U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could reach a new trade deal between the world’s two largest economies when they meet in Argentina this weekend, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Tuesday. “The president said there is a good possibility that we can make a deal …
your ad hereScientists: Mild El Nino Event Likely by Next February
There is a 75 to 80 percent probability of an El Nino weather phenomenon developing within the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization reports. Global seasonal climate data show precipitation patterns predicted for December to February resemble those normally associated with El Nino, WMO said, adding that it is …
your ad here‘SpongeBob’ Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies at 57
Stephen Hillenburg, who created SpongeBob SquarePants and the absurd undersea world he inhabited, has died at age 57, Nickelodeon announced Tuesday. Hillenburg died Monday of Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as ALS, the cable network said in a statement. He was 57. Hillenburg had announced he had the disease in …
your ad hereChina Launches Probe Into ‘First’ Gene-Edited Babies
A Chinese researcher’s surprise claim that he is the first person in the world to successfully edit the genes of a pair of recently born twin girls, making them resistant to HIV, the AIDS virus, has been met with criticism, scorn and denial in China. Provincial health authorities in …
your ad hereGoogle Blocks Gender-Based Pronouns From New AI Tool
Alphabet Inc’s Google in May introduced a slick feature for Gmail that automatically completes sentences for users as they type. Tap out “I love” and Gmail might propose “you” or “it.” But users are out of luck if the object of their affection is “him” or “her.” Google’s technology will …
your ad hereUN: Climate Change Outpacing Efforts to Slow It
The United Nations says all countries must triple efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions to limit an average global temperature increase to two degrees Celsius by 2030. The ninth annual U.N. Environmental Program Emissions Gap report released Tuesday says emissions in 2030 could be up to 15 billion tons higher …
your ad hereSoul of Africa: The Migrant Footballers Winning Over Hearts in Spain
On a bright Sunday morning in the suburbs of Jerez, Spain, groups of young migrants begin to arrive at the San Telmo sports ground. Many have been working the late shift in kitchens or factories across the city; others have been working at traffic signals, selling tissues or washing windshields …
your ad hereUber Fined $1.2 Million For 2016 Data Breach
British and Dutch regulators have fined ride-hailing company Uber $1.2 million for what it said were inadequate security measures that left personal data at risk for a cyber attack. The fines are linked to a 2016 hack of Uber data that allowed attackers to download information about 32 million users, …
your ad hereLawmakers Criticize Facebook’s Zuckerberg for UK Parliament No-Show
Facebook came under fire on Tuesday from lawmakers from several countries who accused the firm of undermining democratic institutions and lambasted chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for not answering questions on the matter. Facebook is being investigated by lawmakers in Britain after consultancy Cambridge Analytica, which worked on Donald Trump’s presidential …
your ad hereMomoa and Heard Take to Seas in Superhero Film ‘Aquaman’
“Game of Thrones” actor Jason Momoa brings the latest superhero spin-off to the big screen, this time “Aquaman,” to tell the story of the DC Comics half-human, half-Atlantean character. The 39-year-old first made an appearance in the role in 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” but now has his …
your ad hereApp Shows US, Canadian Commuters the Cleanest, Greenest Route Home
A mobile application launched in dozens of U.S. and Canadian cities on Monday measures the planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions of inner-city travel, its creators said, letting concerned commuters map their so-called carbon footprints. Mapping app Cowlines can suggest the most efficient route as well which uses the least fuel, combining …
your ad hereExperts: African Fishing Communities Face ‘Extinction’ as Blue Economy Grows
Fishing communities along Africa’s coastline are at a greater risk of extinction as countries eye oceans for tourism, industrial fishing and exploration revenue to jumpstart their “blue economies,” U.N. experts and activists said on Monday. The continent’s 38 coastal and island states have in recent years moved to tap ocean …
your ad here175 People Dead of Cholera in Northern Nigeria, Up to 10,000 Cases Recorded
