The price of a pack of cigarettes has skyrocketed in New York City, while the number of places they are available for sale is set to fall. New York Mayor …
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Kenya Bans Plastic Bags
Kenya has become the latest African country to ban the use of polythene plastic bags, imposing stiff fines and even jail time for anyone found using, importing or manufacturing the …
your ads here!Harvey Could Have Deep Impact on Texas Oil, US Economy
Massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Texas’ refinery-rich coast could have long-standing and far-reaching consequences for the state’s oil and gas industry and the larger U.S. economy. The …
your ads here!Yellen: Financial System Safer, But Adjustments May Be Needed
The head of the U.S. central bank says the financial system is safer now than it was before the recession, and urges Washington to make some adjustments in financial regulations, …
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South Korea this week pushed back against the United States’ demand to renegotiate the free trade agreement (FTA) between the close allies. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the …
your ads here!S. Korea Pushes Back on US Call to Renegotiate Trade Pact
South Korea this week pushed back against the United States’ demand to renegotiate the free trade agreement (FTA) between the close allies. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the …
your ads here!Vietnamese Consumers Resist China as Officials Try to Get Along
When Ha Tran of Ho Chi Minh City shops for food, clothes or electronics, she avoids merchandise she can tell comes from Vietnam’s giant neighbor, China. It might not work, …
your ads here!Samsung Leader Jay Y. Lee Given 5-Year Jail Sentence for Bribery
The billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, was jailed for five years for bribery on Friday after a six-month trial over a scandal that brought down …
your ads here!Decree Opening Brazil’s Amazon to Mining Criticized
Environmentalists are condemning a decree by Brazilian President Michel Temer allowing mining in the heart of the Amazon. The measure strips protection from a national reserve between the northern states …
your ads here!Stonehenge: Australia’s Forgotten Farmers
Stonehenge is dry and has been for too long — seven years too long. You can taste the dust well before you cross the cattle grids that cut the only …
your ads here!Washington Budget Bickering Could Hurt US Credit Rating Again
Experts at credit rating agencies are watching Washington’s political squabbling over budgets and spending closely, and they might make another cut in the U.S. credit rating if the Republican-controlled White …
your ads here!Trump’s NAFTA Termination Comment Falls Flat in Arizona
President Donald Trump’s comments at a Phoenix rally that he will probably end up terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement brought cheers from the crowd but groans from the …
your ads here!US Federal Spending, Debt Ceiling: What You Need to Know
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was willing to shut down the government to get funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, complicating two must-pass measures Congress will take up …
your ads here!Egypt Pins Export Hopes on New Leather Production City
Just beyond the outskirts of Cairo on a desert road to the Suez Canal, a sprawling industrial zone is coming to life as Egypt’s leather industry leaves behind its ancient …
your ads here!Trans-Alaska Pipeline Celebrates 40 Years
Oil is the main revenue source in Alaska. This year, the trans-Alaska pipeline celebrated 40 years of service. From Alaska, VOA’s Natasha Mozgovaya looks at the history of North America’s …
your ads here!With Tax Talk Heating Up, Republicans Modify Plan for Businesses
Congressional Republicans, seeking to address the complaints of small businesses, are floating changes to their controversial proposal to eliminate business tax deductions for debt interest payments, business lobbyists said Tuesday. …
your ads here!Chieftain: Indigenous People Seize Some Facilities on Peru Oil Field
Indigenous people living on Peru’s largest oil field concession have seized some facilities operated by Frontera Energy demanding that the government apply an indigenous rights law before signing a new …
your ads here!Jordan Opens First Job Center in Syrian Refugee Camp
Jordan has opened its first job center inside a refugee camp, unlocking work opportunities across the country for thousands living in the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp, the U.N. labor …
your ads here!Argentina Labor Unions Protest Job Losses, Macri Policies
Argentina’s main labor unions took to the streets of the capital on Tuesday demanding more jobs and protesting center-right President Mauricio Macri’s economic policies. Tens of thousands of workers gathered …
your ads here!Trump Rebuffs Coal Industry; CEO Claims Promise Broken
The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision contrary to what one coal executive said the …
your ads here!Ford, Chinese Partner Look at Possible Electric Car Venture
Ford Motor Co. and a Chinese automaker said Tuesday they are looking into setting up a joint venture to develop and manufacture electric cars in China. Ford’s potential venture …
your ads here!Ford Offers Brits Incentives to Trade in Older Cars
Ford Tuesday became the latest carmaker to launch a car scrappage scheme in Britain, joining the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz, after months of procrastination from the government over whether …
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