Germany, Europe’s most robust economy, said Thursday that its unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in November, the lowest figure since West and East Germany were unified in 1990. Even…
more ...OPEC Agrees Oil Cut Extension to End of 2018
OPEC agreed on Thursday to extend oil output cuts until the end of 2018 as it tries to finish clearing a global glut of crude while signalling it could exit…
more ...More Than Half the World’s Population Lacks Social Protection
The International Labor Organization says a majority of the world’s population, four billion people, have no social protection, leaving them mired in an endless cycle of poverty. The report says…
more ...Eurozone Recovery Fueling Jobs But Wages, Prices Lag
The buoyant economic recovery across the 19-country eurozone has pushed unemployment down to its lowest level in nearly nine years but has yet to translate to a sustained pick-up in…
more ...Mexico Economy Minister Calls US NAFTA Autos Proposal ‘Not Viable’
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said Wednesday that Trump administration demands for a U.S.-specific automotive content requirement in NAFTA were “not viable,” and he declined to specify when Mexico would…
more ...Facebook Suspends Ability to Target Ads by Excluding Racial Groups
Facebook Inc. said on Wednesday it was temporarily disabling the ability of advertisers on its social network to exclude racial groups from the intended audience of ads while it studies…
more ...Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Oppose Republican Tax Bill
Opposition has grown among Americans to a Republican tax plan before the U.S. Congress, with 49 percent of people who were aware of the measure saying they opposed it, up…
more ...Snapchat Seeks to Attract More Users by Redesigning App
Snapchat is separating what friends share and what media organizations publish in an attempt to appeal to a broader range of users. The photo messaging app has not been gaining…
more ...With Deforestation Rising, Colombia Businesses Join Fight to End Destruction
Colombia’s palm oil industry and big businesses have pledged to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains as the country battles to reverse the growing destruction of its tropical rainforests. The…
more ...Foreign Visitors to US Fall Sharply From 2016
The number of international visitors to the United States through June fell sharply from last year, according to government data released Wednesday. And the number of business travelers fell by…
more ...US Supreme Court Considers Limits on Government in Key Privacy Case
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it may be open to new limits on the government’s ability to track someone’s movements by accessing data on that person’s cellphone. A case…
more ...US Trial Threatens Funding for Turkey’s Dollar-dependent Banks
Turkey’s deteriorating finances are hurting the country’s banks whose reliance on dollar funding makes them vulnerable to the worst-case scenario: a sudden halt or reversal of foreign investment flows. International…
more ...Things You Might Not Know About Bubbly Bitcoin
Bitcoin blasted past $11,000 to hit a record high for the sixth day in a row on Wednesday after gaining more than $1,000 in just 12 hours, stoking concerns that…
more ...Facebook to Give Relief Groups Data on Users’ Needs
Facebook is giving disaster-relief organizations such as the Red Cross access to data on what users need and where they are as part of an expansion of tools available for…
more ...India Unveils New Recommendations to Reinforce Strict Net Neutrality
India has strongly backed a free and open Internet, with its telecom regulator recommending stringent regulations on net neutrality – the concept of ensuring equal access to the web — saying…
more ...Solar Power Glass Bricks Generate Energy While Letting In Light
Buildings could soon be able to convert the sun’s energy into electricity without the need for solar panels, thanks to innovative new technology. VOA’s Faith Lapidus reports. …
more ...India’s GES Conference Focuses on More Women Entrepreneurs
This week, more than 1,000 entrepreneurs, business executives and government officials are in Hyderabad India to discuss ways to empower people to start businesses and build networks. The focus of…
more ...Italian Carmaker Unveils New High-Tech Prototype
“Terzo Millennio”, or Third Millennium, is a new brand name in auto design from Italian carmaker Lamborghini. Company representatives introduced the design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Evgeny Maslov…
more ...US Ethanol Makers, Looking to Reduce Biofuel Glut, Call on Mexico, India
U.S. ethanol producers, looking to relieve a growing domestic glut, are hunting for new international fuel markets to replace China and Brazil after trade disputes slashed exports to those top…
more ...Trump Administration Permits ENI to Drill for Oil Off Alaska
Eni US could begin work on oil exploration in federal waters off Alaska as soon as next month after the Trump administration on Tuesday approved permits for leases the company…
more ...Venezuela’s Maduro Swears In Military ‘Man of the People’ to Lead PDVSA
Venezuelan leftist President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday evening held a ceremony to swear in a military officer as the new head of state oil company PDVSA in the presence of…
more ...Facebook Reports Progress in Removing Extremist Content
Facebook said on Wednesday that it was removing 99 percent of content related to militant groups Islamic State and al-Qaida before being told of it, as it prepared for a…
more ...FCC’s Pai, Addressing Net Neutrality Rules, Calls Twitter Biased
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, accused social media company Twitter of being politically biased Tuesday as he defended his plan to roll back rules intended to…
more ...Ethical Data Use Needed as India Embraces Blockchain for Land Records
As India starts to use blockchain technology for land deals, it must protect the rights of the most vulnerable with policies for the responsible use of big data, analysts said.…
more ...Chobani Gets new Look and Hints at Going Beyond Yogurt
Chobani, the company that helped kick-start the Greek yogurt craze, is shrinking those words on its label as it may expand beyond that food in an increasingly crowded yogurt market.…
more ...EPA Gathers Coal Country Comments About Climate Plan Repeal
The coal industry and environmentalists squared off Tuesday at a public hearing over the Trump administration’s planned repeal of an Obama-era plan to limit planet-warming carbon emissions. The Environmental Protection…
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