President Donald Trump’s trade deal with Mexico could struggle to win approval from Congress unless Canada comes on board, lawmakers from both parties said on Tuesday, saying support from Democrats would be needed to pass a purely bilateral deal. Trump unveiled the Mexico deal on Monday and threatened to slap …
your ad hereTrump Expands Google Criticism to Include Facebook, Twitter
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Google, Twitter and Facebook were “treading on very, very troubled territory” and warned them to “be careful.” Trump made the comments just hours after igniting controversy with a series of early-morning tweets claiming Google search results are “rigged” to turn up news unfavorable to …
your ad hereIraq Sending Team to US to Seek Deal on Transactions with Iran
Iraq will send a delegation to the United States seeking an agreement on financial transactions with Iran following Washington’s reimposition of sanctions on Tehran, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Tuesday. His statement was the first by an Iraqi official since Reuters reported last week that Baghdad was going to ask …
your ad herePart of US Slavery’s Beginnings Noted at Historic Jamestown
On a recent afternoon, tour guide Justin Bates pointed to the spot where historic Jamestown’s legislature first convened in July 1619. He then gestured toward another nearby spot where some of the first slaves in English North America arrived a few weeks later. “Freedom over there,” Bates told visitors near …
your ad hereGoogle, Indian Lenders Unite in Bid to Woo New Users
Alphabet’s Google said Tuesday that it was partnering with a handful of Indian banks to bring quick loans to the masses, as it aims to woo tens of millions of new internet users in the country to its digital payments services. At an annual Google event in New Delhi, Caesar Sengupta, vice president of Google’s …
your ad here‘Huge’ Array of Stars Expected at Venice Film Festival
When Ryan Gosling gets off the boat at Venice Lido this week, it will be one small step for the Hollywood actor, but potentially another leap for the world’s oldest film festival. Gosling’s First Man, in which he plays pioneering astronaut Neil Armstrong, opens a festival that has recovered from a period of …
your ad hereAP Explainer: How Google Search Results Work
Political leanings don’t factor into Google’s search algorithm. But the authoritativeness of page links that the algorithm spits out and the perception of thousands of human raters do. Here’s a quick look at how Google returns results when you search for things, news, and even news about Trump. What Google’s …
your ad hereIndia: Manned Space Mission to Cost $1.4 Billion
India said on Tuesday it expected to spend less than 100 billion rupees ($1.43 billion) on its first manned space mission to be launched by 2022, suggesting it is likely to be cheaper than similar projects by the United States and China. India is cultivating a reputation as a low-cost …
your ad hereHot Weather May Aid 2018 UN Climate Talks in Poland
Sizzling weather this summer will put pressure on almost 200 governments to reach a deal in Poland in December on the details of a global plan to limit climate change, the incoming president of the U.N. talks said. Environment ministers will meet in Katowice, the heart of Poland’s coal-producing region, Silesia, to agree …
your ad hereIndia’s Health Ministry Urges End to E-cigarette Sales
India’s federal health ministry called Tuesday for stopping the sale or import of electronic cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco devices that companies like Philip Morris International Inc. were planning to launch in the country. India has stringent laws to deter tobacco use, which the government says kills more than 900,000 people every year. But the country …
your ad here‘Saving Species with Feces’: Rhino Poo Aids Conservation Study
A team of U.K.-based scientists is collecting rhinoceros droppings for a new conservation initiative to help prevent global extinction of the endangered species. In a collaboration dubbed “Saving species with feces,” the team from Chester Zoo and University of Manchester aims to identify causes of poor population growth of Africa’s …
your ad hereWorldwide Gun Deaths Reach 250,000 Yearly; US Ranks High
Gun deaths worldwide total about 250,000 yearly and the United States is among just six countries that make up half of those fatalities, a study found. The results from one of the most comprehensive analyses of firearm deaths reveal “a major public health problem for humanity,” according to an …
your ad hereChris Stapleton Tops List of Nominees for CMA Awards
