Beside rows of rusting shipping containers, a decorative wrought iron fence surrounds Taquería Mi Pueblo, one of the first family-run Mexican restaurants in southwest Detroit, Michigan. Its owner, Jalisco-native José…
more ...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 eye. Using a technique so sensitive that it can measure…
more ...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” is among the clean power alternatives there. The Smartflower can…
more ...Beleaguered Detroit Relying on Immigrants to Revitalize City
Detroit, Michigan, knows hardship and recovery. One of the hardest hit areas in the country during the Great Recession, the Midwestern Rust Belt city has since found an ingredient to…
more ...Electric Car Worry: Where Can You Charge It?
Around the world, support is growing for electric cars. Automakers are delivering more electric models with longer range and lower prices, such as the Chevrolet Bolt and the Tesla Model…
more ...Report: Trump to Announce China Trade Practices Investigation
U.S. President Donald Trump will call Monday for his chief trade adviser to investigate China’s intellectual property practices, the website Politico reported, citing an unnamed administration official. Trump had been…
more ...US Stocks Post Gains Friday After Several Down Days
U.S. stock market indexes posted gains in Friday’s trading, a change in direction after several down days amid tensions between President Donald Trump and North Korea. In New York, the…
more ...Interview: How North Korea Tensions Impact Stock Markets
Rising tensions between the United States and North Korea brought a wave of falling stock prices recently as worried investors moved money out of equities and into the perceived safety…
more ...Tesla to Test Self-driving Electric Trucks
U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla is close to testing a long-haul self-driving electric truck that could drive in convoys following a lead vehicle. The company is reportedly also in contact…
more ...Google CEO Defends Diversity Efforts
Google’s workforce needs to “represent the world in totality,” said Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, at an international girls coding competition held on the company’s campus here Thursday night. His…
more ...Israel, Land of Milk and Honey – and Now Whiskey?
Israel has been known as the land of milk and honey since Biblical times – but the land of single malt whiskey? One appropriately named distillery is trying to turn…
more ...New Cell Technology Works With Ambient Energy
Researchers in the United States have unveiled a prototype of a battery-free mobile phone using technology they hope will eventually be integrated into mass-market products. The phone is the work…
more ...Oil-state Senators Advise Against US Ban on Venezuela Oil
Four U.S. Senate Republicans from oil-refining states Thursday urged the Trump administration not to block oil shipments from Venezuela as part of U.S. sanctions against the country, saying it could…
more ...Arctic Fjords Help Russia Combat Fish Shortage Problems
Arctic fjords that hid Soviet nuclear-powered submarines during the Cold War are now being used as a weapon in the sanctions war with Europe – to rear fish that Russia…
more ...Artificial Intelligence Robots Aiding in Battle Against Crippling Nerve Disease
Artificial intelligence robots are turbocharging the race to find new drugs for the crippling nerve disorder ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease. The condition attacks and kills nerve cells controlling…
more ...Got Text Neck? Try Pilates
In New York City, Pilates classes are nothing new. But perhaps only one class is taking on the aches and pains specific to our digital culture and texting obsession. VOA…
more ...Cooking Gas Shortages Force Venezuelans to Turn to Firewood
Venezuelan homemaker Carmen Rondon lives in the country with the world’s largest oil reserves, but has spent weeks cooking with firewood due to a chronic shortage of home cooking gas…
more ...US-Africa Trade Talks End With No Decision, Waning Enthusiasm
Talks between African and U.S. officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free-trade deal ended Thursday with no decision and a feeling on all sides that it…
more ...US Defense Secretary Mattis Begins Tech Outreach with Amazon Visit
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis kicked off his first official visit to the U.S. technology industry on Thursday with a tour of Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, the first stop on…
more ...EEOC Finds Reasonable Cause Cargill Violated Rights of Somali-American Muslim Workers
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has determined there is reasonable cause that the civil rights of Somali-American Muslims were violated when agri-business giant Cargill refused to allow them to…
more ...Teen Girls Gather in Malawi to Advance Science, Tech Skills
A hundred teenage girls from seven countries are gathered in Malawi for a ‘Women in Science’ camp. Lameck Masina has the story from the Malawi University of Science and Technology…
more ...Clock Ticking to Avoid US Debt Default
U.S. lawmakers will have three weeks to raise America’s $20 trillion borrowing limit and avert a potential debt default when Congress gets back to work next month — the first such…
more ...Egypt Inflation Surges to 33 Percent After Fuel Subsidy Cuts
Egypt’s official statistics agency says the country’s inflation rate has jumped to 33 percent in July – up from 29.8 percent in June. The announcement comes as Egyptians struggle in…
more ...Developers File Antitrust Complaint Against Apple in China
A Chinese law firm has filed a complaint against Apple on behalf of 28 local developers alleging the firm breached antitrust regulations. The complaint, lodged by Beijing-based Dare & Sure…
more ...China Sends ‘Hack-proof’ Code From Satellite to Earth
China has sent an unbreakable code from a satellite to the Earth, marking the first time space-to-ground quantum key distribution technology has been realized, state media said Thursday. China launched…
more ...Low-tech Startup Transforming Sewage Into Fuel
The planet has a bit of a waste problem. Every year, at least 200 million tons of raw sewage goes untreated. This is an environmental and health crisis. But one…
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