Thousands of live animals along with tons of meat, ivory, pangolin scales and timber were seized in a monthlong global crackdown on the illegal wildlife trade that Interpol said exposed …
your ads here!Month: June 2018
Instagram Announces Video Expansion
Social media app Instagram announced Wednesday that it would be increasing its time limit for videos posted on its platform from one minute to 10 minutes, as part of a …
your ads here!New Credit Rating Speaks of Vietnam’s Complicated Makeover
A decent rating from Fitch this month has Vietnam riding high on the small victory, despite some of the less favorable economic trends connected to this first-of-its-kind rating. The state …
your ads here!European Business Lobby Presses China to Stop Dragging Feet on Reform
As the United States and China teeter on the brink of an all out trade war and tit-for-tat tariffs loom, a European businesses lobby is urging Beijing to stop dragging its …
your ads here!Kate Spade Foundation to Donate $1M for Suicide Prevention
Kate Spade New York has announced plans to donate $1 million to support suicide prevention and mental health awareness causes in tribute to the company’s late founder. To start, the …
your ads here!Eva Longoria Gives Birth to First Child, a Son
The actress and husband Jose “Pepe” Baston welcomed Santiago Enrique Baston into the world Tuesday. They say they are so grateful “for this beautiful blessing.” The couple shared the child’s …
your ads here!Amazon, Buffett, JPMorgan Pick Gawande to Lead Health Firm
Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway have picked well-known author and Harvard professor Dr. Atul Gawande to transform the health care they give their employees. The three corporate titans said …
your ads here!Silicon Valley-Style Coding Boot Camp Seeks to Reset Japan Inc.
Barely six months after inaugurating a tiny software-coding boot camp in a basement in Tokyo, Silicon Valley transplant Kani Munidasa stood before some of Japan’s top business leaders in February …
your ads here!As World Cup Fever Spreads, Africa Unites
The World Cup attracts billions of viewers across the globe, many of them in Africa. As the best footballers in the world battle it out to be crowned champion, Zaheer …
your ads here!Is Russia Using World Cup to Gloss Over Human Rights Crackdown?
Human rights campaigners say Russia is using the glitz of the football World Cup to try to gloss over its deteriorating human rights record. Opposition groups, journalists, LGBT communities and …
your ads here!Russian Fans Celebrate Once-maligned Team as Heroes
What a transformation. Russia’s World Cup soccer team, metamorphosed from national laughingstock to heroes of the motherland in less than a week. And no one is more stunned than …
your ads here!Recycling Rubbish into Revenue, Plan Brings Hope to Women in Jordan
Sameera Al Salam folds a discarded piece of newspaper into a long strip then loops it round her finger to form a tight circle, the first stage of making the …
your ads here!Motorists in Crime-ridden Caracas Seek Safety Through ‘Buddy’ App
Two men on motorbikes approached a broken-down vehicle in Caracas one day earlier this month in what could have been a nightmare scenario in one of the world’s most dangerous …
your ads here!Cities Face Dramatic Rise in Heat, Flood Risks by 2050, Researchers Say
In just 30 years, cities around the world will face dramatically higher risks from extreme heat, coastal flooding, power blackouts and food and water shortages unless climate-changing emissions are curbed, …
your ads here!Across Asia’s Borders, Trafficking Survivors Dial in for Justice
When Neha Maldar testified against the traffickers who enslaved her as a sex worker in India, she spoke from the safety of her own country, Bangladesh, via videoconferencing, a technology …
your ads here!China Calls Trump Threat of More Tariffs ‘Blackmail’
China calls President Donald Trump’s threat to slap more tariffs on Chinese exports to the U.S. “extreme pressure and blackmail” and threatens to retaliate. Beijing reacted Tuesday to Trump’s plan …
your ads here!As DRC Grapples with Ebola, Guinea Keeps Up Its Guard
Just after a morning rain, Gourma Mamadou was shopping in this capital city’s crowded, open-air Kaloum market. The young man said he was well aware of the current Ebola outbreak …
your ads here!Scan on Exit: Can Blockchain Save Moldova’s Children from Traffickers?
Laura was barely 18 when a palm reader told her she could make $180 a month working in beetroot farms in Russia — an attractive sum for a girl struggling …
your ads here!Trump’s Tariffs: What They Are and How They Would Work
Is this what a trade war looks like? The Trump administration and China’s leadership have threatened to impose tariffs on $50 billion of each other’s goods. Trump has proposed imposing …
your ads here!IBM Computer Proves Formidable Against 2 Human Debaters
An argumentative computer proved formidable against two human debaters as IBM gave its first public demonstration of new artificial intelligence technology it’s been working on for more than five years. …
your ads here!CBS to Expand ‘Star Trek’ With Five-Year Deal for New TV Shows
U.S. broadcast network CBS will expand the popular “Star Trek” science-fiction franchise with new series, mini-series and animation under a production deal announced on Tuesday. CBS said in a statement …
your ads here!Dreaming of Farming Empire, Kazakhs Seek Management Tips from Genghis Khan
Kazakhstan is taking management lessons from warrior-emperor Genghis Khan as it seeks to conquer neighboring countries’ food markets, Deputy Agriculture Minister Arman Yevniyev said Tuesday. The Central Asian nation, whose …
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