California Hotels Use Robots to Do Service Jobs
The current difficulty in filling many service jobs in the U.S. is leaving hotels scrambling to provide room service. But with...
Nigerian Language Advocates Call for Including African Languages in High Tech Devices
Voice activated virtual assistant technologies, such as Siri and Alexa, are becoming increasingly common around the world but in Africa,...
Russia Rejects Biden Warning of ‘Severe’ Actions if it Invades Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday rejected the prospect of U.S. sanctions against President Vladimir Putin, one of several proposed responses if Russian...
Russian, Ukrainian Officials Take Part in Paris Talks Amid Tensions
Officials from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France are holding talks Wednesday in Paris amid tensions at the Russia-Ukraine border. Western...
Nigerian Language Advocates Seek Inclusion of African Languages in Tech Devices
Voice-activated virtual assistant technologies, such as Siri and Alexa, are becoming increasingly common around the world, but in Africa, with...
Energy Contingency Plan in Motion Amid Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The Biden administration has been working with European countries and energy producers around the world on ways to supply fuel...
Explainer: What Post-unrest Reforms Is Kazakhstan Proposing?
Kazakhstan’s leader has trumpeted ambitious economic reforms following the worst unrest in the country of 19 million in three decades....
Biden Says He Is Open to Sanctioning Putin Personally if Russia Invades Ukraine
Russia says it is watching “with great concern” a U.S. move to put 8,500 troops on alert for possible deployment...
Norway Defends Hosting Talks with Afghan Taliban
Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere has described as “serious” and “genuine” the talks his country hosted this week between...
US Warns Russia Economic Sanctions Would Be Sharper Than in 2014
The United States warned Russia Tuesday that it would face faster and far more severe economic consequences if it invades...
Putin ‘Playing Poker Rather Than Chess,’ Says Former UK Spy Chief
Why won’t Russia’s Vladimir Putin let Ukraine go? He might not be able to, according to a former head of...
Iran Sentences French Citizen to 8 Years for Spying
A French national who has been in Iranian custody since May 2020 was sentenced Tuesday by an Iranian court to...
Delay in Creating New US Cybersecurity Board Prompts Concern
It’s a key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns: creating a...
London Police Investigating Lockdown Parties at British PM’s Offices
London police said Tuesday they were investigating Downing Street lockdown parties in 2020 to determine if U.K. government officials violated...
Report: Anti-corruption Fight Is Stalled, COVID Not Helping
Most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade, and authorities’ response...
Russia Adds Navalny to List of ‘Terrorists’
Russia has added jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny and several of his allies to its list of “terrorists and extremists,”...
Slovenian Trade Group Reports Chinese Backlash after PM Praises Taiwan
A Slovenian business group has said its members are facing a Chinese backlash days after Prime Minister Janez Jansa publicly...
White House Girds for Possible Russia Action in Ukraine
Washington has put 8,500 military personnel on heightened alert for possible deployment to Europe and will evacuate some embassy personnel...
Biden Administration Considers Technology Sanctions if Russia Invades Ukraine
In the months since Russia began massing troops on the border of Ukraine, the Biden administration has, on multiple occasions,...
Biden Meeting with European Leaders About Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden is meeting virtually Monday afternoon with key European leaders about the ongoing threat of a Russian...
Lone Gunman Opens Fire at Germany’s Heidelberg University
A gunman at a German university on Monday killed one and wounded three during a lecture in the school’s auditorium...
Russian Markets Plunge as War Fears Mount
The Russian stock market took a dive Monday as war fears triggered a massive sell-off, with tens of billions of...
