Trump Carbon Plan Attacked by Coastal States, Lauded by Coal Interests

Trump Carbon Plan Attacked by Coastal States, Lauded by Coal Interests

President Donald Trump’s proposal to replace an Obama-era policy to fight climate change with a weaker plan allowing states to...

Cuba Says Investor Interest Up Despite US Hostility

Cuba Says Investor Interest Up Despite US Hostility

Cuba’s foreign trade and investment minister said on Wednesday the country had signed nearly 200 investment projects worth $5.5 billion...

US Supreme Court Divided Over How Google Settled Privacy Case

US Supreme Court Divided Over How Google Settled Privacy Case

U.S. Supreme Court justices, in an internet privacy case involving Google, disagreed on Wednesday over whether to rein in a...

Fitch Shifts Mexico Debt Outlook From Stable to Negative

Fitch Shifts Mexico Debt Outlook From Stable to Negative

Fitch Ratings changed its outlook on Mexico’s long-term foreign-currency debt issues Wednesday from “stable” to “negative,” citing the potential policies...

Birthday Blues for Bitcoin as Investors Face Year-on-Year Loss

Birthday Blues for Bitcoin as Investors Face Year-on-Year Loss

Bitcoin was heading towards a year-on-year loss on Wednesday, its 10th birthday, the first loss since last year’s bull market,...

In Venice’s War on Mega-Ships, Cruise Lines Fire Back

In Venice’s War on Mega-Ships, Cruise Lines Fire Back

The population of Italy’s Renaissance canal city of Venice has been on a steady decline for years. At the same...

Bolsonaro’s Economic Guru Urges Quick Brazil Pension Reform

Bolsonaro’s Economic Guru Urges Quick Brazil Pension Reform

The future economy minister tapped by Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro insisted on Tuesday that he wanted to fast-track an unpopular...

Google Spinoff to Test Truly Driverless Cars in California

Google Spinoff to Test Truly Driverless Cars in California

The robotic car company created by Google is poised to attempt a major technological leap in California, where its vehicles...

Facebook 3Q Revenue Slightly Below Expectations

Facebook 3Q Revenue Slightly Below Expectations

Facebook is reporting a slight revenue miss but stronger than expected profit in its third-quarter earnings report.   Coming three...

US Presence at Cuba Trade Fair Dwindles Given Trump Hostility

US Presence at Cuba Trade Fair Dwindles Given Trump Hostility

A yellow excavator, forklift and other heavy equipment made by U.S. firm Caterpillar gleam outside Cuba’s annual trade fair, reflecting...

Tehran Courts Ankara in Effort to Ease US Sanctions

Tehran Courts Ankara in Effort to Ease US Sanctions

Tehran is courting Ankara in a bid to ease the impact of renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran.  On Tuesday, Turkey,...

China Steps Up VPN Blocks Ahead of Major Trade, Internet Shows

China Steps Up VPN Blocks Ahead of Major Trade, Internet Shows

Chinese authorities have stepped up efforts to block virtual private networks (VPN), service providers said Tuesday in describing a “cat-and-mouse”...

Apple’s New iPads Embrace Facial Recognition

Apple’s New iPads Embrace Facial Recognition

Apple’s new iPads will resemble its latest iPhones as the company ditches a home button and fingerprint sensor to make...

Zimbabwean Widows Punished by Tribal Courts for Selling Gold-rich Land

Zimbabwean Widows Punished by Tribal Courts for Selling Gold-rich Land

When massive gold deposits were discovered about a decade ago in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, the rural district became famous for...

US Survey: What Pay Gap? Men Less Aware of Women’s Workplace Struggles

US Survey: What Pay Gap? Men Less Aware of Women’s Workplace Struggles

Far more men than women think their companies offer equal pay and promote the sexes equally, yet younger generations are...

Scientists: Producing Bitcoin Currency Could Void Climate Change Efforts

Scientists: Producing Bitcoin Currency Could Void Climate Change Efforts

Demand for bitcoin could single-handedly derail efforts to limit global warming because the increasingly popular digital currency takes huge amounts...

UN Human Rights Expert Urges States to Curb Intolerance Online

UN Human Rights Expert Urges States to Curb Intolerance Online

Following the shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the eastern United States, a U.N. human rights expert...

How Green Is My Forest? There’s an App to Tell You

How Green Is My Forest? There’s an App to Tell You

A web-based application that monitors the impact of successful forest-rights claims can help rural communities manage resources better and improve...

App Taken Down After Pittsburgh Gunman Revealed as User

App Taken Down After Pittsburgh Gunman Revealed as User

Gab, a social networking site often accused of being a haven for white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other hate groups, went...

Taxi Service Offering Security, Comfort and Privacy

Taxi Service Offering Security, Comfort and Privacy

In Arabic, Annisa means an unmarried woman. And in Kenya, Annisa has become the first taxi-hailing service run by women....

Japan, India Leaders Build Ties Amid Trade, Security Worries

Japan, India Leaders Build Ties Amid Trade, Security Worries

The leaders of Japan and India are reaffirming their ties amid growing worries about trade and regional stability. Indian Prime...

French FinMin: Eurozone not Prepared Enough to Face New Crisis

French FinMin: Eurozone not Prepared Enough to Face New Crisis

There is no risk of contagion from Italy’s budget crisis in the European Union but the euro zone is not...