The White House released a report Thursday contending that the United States’ war on poverty — a drive that started over 50 years ago to improve the social safety net…
more ...Report: Failure to Educate Girls Could Cost World $30 Trillion
Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as $30 trillion in lost earnings and productivity, yet more than 130 million girls are out of…
more ...Kenya Uber to Keep Fares Unchanged for Now, Following Drivers’ Strike
Uber’s business in Kenya said on Friday it will keep its fares unchanged for now, after associations representing taxi drivers in the country signed a deal giving guidelines for better…
more ...US Farmers Brace for Long-Term Impact of Escalating Trade War
As farmer Brian Duncan gently brushes his hands over the rolling amber waves of grain in the fields behind his rural Illinois home, this picturesque and idyllic American scene belies…
more ...US Farmers Brace for Long Term Impact of Escalating Trade War
U.S. farmers are beginning to feel the effects of tariffs imposed by China in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, while the…
more ...China’s US Trade Surplus Hits Record in June
China’s trade surplus with the United States swelled to a record in June as its overall exports grew at a solid pace, a result that could further inflame a bitter…
more ...Technology Enhances Soccer Watching Experience
Football fans are watching the World Cup on multiple screens in bars, on their phones while they should be working, on TVs at home with their friends. One day, they…
more ...Rising Greenhouse Gases Making Food Less Nutritious
Temperatures around the world are rising as humans burn coal, oil and other fossil fuels for energy. Burning those fuels releases heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But it does…
more ...US Lawmakers Blast Trump on Tariffs
U.S. senators Thursday continued a bipartisan rebuke of President Donald Trump’s punitive trade strategy, one day after an overwhelming vote asserting a congressional role in the imposition of tariffs for…
more ...A Look at Euro-Russian Energy Deal Opposed by Trump
President Donald Trump’s criticism of Germany’s involvement in a natural gas pipeline deal with Russia launched a tense two days of NATO meetings in Brussels — but it also may…
more ...Turkey’s Economic Policy Stokes Currency Fears as Lira Plummets
The Turkish lira recovered some losses Thursday hours after it hit record lows. New Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law, sought to reassure nervous markets…
more ...US Inflation Steadily Firming; Labor Market Strong
U.S. consumer prices barely rose in June, but the underlying trend continued to point to a steady buildup of inflation pressures that could keep the Federal Reserve on a path…
more ...Fingerprinting Technology Could Save Endangered Pangolins
Pangolins are the world’s most illegally trafficked animal. Eight species of the elusive mammals are found in Africa and Southeast Asia, but as many as 300 are poached every day,…
more ...First Test-Tube Baby Born 40 Years Ago This Month
Forty years ago this month, the first test-tube baby was born in what is now called in vitro fertilization. British baby Louise Brown was born July 25, 1978. She’s married…
more ...Pacific Leaders Sign on to Australian Internet Cabling Scheme, Shutting Out China
Pacific nations Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands have signed on to a joint undersea internet cable project, funded mostly by Australia, that forestalls plans by Chinese telecom giant…
more ...In Purge, Twitter Removing ‘Suspicious’ Followers
Social networking platform Twitter announced Wednesday it will be removing accounts it had deemed suspicious from user’s follower counts, as part of a recent push to promote accuracy on the…
more ...US Soon to Leapfrog Saudis, Russia as Top Oil Producer
The U.S. is on pace to leapfrog both Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world’s biggest oil producer. The latest data released by the Energy Information Administration shows U.S.…
more ...Nigeria’s Buhari Says He Will Soon Sign Up to African Free Trade Pact
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday the country will soon sign up to a $3 trillion African free trade zone. Nigeria is one of Africa’s two largest economies, the…
more ...Facebook Faces First Fine in Data Scandal Involving Cambridge Analytica
Facebook will be facing its first fine in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which the social media platform allowed the data mining firm to access the private…
more ...Djibouti’s New Free-Trade Zone Creates Opportunities, Deepens Dependency
In a ceremony last week attended by heads of state from across East Africa, Djibouti inaugurated what it says will become the largest free-trade zone on the continent. The project…
more ...China Jolted by US Tariffs on Chinese Imports
China expressed shock Wednesday at the Trump administration’s decision to prepare 10-percent tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese imports covering thousands of products, the latest move in an escalating…
more ...Trump’s Steel Tariff Squeezes US Can Manufacturer
Outside Baltimore, Maryland, sheets of tinplated steel transform into colorful cans and containers for Zippo lighter fluid, Starbucks cookies, Nestle chocolates, and premium brands of peanuts and popcorn. Machines stamp,…
more ...Stuck in Trade War, US and China Face Uncertain Path to Deal
As the trade war between the world’s two largest economies nears the end of its first week, its most unsettling fact may be this: No one seems to foresee any…
more ...Former Apple Engineer Charged With Stealing Self-driving Car Technology
A federal court has charged a former Apple engineer with stealing trade secrets related to a self-driving car and attempting to flee to China. Agents in San Jose, California, arrested…
more ...As Technology Advances, Women Are Left Behind in Digital Divide
Poverty, gender discrimination and digital illiteracy are leaving women behind as the global workforce increasingly uses digital tools and other technologies, experts warned Tuesday. The so-called “digital divide” has traditionally…
more ...WhatsApp Launches Campaign in India to Spot Fake Messages
After hoax messages on WhatsApp fueled deadly mob violence in India, the Facebook-owned messaging platform published full-page advertisements in prominent English and Hindi language newspapers advising users on how to…
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