Chris Stapleton topped the list of finalists Tuesday with five nominations for the 52nd annual Country Music Association Awards. Stapleton is vying for entertainer of the year, male vocalist of the year, single of the year for “Broken Halos,” album of the year for “From A Room: Volume 2″ and …
your ad hereInstagram: Users Can Now Evaluate Authenticity of Accounts
Photo-sharing app Instagram’s more than 1 billion users will now be able to evaluate the authenticity of accounts, weeks after parent Facebook Inc rolled out similar measures in a bid to weed out fake accounts on its social media platform. Instagram said on Tuesday it will launch the “About This …
your ad hereParis, Tokyo, New York and Others Pledge to Slash Waste
By slashing food waste and improving waste management and recycling, 23 global cities and regions representing 150 million people pledged Tuesday to significantly cut the pollution-causing garbage they generate by 2030. Places like New York, Tokyo, London, Paris and Sydney vowed to “cut the amount of waste generated by each …
your ad hereWHO: Rapid Response Needed to Stem Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports the next seven to 10 days are critical in controlling the spread of the Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its latest update reported 111 cases of Ebola, with 83 confirmed and 28 probable, including 75 deaths. The WHO reports it is …
your ad hereAs Tesla Deals With Internal Woes, Rivals Make Their Move
While Tesla grapples with internal issues like production delays, a sometimes-erratic CEO and a recent about-face on whether to go private, its rivals are moving aggressively into the luxury electric vehicle space. In the next few days, German competitors Mercedes-Benz and Audi, the luxury arm of Volkswagen, are both showing …
your ad hereBolivian Woman Might Be World’s Oldest at Nearly 118
Julia Flores Colque still sings with joy in her indigenous Quechua tongue and strums the five strings of a tiny Andean guitar known as the charango, despite a recorded age of almost 118 years. In her long life, she has witnessed two world wars, revolutions in her native Bolivia and …
your ad hereFans of Aretha Franklin Pay Respects Before Detroit Funeral
Mourning fans lined up for a last glimpse of the Queen of Soul on Tuesday as singer Aretha Franklin’s hits played from loudspeakers outside the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, where her body will lay in repose ahead of her funeral. Franklin died last week …
your ad hereWill Seaweed Solve Indonesia’s Plastic Trash Problem?
Indonesia produces an estimated 1.3 million tons of plastic every day, much of which ends up in the oceans, clogging the ecosystem and killing wildlife. Last year the country pledged to cut the amount it throws into the sea by 70 percent by 2025. As Jack Hewson reports, the sea …
your ad hereBlow for France’s Macron as Star Minister Quits
President Emmanuel Macron suffered a major political blow Tuesday as his popular environment minister resigned live on radio — without informing the French leader beforehand. Nicolas Hulot, one of the most respected members of the Cabinet among the French public, took even his interviewers by surprise on the France Inter …
your ad hereBasketball Great Manu Ginobili Retires from NBA
Argentinean basketball star Manu Ginobili is retiring after a stellar 23-year career, 16 of them with the National Basketball Association’s San Antonio Spurs, where he won four championship rings. The 41-year-old Ginobili announced his retirement Monday in a brief message on Twitter: “IMMENSE GRATITUDE to everyone (family, friends, teammates, coaches, …
your ad hereKenyatta: Kenya Wants to Boost Trade, Investment Partnership With US
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta says his country wants to increase bilateral trade with the United States and attract more U.S. investors. U.S. President Donald Trump received Kenyatta at the White House on Monday for talks that focused on trade and security. Ahead of the talks, Kenyatta told VOA African Service …
your ad here5-Person Sub Readies for Titanic Dive
The ocean has untold wonders waiting to be discovered. A U.S. company has developed an improved, ultra-deep diving submersible craft to search for them. It will take a 5-person crew as deep as 4000-meters, with the wreck of the Titanic its first deep sea destination. If the craft can withstand the …
your ad hereTrump’s Rollback of Clean Power Plan Means Support in Coal Country
President Trump recently proposed cuts to the Clean Power Plan. The Obama-era plan aims to generate electricity with less coal and more renewable energy and slash carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants by about one-third by 2030. Trump’s proposal was criticized by environmentalists but applauded in West Virginia, where …
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