
Germany Hunts for Cyber Criminals Amid Billion-Euro Scams
At the start, the job looked like a well-paid role in finance. It ended with a $10,000-a-month drug
2023-08-19 15:24

Third of Ukraine Crop Exports Wiped Out After Black Sea Block
The Kremlin’s efforts to paralyze Ukrainian food shipments are succeeding, with a third of the country’s crop exports
2023-08-19 15:22

In rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp
Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe's rural areas say they are facing intimidation from supporters of the long-ruling ZANU-PF party and a biased state-run media that restricts their options
2023-08-19 14:19

The Asian Retailer Outgunning Amazon And Walmart in South Africa
Shein is the most downloaded shopping app on South Africa’s Google Play store. And it isn’t even trying
2023-08-19 14:19

Box-Office Record, EV Graveyards and China Woes: Saturday Asia Briefing
When the going gets tough, the tough go to the movies. Or so it seems in China, where
2023-08-19 13:46

Slow-Growing UK Faces Reckoning Over £2.6 Trillion Debt Pile
From the financial crisis to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Britain has borrowed and spent its way out of
2023-08-19 13:30

Five Takeaways From the US, Japan and South Korea Summit
US President Joe Biden was dealt a stronger hand in Asia when Yoon Suk Yeol became South Korea’s
2023-08-19 13:27

These children's beds are being recalled due to strangulation and death risks, consumer watchdog says
Parents may want to check their children's rooms for a recalled bed with hazards that could potentially kill, according to a product safety commission.
2023-08-19 13:25

Emerging economies are pushing to end the dollar's dominance. But what's the alternative?
Across the developing world, many countries are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system — and especially the power of the dollar
2023-08-19 13:24

Georgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan or enroll people in it
2023-08-19 13:15

Elon Musk says X will strip ability to block accounts
Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other
2023-08-19 12:55

Japan's Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday before setting a release date for its treated radioactive wastewater, as his government continues working to promote understanding over the controversial plan at home and abroad
2023-08-19 12:48