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…
more ...Facebook Share Price Plummets, Leading Broad Rout of US Tech Stocks
The same technology companies that helped drag the U.S. stock market back from the depths of the pandemic recession in 2021 led the market into a sharp plunge on Thursday…
more ...Mali Government Blames Sanctions for Treasury Bonds Default
Mali has failed to meet debt payments of some $40 million in treasury bonds, blaming sanctions imposed on the country’s military junta by West African bloc ECOWAS. The Malian Economy…
more ...China, COVID-19, Lunar New Year: Perfect Storm for Supply Chain Delays
The most recent COVID-19 cases in China have put even more stress on an already strained supply chain, causing delays in the shipping of everyday items to the United States.…
more ...US National Debt Tops $30 Trillion for First Time in History
The Treasury Department this week reported that the total national debt of the United States surpassed $30 trillion for the first time in history, an amount equal to nearly 130%…
more ...US Lightning Bolt Leaps Into Record Books at 768 Kilometers Long
A single lightning bolt that leapt across three U.S. states has been identified as the longest ever, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday. Dubbed a megaflash, the rare low-rate horizontal…
more ...South Africa Luxury Housing Market Sees Boom in Demand
South Africa’s luxury housing dealers say the market is booming despite the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. Real estate agents say the need to work from home and have…
more ...India Projects Strong Economic Rebound After Pandemic
India’s government has pledged to spend billions of dollars on public infrastructure to reboot an economy that is bouncing back from the massive contraction it suffered during the novel coronavirus…
more ...Cyberattacks Increasingly Hobble Pandemic-Weary US Schools
For teachers at a middle school in New Mexico’s largest city, the first inkling of a widespread tech problem came during an early morning staff call. On the video, there…
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