U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation of Tesla, this time tied to complaints that its cars can come to a stop for no apparent reason. The government…
more ...Poorer Nations Face ‘Lost Decade’ Over COVID-19 Debt Crisis, UN Warns
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized nations will begin a two-day meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday as many poorer nations deal with a growing debt crisis. The…
more ...Poorer Nations Face ‘Lost Decade’ Over COVID-19 Debt Crisis, UN Warns
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized nations began a two-day meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, amid a growing debt crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has seen many poorer countries…
more ...Google Changes Android Tracking, Data Sharing
Google said Wednesday it plans to limit tracking and data sharing for users of its Android operating system, which is used by over 2.5 billion people around the world. The…
more ...Nigerian Rights Group Sues Authorities Over Twitter Agreement
A Nigerian rights group has filed a lawsuit to force authorities to publish an agreement reached with Twitter in January to lift a block on the social media company. The…
more ...A Coding Bootcamp Offers a Way for Black, Latino Women to Break Into Tech
The technology industry has long employed mostly men in technical roles. But a nonprofit group in Seattle, Washington is trying to change that. VOA’s Natasha Mozgovaya reports. …
more ...Accounting Firm: Trump Financial Statements Aren’t Reliable
The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, “should no…
more ...Japan’s Kirin Brewery to Withdraw From Myanmar
Japanese drinks giant Kirin said Monday it would withdraw from Myanmar, after a failed bid to disentangle its operations from a joint venture with a junta-owned company after last year’s…
more ...Super Bowl Ads Look Toward the Future — and the Past
Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency — and also to…
more ...Botswana Offers Start-Up Wildlife Stock to Farmers to Boost Agro-Tourism
In a bid to boost agro-tourism, the Botswana government is offering wildlife start-up stock to farmers to keep in their ploughing fields. The government says the move will give locals…
more ...Karzai: US Money Seizure ‘Atrocity’ Against Afghans
Afghanistan’s former president, Hamid Karzai, joined the Taliban rulers Sunday in urging the United States to review its decision to allow half of the roughly $7 billion in his country’s…
more ...Digital Lending Shakes Up Cambodia’s Over-indebted Banking Sector
A new report found that Cambodia had 2.8 million loans for 3.6 million households, totaling $11.8 billion, with an average “microloan” size of $4,280, higher than the annual income of…
more ...US Plans Half Million EV Charging Stations Along Highways
Several senior members of President Joe Biden’s administration led the charge Thursday for a significant practical expansion of the nationwide use of electric vehicles. The federal government is “teaming up…
more ...EU Chief Announces $172 Million Investment for Africa
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Thursday announced a more than $172 billion investment plan for Africa, as part of the European Union’s Global Gateway infrastructure initiative. Von der…
more ...Trucker-Led Protest Threatens Business in Canada, US
A trucker-led protest of coronavirus vaccine mandates that is blocking traffic at a key bridge linking the United States and Canada picked up urgency as it threatens to dampen business…
more ...Trudeau Slams Trucker Protests as Copycat Convoys Spread
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted trucker-led protests that have shut down central Ottawa in anger at COVID-19 health rules, as France and New Zealand moved Thursday to stop their…
more ...COVID-19 Truck Blockade in Canada Shuts Down Auto Plants
A blockade of the bridge between Canada and Detroit by protesters demanding an end to Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions forced the shutdown Wednesday of a Ford plant and began to have…
more ...Satellite Losses Show Threat Solar Storms Pose to Tech
As if we didn’t have enough to worry about: Some scientists are warning about the inevitable catastrophic effects on modern life from a super-sized solar storm. These outbursts from the…
more ...China Suspected of Cyberattacks Targeting US Organizations
Media giant News Corp is investigating a cyberattack that has accessed the email and documents of some of its employees and journalists. On Friday, New York-based News Corp, whose entities…
more ...US Trade Deficit Hits Record, Reflecting Strong Economic Growth
The United States posted its largest ever full-year trade deficit in the 12 months ending in December, according to data released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, signaling continued strong…
more ...Biden Touts ‘American Manufacturing Comeback,’ New Tennessee Plant
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that an Australian company that makes chargers for electric vehicles will build a manufacturing facility in Tennessee, while reiterating his commitment to make the…
more ...Use of Technology at Beijing Olympics Adds Precautions, Raises Concerns
At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, China is using technology to keep athletes and visitors safe as part of its pandemic precautions. But for visitors, the use of technology can…
more ...US Taking the Fight Against Terrorism to the App Store
More than a decade ago, technology giant Apple began telling its smartphone customers that if something was worth doing, “There’s an app for that.” Starting now, the same can be…
more ...US Economy Defies Omicron and Adds 467,000 Jobs in January
In a surprising burst of hiring, America’s employers added a robust 467,000 jobs last month, a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a wave of omicron infections. …
more ...News Corp Suspects China Behind Cyberattack on Its System
News Corp disclosed on Friday it was the target of a cyberattack that accessed data of some employees, with its internet security adviser saying the hack was likely aimed at…
more ...NATO Chief Stoltenberg Appointed to Run Norway’s Central Bank
Norway’s central bank, Norges Bank, announced Friday it has appointed NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to take over as its next governor after his term leading the military alliance ends later…
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