About two-thirds of American adults say they occasionally get their news from social media, according to a survey released Monday by the Pew Research Center. The number is 1 percent…
more ...Zimbabwe Finance Minister: Reviving Economy is ‘Herculean’ Task
Zimbabwe’s new finance minister has described his task of reviving the country’s moribund economy as extraordinarily difficult, but he is hopeful of success. “It’s enormous, it is Herculean. I am…
more ...EU, US Make First Push for Closer Ties After Trade Detente
European Union trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom met her U.S. counterpart for the first time on Monday since President Donald Trump dropped his threat to impose tariffs on EU cars, saying…
more ...India Faces Protests over Rising Fuel Prices
Roads were empty, businesses were closed and schools shut down Monday in parts of India, as opposition politicians looking toward elections called for a nationwide strike over rising fuel prices.…
more ...Libya Oil Company Offices Attacked, Causing Fire, Casualties
Security forces of Libya’s U.N.-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s national oil company in the capital Tripoli shortly after gunmen had gone into the building, shooting…
more ...Despite Trump Tweet, Ford says it Won’t Make Hatchback in US
Ford won’t be moving production of a hatchback wagon to the United States from China — despite President Donald Trump’s claim Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the…
more ...Tiwa the Talking Monkey Uses Tech to Help Revive Nigerian Folk Tales
A stuffed toy monkey called Tiwa holds some of Nigeria’s oldest folk tales and is helping to revive the traditional practice of storytelling by appealing to a younger generation. Faith…
more ...Ford Says It Will Not Move Small Car Production from China to US
Ford says it has no plans to move production of a small car from China to the United States despite President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic tweet Sunday. “It would not be…
more ...Flush From End of Bailout, Greek PM Announces Tax Breaks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday unveiled plans for tax cuts and pledged spending to heal years of painful austerity, less than a month after Greece emerged from a bailout program financed by…
more ...Trump: Apple Can Avoid Tariffs by Shifting Production to US
President Donald Trump concedes that some Apple Inc. products may become more expensive if his administration imposes “massive” additional tariffs on Chinese-made goods, but he says the tech company can…
more ...Trump Says US, Japan Have Begun Talks on Trade
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States and Japan have begun discussion over trade, saying that Tokyo “knows it’s a big problem” if an agreement cannot be…
more ...China’s August Trade Surplus With US Hits Record $31 Billion
China’s trade surplus with the United States reached a record $31 billion in August, despite hefty tariffs recently imposed on Chinese goods. The news of the surplus came just hours…
more ...Converting Body Heat Into Electricity To Power Sensors
The number of wearable technologies that use sensors as medical tools to track a person’s well-being – is on the rise. All of them – need an electric charge or…
more ...Body Heat Converted Into Electricity Powers Health Sensors
There has been an increasing number of wearable technologies that have health sensors as medical tools to track a person’s well-being. Many of these devices need to be charged or…
more ...Trump Threatens to Tax Virtually All Chinese Imports to US
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose tariffs on another $267 billion worth Chinese imports, which would cover virtually all the goods China imports to the United States. The…
more ...Modest Premium Hikes Expected as ‘Obamacare’ Stabilizes
Millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest premium increases next year, and some will get price cuts. That’s the conclusion from an exclusive analysis…
more ...US Adds Strong 201K Jobs; Unemployment Stays at 3.9 Percent
Hiring picked up in August as U.S. employers added a strong 201,000 jobs, a sign of confidence that consumers and businesses will keep spending despite the Trump administration’s conflicts with…
more ...Twitter Bans Jones, ‘Infowars,’ Citing Abuse
Twitter has permanently banned far-right media personality Alex Jones for violating its policy against “abusive behavior.” Jones, who is known as a conspiracy theorist, has about 900,000 followers on Twitter.…
more ...How Artificial Intelligence is Powering the US Open
Tennis fans have descended on New York to watch the world’s best players at the US Open — one of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments in the world. With so…
more ...Facebook, Twitter, Step Up Defenses Ahead of Midterm Election
Facebook and Twitter executives defended their efforts to prevent Russian meddling in U.S. midterm elections before congressional panels Wednesday. The social media companies’ efforts to provide assurances to lawmakers come…
more ...Warnings of Huge Disruption as Britain Prepares for Possible Cliff-Edge Brexit
Britain risks huge disruptions to its economy and society, including trade, transport, health care and citizens’ rights, if it leaves the European Union next March without a deal. That’s the…
more ...Canada’s Strong-willed Foreign Minister Leads Trade Talks
She is many things that would seem to irritate President Donald Trump: a liberal Canadian former journalist. That makes Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland an unusual choice to lead Canada’s negotiations…
more ...Trump Team, Canada Officials Resume Talks to Revamp NAFTA
Trump administration officials and Canadian negotiators are resuming talks to try to keep Canada in a North American trade bloc with the United States and Mexico. “We are looking forward…
more ...Transcript: ‘Russian Troll Hunter’ on Unmasking Phony Online Profiles
Josh Russell works as a systems analyst and programmer at Indiana University, has two daughters, and exposes Russian internet trolls in his spare time. Russell first became interested in the…
more ...East Africa Gets Easy Money Transfer System
An international money transfer company has launched an online service for East Africans to send and receive money more easily. Analysts say WorldRemit will lower the cost of transferring money…
more ...Facebook, Twitter Executives Testify on Capitol Hill; Google Absent
Facebook and Twitter executives insisted at a Senate hearing Wednesday that they were aggressively trying to identify foreign actors who wanted to inflict damage on the U.S. before the November midterm…
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