German industry groups warned Sunday, ahead of a meeting between European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and U.S. President Donald Trump, that tariffs the United States has recently imposed or threatened…
more ...Researchers Monitoring Utah’s Iconic Stone Arches
The United States has some incredible natural geological features: towering mesas, tall spires of limestone rock, erupting geysers and gravity-defying stone sculptures. Faith Lapidus reports on efforts to ensure that…
more ...Fiat Chrysler Names Jeep Boss to Replace Stricken CEO
Fiat Chrysler named on Saturday its Jeep division boss, Mike Manley, to take over immediately for Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne, who is seriously ill after suffering major complications following surgery.…
more ...Tariffs Will Hurt Economy, IMF Warns, as Trump Threatens More
The International Monetary Fund warned world economic leaders on Saturday that a recent wave of trade tariffs would significantly harm global growth, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a major escalation in a…
more ...Iran Leader Backs Suggestion to Block Gulf Oil Exports if Own Sales Stopped
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday backed President Hassan Rouhani’s suggestion that Iran may block Gulf oil exports if its own exports are stopped and said negotiations with…
more ...Facebook Suspends Another Analytics Firm
Facebook says it has suspended working with Boston-based analytics firm Crimson Hexagon until it can determine how the firm collects and shares Facebook and Instagram user data. Facebook announced the…
more ...Fashion Industry Reinventing Itself by Embracing the Digital Age
For years denim jeans have been finished in foreign factories where workers use manual and automated techniques such as scraping with sandpaper or other abrasives to make the jeans appear…
more ...US Senators Drop Efforts to Cripple China’s ZTE
U.S. Republican lawmakers have dropped their efforts to reimpose a crippling ban on exports to the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE. The move Friday gives a victory to U.S. President Donald…
more ...Trump Amps Up Criticism of Fed Rate Hikes
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday dug in on his criticism of the Federal Reserve’s policy on raising interest rates, saying it takes away from the United States’ “big competitive…
more ...Trump Ready to Hit All Chinese Imports With Tariffs
President Donald Trump has indicated that he’s willing to hit every product imported from China with tariffs, sending U.S. markets sliding before the opening bell Friday. In a taped…
more ...WhatsApp Makes Changes in India After Deadly Attacks
WhatsApp has announced changes for its 200 million users in India following the spread of viral messages via the app that resulted in deadly mob attacks. India’s government has threatened…
more ...Report: North Korea Economy Shrank Sharply in 2017
North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated Friday, in a sign international sanctions imposed to stop Pyongyang’s nuclear and…
more ...Autonomous Boats Can Offer Help on the Water
If there can be driverless cars on the road, why not driverless boats on the water? Faith Lapidus has details of a team building a robotic boat, and what they…
more ...China Boosts Liquidity as Trade War Threatens Economy
Chinese policymakers are pumping more liquidity into the financial system and channeling credit to small- and medium-sized firms, and Beijing looks set to further loosen monetary conditions to mitigate threats…
more ...Cyberattacks on 2018 US Political Campaigns Already Underway
Hackers targeted the campaigns of at least three candidates running for Congress in the upcoming 2018 U.S. elections, but the attacks were detected and thwarted, a Microsoft executive said Thursday.…
more ...Trump Administration Wants to Scrap Some Species Protection
The Trump administration wants to scrap automatic federal protection for threatened plants and animals, a move that would anger environmentalists but please industry. A proposal unveiled Thursday would no longer…
more ...US Seen Receiving Frosty Reception at G-20 Meeting
The financial leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies meet in Buenos Aires this weekend for the first time since long-simmering trade tensions burst into the open when China and the United States put…
more ...US Weekly Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Point Since Late ’69
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped last week to its lowest point in more than 48 years as the labor market strengthens further, but trade tensions are casting a…
more ...Commerce Secretary: ‘Too Early’ to Say if US Will Impose Auto Tariffs
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday it was “too early” to say if the United States would impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported cars and parts, a…
more ...Trump Slams Record EU Fine Against Google
President Donald Trump lashed out Thursday after Brussels hit US tech giant Google with a record fine, and warned he would no longer allow Europe to take “advantage” of the…
more ...Doctors Can Prevent More Amputations With Limb Saving Surgery
For more than 30 years, doctors have worked to save people’s arms and legs. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports, saving a limb after an accident or infection can take an entire…
more ...Facebook to Remove ‘Fake News’ That Leads to Violence
Facebook says it will begin removing false information from its site that could lead to violence. “There are certain forms of misinformation that have contributed to physical harm” in certain…
more ...Report: Asia-Pacific Factories Lead in Using Digital Technology
She may not be the warmest waitress, but she serves a nice, hot cup of “Joe” at a café on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City. Though this robotic…
more ...Bezos’ Blue Origin Sends Spacecraft Higher Than Ever
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company shot a capsule higher into space Wednesday than it’s ever done before. The New Shepard rocket blasted off from West Texas on the company’s…
more ...Elon Musk Apologizes for Comments About Cave Rescue Diver
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has apologized for calling a British diver involved in the Thailand cave rescue a pedophile, saying he spoke in anger but was wrong to…
more ...Cute Robots Invade Smithsonian Museum
Known as the largest education, and research complex in the world, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC is a collection of 19 museums that house more than 140 million unique…
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