Apple’s polished iPhone line-up comes with tools to help users dial back their smartphone obsessions, amid growing concerns over “addiction” and harmful effects on children. An iOS 12 mobile operating system that will power new iPhones unveiled on Wednesday, and be pushed out as an update to prior models, has …
your ad hereGrowing Global Cancer Crisis Should Spark Call to Action
New data show a significant increase in the incidence of global cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, estimates a rise in new cases of cancer to more than 18 million, including 9.6 million deaths this year. The report that covers 36 types of …
your ad here’60 Minutes’ Chief Fager Out at CBS
CBS News on Wednesday fired 60 Minutes top executive Jeff Fager, who has been under investigation following reports that he groped women at parties and tolerated an abusive workplace. The network news president, David Rhodes, said Fager’s firing was “not directly related” to the allegations against him, but because he …
your ad hereApple Unveils Larger iPhones, Health-Oriented Watches
Apple Inc unveiled larger iPhones and watches based on the design of current models on Wednesday, confirming Wall Street expectations that the company is making only minor changes to its lineup. The world’s most valuable tech company wants users to upgrade to newer, more expensive devices as a way to …
your ad hereUS Median Household Income Reaches Record High
The median U.S. household income reached $61,372 last year — its highest level ever, the U.S. Census reported Wednesday. The new median figure, meaning that half of U.S. families earned more money and half less, was a reflection of the robust U.S. economy, the world’s largest, that expanded 4.1 percent …
your ad hereUS Drug Company Chief: ‘Moral Requirement’ for Big Price Hike
A U.S. pharmaceutical executive is defending his price boost of a key antibiotic by 400 percent to almost $2,400 a bottle as a “moral requirement,” a claim that drew an immediate rebuke from the country’s drug regulatory chief. Nostrum Pharmaceuticals president Nirmal Mulye told The Financial Times he had a …
your ad hereFDA Calls Teen Vaping an ‘Epidemic,’ Vows Crackdown
American teens’ use of electronic cigarettes has hit “epidemic proportions,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a statement released Wednesday. In what it called the “largest coordinated enforcement effort in FDA history,” the agency issued written warnings and fines to 1,300 retailers for their role in selling the …
your ad hereIslamic Development Bank Freezes Somalia Project
The Islamic Development Bank has suspended a multimillion-dollar project in Somalia due to accusations of corruption and mismanagement. Started in October 2016, the Dryland Development Project was being conducted in three rural villages to help pastoralists build resilience to drought, give them access to health and education services, and develop …
your ad hereCrashing Turkish Lira in the Balance Before Central Bank Meeting
The Turkish central bank is facing growing pressure to decisively hike interest rates at a meeting Thursday to defend an ailing currency and rein in double-digit inflation. But concerns remain over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on monetary policy. The Turkish lira has fallen more than 40 percent, much of …
your ad hereDespite Reforms, Qatar’s Migrant Workers Still Fear Exploitation
As a migrant worker from Bangladesh, Sharif should be happy about Qatar’s labor reforms, put in place to protect people like him. Instead, he feels the system still allows his employer to get round rules designed to stop them exploiting him. “I don’t feel comfortable complaining because my company could …
your ad hereUN: Zimbabwe Cholera Outbreak Now a ‘Very Dire Situation’
The United Nations says the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is a “very dire situation” because there are now cases outside the country’s capital, where the government has declared a state of emergency. Zimbabwe’s health minister, Obadiah Moyo, is calling on international aid agencies to chip in, following 20 deaths and …
your ad hereIran Looks Warily to China for Help as US Sanctions Resume
It’s hard not to see China wherever you look in Iran. From Chinese goods flooding markets to its business people eager for deals as Western business interests flee, Iran likely will further embrace Beijing as an alternative market for its crude oil and financial transactions amid uncertainty over the nuclear …
your ad hereExperts: Climate Change Fuels Fires in California
California has experienced record heat waves and catastrophic fires this year and in previous years, leading climate experts to say it is likely to get worse. A recent state report blames global climate change, and California Governor Jerry Brown is preparing to host an international summit later this week (September …
