China expressed “strong dissatisfaction” on Monday with the U.S. launch of an investigation into China’s alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property, calling it “irresponsible.” The U.S. Trade Representative formally announced…
more ...Britain to Treat Internet Hate Crime as Seriously as Offline Offenses
Online abuse will be treated as seriously as offline offences, Britain’s prosecution service said on Monday in new guidance on handling hate crimes. The rules – which included guidelines on…
more ...Lebanon Prepares for Syria’s Post-war Construction Windfall
The port of Tripoli in northern Lebanon wants the world to know it’s ready for business. British safety managers are training local hires to operate heavy machinery and Chinese…
more ...Initial NAFTA Talks Conclude Amid Signs Schedule Could Slip
The United States, Canada and Mexico wrapped up their first round of talks on Sunday to revamp the NAFTA trade pact, vowing to keep up a blistering pace of negotiations…
more ...Solar Eclipse Coming with Nearly $700M Tab for US Employers
Add next week’s total eclipse of the sun to the list of worker distractions that cost U.S. companies hundreds of millions of dollars in lost productivity. American employers will see…
more ...Britain Calls on EU to Move Brexit Talks Forward
Brexit minister David Davis called on the European Union on Sunday to relax its position that the two sides must first make progress on a divorce settlement before moving on…
more ...Kenyan Girls Use Technology to Combat Genital Cutting
“It’s still fresh in my mind, the scene of female genital mutilation,” said Purity Achieng, a 17-year-old from Kenya. Achieng was speaking on stage in the finals of the…
more ...Electric Guitar Manufacturer Stays Plugged-In to Maryland
Sometimes, it just doesn’t pay to manufacture in the United States. Labor and land are expensive. It is why most consumer products sold here come from overseas. But a multinational…
more ...Fashion Entrepreneur Drives Her Boutique
Danelle Johnson started designing her own clothes when she was a teenager. Not just because sewing was her hobby. She wanted to stand out among her classmates with a personal,…
more ...Kenyan Girls Use Technology to Combat Female Genital Mutilation
At least 200 million girls and women have undergone female genital mutilation in 30 countries. And according to UNICEF, 44 million are girls 14 years old and younger. One group…
more ...Women Leaders Wangle Water Taps, Security in India’s Slums
Hansaben Rasid knows what it is like to live without a water tap or a toilet of her own, constantly fearful of being evicted by city officials keen on tearing…
more ...For Moms Heading Back to Work, ‘Returnships’ Offer a Path Forward
How does a former stay-at-home mom become an employee of a tech company that could be worth more than $1 billion? For Ellein Cheng, mom to a 5½- and a…
more ...For Moms Heading Back to Work, ‘Returnships’ Offer a Path Forward
The lack of women and diversity in the tech industry remains a headline issue, but so-called “returnship” programs are giving companies the chance to tap into a new talent pool…
more ...Researchers Attempt to Develop Smarter Prosthetic Hand
An estimated 1.7 million people in the U.S do not have a limb, according to Rice University in Houston. While existing prosthetics allow amputees to regain some of their abilities,…
more ...Fitch Upgrades Greece’s Credit Rating
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Greece’s credit rating from CCC to B-, a one-notch improvement that still leaves the bonds issued by the crisis-battered country well below investment grade. The ratings…
more ...Entrepreneurs Hope Pence’s Latin America Trip Sparks Ideas
More public backing for innovation, more idea exchanges to nurture global trade and more stability. That’s what two transnational entrepreneurs hope will result from U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s travels…
more ...At Global Competition, Girls Push Frontiers of Technology
A group of Cambodian girls who recently traveled to California to compete in a mobile app competition offered inspiration for other girls worldwide to consider careers in technology. Their pitch…
more ...Cambodian Girl Coders Push Frontiers for Women in Tech
A group of young Cambodian girls recently took part in a mobile app competition for girl coders in California. Traveling from their home country to participate in the global competition,…
more ...In North Korea, Rise of Consumer Culture is the Real Revolution
Like all North Korean adults, Song Un Pyol wears the faces of leader Kim Jong Un’s father and grandfather pinned neatly to her left lapel, above her heart. But on…
more ...At NAFTA Talks, Businesses Eager to Say: Do No Harm
Steps away from this week’s NAFTA trade negotiations, business unified in hopes of sending a singular message: do no harm. Representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico convened behind…
more ...Online Companies Bar Far-Right Groups
They are being booted off or locked out of their websites. Some can no longer blog. Their electronic payment systems are being canceled. Even their music can’t be heard. For…
more ...Auto Groups Side with Canada, Mexico on NAFTA Origin Rules
Auto industry groups from Canada, Mexico and the United States are pushing back against the Trump administration’s demand for higher U.S. automotive content in a modernized North American Free Trade…
more ...Algorithms Could Tie Trafficking Ads to Their Buyers
A U.S. researcher says she has developed automated ways to identify links between online sex trafficking ads and the digital currency Bitcoin, techniques that may help locate children being sold…
more ...US VP Pence: US Wants Increased Trade with Latin America
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday that Washington wants more trade and investment with Latin America, pushing back against perceptions in the region that the Trump administration has…
more ...Rural America Braces for Labor Shortages After Immigration Crackdown
At CareerLink, the state job agency in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, custodial worker and former welder Glenn Hendrickson was looking to change careers. Hendrickson was just beginning his search for a new…
more ...From Elephants Stable to Air Museum: Strategic Bombers Restored
From the sky over occupied Europe to an elephants stable in India and to its final resting place in an air museum in England, this was the 100-year journey for…
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