigate last year’s controversial sale of the Argentine subsidiary of Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, a...
As Rural Sri Lanka Dries Out, Young Farmers Look for Job Options
Scorched by a 10-month drought that has killed crops and reduced residents to buying trucked-in water, Adigama’s young people are...
Reverence for Robots: Japanese Workers Treasure Automation
Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs, and boxed at dizzying speeds...
Trump Renews Twitter Criticism of Amazon
President Donald Trump is renewing his attacks on e-commerce giant Amazon, and he says the company is “doing great damage...
Defector: UN Sanctions Would Play Havoc With North Korean Economy
The impact of the latest round of U.N. sanctions leveled against North Korea could be greater than the projected $1...
US, Mexico and Canada Launching NAFTA Renegotiation Talks
The United States, Mexico and Canada are opening negotiations Wednesday to reform the North American Free Trade Agreement, a 1994...
Tech Companies Ramp Up NAFTA Lobbying on Eve of Trade Talks
Technology companies, such as Microsoft and Cisco Systems, have ramped up lobbying ahead of talks to renegotiate the North American...
High-tech US Plants Offer Jobs Even as Laid-off Struggle
Herbie Mays is 3M proud, and it shows — in the 3M shirt he wears; in the 3M ring he earned...
Amazon Opens ‘Instant Pickup’ Points in US Brick-and-Mortar Push
Amazon.com Inc is rolling out pickup points in the United States where shoppers can retrieve items immediately after ordering them,...
Asked to Serve, Some CEOs Say No More to Trump
First it was the leader of a major U.S. pharmaceutical, then the CEO of an athletic gear company, and before...
The Dark and Light Sides of Latest Drone Technology
Drones, small flying machines with cameras mounted on them, have become easily accessible to consumers. Scientists, police and businesses have...
Internet Firms Move to Take Down Hate Speech, Violence
The internet domain registration of the neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer was revoked twice in less than 24 hours in the...
Ex-head of Mexico’s State Oil Company Denies Taking Bribes
The former head of Mexico’s state-owned oil company, a key campaign adviser to President Enrique Pena Nieto, has denied accusations...
Merck CEO Pulls Out of Trump Panel, Demands Rejection of Bigotry
The chief executive of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies resigned on Monday from a business panel led by...
Guam’s Tourism Popularity Unhurt by North Korea Threats
Tourists haven’t been deterred from visiting the tropical island of Guam even though the U.S. territory has been the target...
First Walking Polymer Could Be Used in Robots
Synthetic polymers, primarily plastics, are used to make a host of items, from paint to plastic bottles to sunglasses and...
Neo-Nazi Site Moves to Google After GoDaddy Dumps It
Neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer moved its domain registration to Google after hosting firm GoDaddy said it would sever ties...
Chinese Newspaper Warns Trump Risks ‘Trade War’
A Chinese state newspaper warned Monday that President Donald Trump “could trigger a trade war” if he goes ahead with...
Are Immigrants Driving the Motor City?
Beside rows of rusting shipping containers, a decorative wrought iron fence surrounds Taquería Mi Pueblo, one of the first family-run...
Star Tau Ceti Has Two Planets in Habitable Zone
Scientists from U.S. and Britain have found four planets, slightly larger than Earth, orbiting a star visible with a naked...
Solar Energy ‘Flower’ Harvests Clean Energy
Some countries depend heavily on fossil fuels for power, including the Philippines. But now a kind of solar energy “flower”...
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