Jonathan Garland’s fascination with architecture started early: He spent much of his childhood designing Lego houses and gazing at Boston buildings on rides with his father away from their largely …
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These Burgers Are Better for the Planet, but You’d Never Know It
As the world’s population heads toward 10 billion by midcentury, experts are wrestling with how to feed the world without wrecking the planet. It’s not easy to find foods with …
your ads here!Traditional Pakistani Bamboo Curtains Gaining Popularity
Traditional handicrafts from Pakistan are exported to many countries around the world. One item that appears to be gaining in popularity are the country’s hand-made bamboo curtains. VOA’s Saman Khan …
your ads here!NY’s Immigrant Taxi Drivers Despair as Taxi Industry Slumps
A financially distraught yellow cab driver from Romania recently hanged himself in his New York garage, marking the fourth suicide among city taxi drivers in as many months. In the …
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The Trump administration is expected to announce that it will roll back automobile gas mileage and pollution standards that were a pillar in the Obama administration’s plans to combat climate …
your ads here!UN Blacklists Dozens of Ships, Businesses Over N. Korea Smuggling
The U.N. Security Council on Friday blacklisted 27 ships, 21 companies and a businessman for helping North Korea circumvent sanctions, keeping the pressure on Pyongyang despite its recent diplomatic opening …
your ads here!Air France, Lawyers Strike as Macron Labor Woes Grow
French lawyers staged a walkout Friday while Air France staff went on strike over pay, adding to a growing wave of industrial unrest that threatens to slow President Emmanuel Macron’s …
your ads here!South Sudan Dispute With Mobile Firm Disrupts Service
Hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese remained without mobile phone service Friday, as network operator Vivacell continued a standoff with the government over a licensing dispute. The government cut the …
your ads here!Amid Flood of Chinese Products, India Wants Fairness
Sampad Yadav, who sells electrical goods in a shop in the business hub of Gurugram on the outskirts of New Delhi, says Chinese goods such as LED lamps are popular …
your ads here!Vietnam Stands to See Modest Wins if China, U.S. Start Trade War
A wider Sino-U.S. trade dispute would help export-reliant Vietnam compete against Chinese companies but put the country at risk of any global fallout, analysts say. The numerous exporters in Vietnam …
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The Trump administration is hopeful it can reach a deal on a new North American Free Trade Agreement before the July 1 presidential election in Mexico and U.S. midterm congressional …
your ads here!WTO Chief Sees No Sign of US Departure
There is no sign that the United States is distancing itself from the World Trade Organization, and negotiations are underway to avert a global trade war, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo …
your ads here!Trump Gets First Trade Deal as US, Korea Revise Agreement
U.S. President Donald Trump, who campaigned against economic agreements he considered unfair to America has his first trade deal. The United States and South Korea have agreed to revise their …
your ads here!In Niger’s Desert, Europe’s Migration Crackdown Pinches Wallets
For this ancient town on the southern edge of the Sahara, the flow of desperate migrants trying to reach Europe used to be a boon, not a burden. Abdoul Ahmed, …
your ads here!Greece Approved for 6.7 Billion-Euro Bailout Installment
Europe’s bailout fund on Tuesday approved a 6.7 billion-euro ($8.32 billion) loan installment to Greece as part of its third international rescue program, with payment of the first 5.7 billion …
your ads here!US Tech Derails Global Stock Market Rally
U.S. stocks sank in late trading on Tuesday, with faltering technology shares reversing a global stock rally that had swept through Asia and Europe. Trading sessions in Asia and Europe …
your ads here!Uber Sells Southeast Asia Business to Grab After Costly Battle
Uber Technologies has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian business to bigger regional rival Grab, the ride-hailing firms said on Monday, marking the U.S. company’s second retreat from an Asian …
your ads here!White House Probing Huge Loans to Kushner’s Family Firm
White House officials are looking into whether $500 million in loans that went to Trump administration senior adviser Jared Kushner’s family real estate company may have spurred ethics or criminal …
your ads here!Trade War Fears Affect Asian Shares
World markets edged higher but remained jittery Monday, a result of a feared trade war between two economic powerhouses — the U.S. and China, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement last …
your ads here!US Gunmaker Remington Files for Bankruptcy
U.S. firearms and ammunition manufacturer Remington has filed for bankruptcy protection in order to reorganize its operations and put in place a debt reduction deal with its creditors. The company …
your ads here!China Warns Trade War Will Set off a ‘Greater Conflict’
A senior Chinese official is warning that a trade war would hurt all sides and set off a “greater conflict.” “A trade war serves the interests of none. It will …
your ads here!Pride, Loneliness in the Deep North: Russians Who Refuse to Abandon Arctic City
In Russia’s far north, the city of Vorkuta is slowly being reclaimed by the Arctic tundra. Its population has plummeted as the local coal mines have closed, and the very …
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