your ad hereS. Korea Jobless Rate Hits Highest Since Global Financial Crisis
South Korea’s unemployment rate hit an eight-year high in August as mandatory minimum wages rose, adding to economic policy frustrations and political challenges for President Moon Jae-in whose approval rating is now at its lowest since inauguration. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent in August from 3.8 percent in …
your ad hereInternet Group Backs ‘National’ Data Privacy Approach
A group representing major internet companies including Facebook, Amazon.com and Alphabet said on Tuesday it backed modernizing U.S. data privacy rules but wants a national approach that would preempt California’s new regulations that take effect in 2020. The Internet Association, a group representing more than 40 major internet and technology …
your ad hereWater Shortages to Cut Iraq’s Irrigated Wheat Area by Half
In Iraq, a major Middle East grain buyer, will cut the irrigated area it plants with wheat by half in the 2018-2019 growing season as water shortages grip the country, a government official told Reuters. Drought and dwindling river flows have already forced Iraq to ban farmers from planting rice …
your ad hereUN: World Hunger Levels Rise for Third Year Running
World hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, fueled by conflict and climate change, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, jeopardizing a global goal to end the scourge by 2030. Hunger appears to be increasing in almost all of Africa and in South America, with 821 million people …
your ad hereSoccer-Playing Girl Challenges Gender Rules in Argentina
At age 7, Candelaria Cabrera goes after the soccer ball with determination. She drives toward her rivals without caring much about getting hurt and deftly manages the bumps on the dirt field. She wears a loose white jersey from Huracan de Chabas, her hometown, located 230 miles (370 kilometers) north …
your ad hereIn Posh Bangkok Neighborhood, Residents Trade Energy with Blockchain
Residents in a Bangkok neighborhood are trying out a renewable energy trading platform that allows them to buy and sell electricity between themselves, signaling the growing popularity of such systems as solar panels get cheaper. The pilot project in the center of Thailand’s capital is among the world’s largest peer-to-peer …
your ad hereProposal for South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary Defeated
An effort to create a safe haven for whales in the South Atlantic was defeated Tuesday at the meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Brazil. The proposal, which was introduced by Brazil in 2001, received support from 39 countries but was opposed by 25, denying it the three-quarters’ …
your ad hereCMT Honors Only Women at Annual Artists of the Year Show
CMT is changing their Artists of the Year show to honor only women, including Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum. The move comes as female artists in the genre have been outspoken …
your ad herePhilanthropies Pledge $450 Million to Save Forests, Climate
Leading philanthropists pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to rescue shrinking tropical forests that suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, on the eve of a global climate change summit in San Francisco. Nine foundations announced the $459 million commitment, to be delivered over the next four years, a day …
your ad hereEU Failing on Pollution Limits, Auditor Warns
European Union governments are failing to comply with air quality limits that are already weaker than the World Health Organization’s recommendations, the bloc’s auditors said Tuesday. The findings by the EU watchdog come as Brussels is taking half a dozen member states to court over their failure to enforce the bloc’s air quality laws. …
your ad here‘This One Really Scares Me,’ Expert Says of Hurricane Florence
To whip up a monstrous storm like the one chugging for the Carolinas you need a handful of ingredients — and Florence has them all. — Warmer than normal sea temperatures to add energy and rain to a storm. Check. — A wind pattern that allows a storm to get strong …
your ad hereGlobal Gathering for Good Sees Young, Bright Future for Business
Young people are driving the growth of businesses that benefit society and the environment, the organizer of a global gathering of ethical entrepreneurs said as it opens Wednesday. Some 1,500 people are meeting in Edinburgh as the 10th Social Enterprise World Forum — one of the most important networking events …
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