A humanitarian group working in northern Nigeria says it has recorded 10,000 cases of cholera there and that at least 175 people have died from the disease since the start of November. The Norwegian Refugee Council says most of the cases were found in camps for displaced people in Borno …
your ad hereInsight Lander Touches Down on Mars
NASA scientists were ecstatic Monday when they received word from 54 million kilometers away that their newest mission to Mars had arrived safely. The probe is called InSight and true to its name. Officials say it’s going to give scientists new insight into what’s inside the Red Planet. VOA’s Kevin …
your ad hereApple to Tutor Women in Tech in Bid to Diversify Industry
Apple is launching a new program designed to address the technology industry’s scarcity of women in executive and computer programming jobs. Under the initiative announced Monday, female entrepreneurs and programmers will attend two-week tutorial sessions at the company’s Cupertino, California, headquarters. The camps will be held every three …
your ad hereMick Jagger on New Stones Tour, Aretha, Acting and Grammys
Mick Jagger likes a buzz. A natural buzz. The Rolling Stones frontman, who will tour America next spring with his iconic band, says live shows give him a rush that can’t be matched and is the reason that at 75, he still loves touring. “When you go out …
your ad hereUnited Technologies Breaking Into 3 Independent Companies
United Technologies is breaking itself into three independent companies now that it has sealed its $23 billion acquisition of aviation electronics maker Rockwell Collins. The company’s announcement Monday was the latest by a sprawling industrial conglomerate deciding it will be more efficient and focused as smaller, separate entities. “Our decision …
your ad hereArgentina Says It is Close to Inking a Beef Deal with US
Argentina is on the verge of signing a deal with the United States that would allow two-way trade of fresh beef for the first time in nearly two decades, the South American country’s international trade secretary, Marisa Bircher, said. The agreement, expected to be signed within days, would simultaneously open …
your ad hereScientists Warn New Brazil President May Smother Rainforest
Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point — with severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. Jair Bolsonaro, who takes office Jan. 1, claims a mandate to convert land for cattle pastures and soybean farms, calling Brazil’s rainforest protections an economic obstacle. …
your ad hereProsecutor: Peru Nearing Plea Deal with Odebrecht on Corruption Probe
Brazilian construction company Odebrecht is close to reaching a final settlement with Peruvian prosecutors over their investigation into bribes paid by Odebrecht for public works contracts in Peru, a prosecutor said on Monday. Odebrecht has admitted to paying about $30 million in bribes to win contracts in the South American …
your ad hereMichigan Professor Unearths Inmates’ Music from Auschwitz
Patricia Hall went to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum in 2016 hoping to learn more about the music performed by prisoners in World War II death camps. The University of Michigan music theory professor heard there were manuscripts, but she was “completely thrown” by what she found in the card catalogs: Unexpectedly …
your ad hereReport Sharply at Odds With Trump’s Views on Cost of Climate Change
By 2090, days when it is too hot or too smoggy to work will cost the U.S. economy up to $155 billion each year in lost productivity. That’s one economic impact cited in the National Climate Assessment released Friday by 13 U.S. federal agencies. “Without substantial and sustained global mitigation …
your ad hereTrump Says Brexit Deal May Hamper US-British Trade; UK Differs
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the agreement allowing the United Kingdom to leave the European Union may make trade between Washington and London more difficult, but the U.K. prime minister’s office disputed his interpretation. Trump told reporters outside the White House that the deal sounded like it would …
your ad hereGM Plant Closures Disappoint Trump, Trudeau
Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expressing disappointment with General Motors’ announcement it is slashing 15 percent of its salaried workforce and halting production at five facilities across North America, “We don’t like it,” Trump said. “I believe they will be opening up something …
your ad hereOcean Shock: Fishmeal Factories Plunder Africa
This is part of “Ocean Shock,” a Reuters series exploring climate change’s impact on sea creatures and the people who depend on them. Greyhound Bay was once a place where old ships came to die. A wild stretch of coast on the western edge of the Sahara, its shallows made …
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