Month: January 2021

Security has been tightened across France, after a suspected terrorist attack killed a police officer ahead of the country’s presidential election on Sunday. A gunman shot and killed a policeman…

The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week strongly defended how his agency is dealing with what he sees as threats to the country. Former Marine general…

Zimbabwe wants small business to be able to get credit to start or grow a business. If the country’s Parliament approves a bill proposed last week, business owners will be…

Malaysia Airlines says it will soon become the first airline to use a worldwide real-time satellite tracking system on its planes. The announcement came three years after a Malaysia Airlines…

Election officials in Turkey have rejected all objections to last Sunday’s special election on presidential powers. They will not honor calls for a new vote. Turkish citizens voted on a…

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has launched a new project to help Americans find out where government tax money actually goes. The project came about after Ballmer – who is…

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has warned that the United States has not ruled out using military force to deal with an increasing nuclear threat from North Korea. He spoke…

Well known businesses across the United States are facing hard decisions about keeping their stores open. Experts say Americans are changing the way they buy clothing and other products. They…

Pirooz Parvarandeh has been an executive in the technology industry for many years. He is also an Iranian American. But Paravarandeh believes Iranian Americans are subject to many negative stereotypes.…

Researchers are now reporting a link between the weather event known as El Niño and an increase in cholera cases in eastern Africa. This means that knowing when there is…

The non-profit Long Now Foundation works to solve problems like climate change, disease and the loss of languages. But it recently started an unusual project that could help support all…

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to propose changes to the H-1B program. The program is used to bring highly skilled foreign workers to…

Christians in Egypt are asking the government for better security after two recent bombings killed dozens at two churches. Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the bombings, which killed 45…

Facebook is removing the accounts of people who use its social media program to send out “fake news” stories. Facebook’s security team said it found people who use their real…

As an American Navy aircraft carrier group heads toward Korea, China said Thursday that military force alone cannot end tensions on the Korean Peninsula. At the same time, an influential…