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Russia Calls EU-Ukraine Pact "Exemplary" Breach of WTO Rules

Russia Calls EU-Ukraine Pact "Exemplary" Breach of WTO Rules

Russia has indicated a potential new legal salvo in its trade war with Ukraine and the European Union, telling the...

Trial Begins in Japan for CEO of Failed Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox

Trial Begins in Japan for CEO of Failed Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox

The former chief executive officer of the failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox pleaded not guilty to charges that he stole...

Whiskey Byproduct Will Power Cars

Whiskey Byproduct Will Power Cars

Every now and then, it pays to revisit abandoned methods for using a waste product of an industrial process. Researchers...

Trump to Nominate Quarles to Be Fed’s Top Banking Regulator

Trump to Nominate Quarles to Be Fed’s Top Banking Regulator

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former Treasury official Randal Quarles to be the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator,...

Spyware in Mexico Targeted International Experts Critical of Government

Spyware in Mexico Targeted International Experts Critical of Government

Investigators said Monday that targets of high-tech spying in Mexico included an international group of experts backed by the Organization...

China’s Ambition, US Retreat on Show in Serbian Factory Town

China’s Ambition, US Retreat on Show in Serbian Factory Town

A giant Chinese red flag flutters on a pole where an American flag used to fly at a steel mill...

China’s COSCO to Buy Orient Overseas for $6.3 Billion

China’s COSCO to Buy Orient Overseas for $6.3 Billion

China’s biggest shipping company, state-owned COSCO Shipping Holdings Co., is creating the world’s No. 3 container shipping giant by acquiring...

Game Explores, Encourages the Creative Side of Coding

Game Explores, Encourages the Creative Side of Coding

A common assumption is that writing computer code is a highly technical skill for people who are good at math...

The Creative Side of Coding

The Creative Side of Coding

A common assumption is that writing computer code is a highly technical skill for people who are good at math...

In Power-short Pakistan, Switch to Solar Power Hit by Rumors

In Power-short Pakistan, Switch to Solar Power Hit by Rumors

Mohammad Aslam has finally found a way to give his family relief from extended power cuts. In February this year...

Rural Amazon Violence Rises Amid Bureaucracy Over Land Titles

Rural Amazon Violence Rises Amid Bureaucracy Over Land Titles

For a farmer in Brazil’s Amazon, Manoel Freire Camurca was doing pretty well for himself until a local power broker...

At France’s Davos, French Bosses Laud Impact of New President

At France’s Davos, French Bosses Laud Impact of New President

Top French company bosses who have for years lamented their country’s slow pace of reforms at an annual summer gathering...

Report: Russia Behind Hacking of US Energy, Nuclear Companies 

Report: Russia Behind Hacking of US Energy, Nuclear Companies 

Hackers who penetrated the business networks of U.S. energy and nuclear companies in recent weeks were working for the Russian...

In India, Drug Makers Try to Stay a Step Ahead of FDA

In India, Drug Makers Try to Stay a Step Ahead of FDA

In 28 years in India’s pharmaceuticals sector, Rajiv Desai has never been busier. Most of the last six months on...

Canada’s Desjardins Suspends Lending for Energy Pipelines

Canada’s Desjardins Suspends Lending for Energy Pipelines

Canadian lender Desjardins is considering no longer funding energy pipelines, a spokesman said Saturday, citing concerns about the impact such...

Trump Is Biggest Attraction at G-20 Summit

Trump Is Biggest Attraction at G-20 Summit

The G-20 summit of the world’s richest economies wrapped up Saturday against a backdrop of angry protests, and a pledge...

US, Russia on Collision Course as They Compete for European Gas Market

US, Russia on Collision Course as They Compete for European Gas Market

Visiting Poland this week, U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to boost exports of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Central...

Fiber Optics Help Understand Australian Bushfires

Fiber Optics Help Understand Australian Bushfires

Each year, wildfires around the world devastate thousands of square kilometers of forests and grasslands and make many people homeless....

US, Russia on Collision Course in Competition for European Gas Market

US, Russia on Collision Course in Competition for European Gas Market

Visiting Poland this week, US President Donald Trump pledged to boost exports of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Central...

US Economy Adds 222,000 Jobs in June; Wages Remain Flat

US Economy Adds 222,000 Jobs in June; Wages Remain Flat

Job creation in the U.S. appears to have picked up speed, with employers adding 222,000 jobs last month. But the...

Facebook to Build Housing in Silicon Valley for First Time

Facebook to Build Housing in Silicon Valley for First Time

The shortage of housing in California’s Silicon Valley has gotten so severe that Facebook Inc. on Friday proposed taking homebuilding...

US Energy Department Helps Power Firms Defend Against Cyber Attacks

US Energy Department Helps Power Firms Defend Against Cyber Attacks

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it is helping U.S. firms defend against a hacking campaign that targeted...