Video: Red Poncho protesters in Bolivia clash with police | Protests
NewsFeedMembers of Bolivian social movement the Red Ponchos broke through a line of police in riot gear who responded with tear gas and rubber-coated bullets,…
Ban on Elon Musk’s X platform upheld by Brazil Supreme Court | Technology News
Judges vote to uphold the ban, which comes amid a standoff over misinformation and hate speech allegations.All five judges on a Supreme Court panel have…
How important is the central bank to Libya’s politics? | Business and Economy
Leadership dispute between rival governments leads to suspension of oil production.Libya’s central bank, which controls billions of dollars in oil revenue, is at the heart…
WhatsApp novelists use messaging app to write and sell books in Zimbabwe | Social Media News
Harare, Zimbabwe – Sitting on a plastic chair, Kingston Dhewa stares intently at his smartphone, his thumbs jabbing furiously at the screen. He stops briefly…
A tech revolution in rural India: Training poor women in STEM | Women’s Rights
Kandabari, India – On a sunny morning in Kandabari village in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, a group of students is learning to…
Judge orders ‘immediate suspension’ of X in Brazil | Social Media News
The judge has ordered the full and immediate suspension of X in the country until all related court orders on X are complied with.A Brazilian…
Brazil judge blocks Starlink accounts as X suspension deadline looms | Business and Economy News
At issue is whether de Moraes can order the social network to block certain accounts, a request that Musk denounces as censorship.Brazilian Supreme Court judge…
Is the fight against inflation turning a corner? | Inflation
The US Fed has signalled rate cuts are coming, while other leading central banks have started lowering borrowing costs.Inflation is no longer on fire. The…
Swiss court convicts two executives of embezzling $1.8bn from 1MDB | Corruption News
Court sentences PetroSaudi executives to six and seven years in Malaysia investment fund fraud case.The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has convicted two executives from an…
Canada follows US, imposes 100% tariff on EVs imported from China | Trade War News
Ottawa to work with allies to ensure customers around the world are not unfairly penalised by nonmarket practices of countries such as China, PM Trudeau…
As Ukraine, Gaza wars rage on, some airlines are benefitting | Aviation
Earlier this month, British Airways announced it would suspend its service between London and Beijing starting in October and lasting at least until November 2025.…
Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat | Politics News
Two rival governments have been fighting for days over the central bank’s leadership, threatening a UN-brokered peace deal.Libya’s internationally-unrecognised eastern-based government is shutting down oilfields…
CN workers to strike Monday, vow to fight Canada move to end rail shutdown | Labour Rights News
The union representing workers at the Canadian National Railway (CN) says they will strike next week, in a new threat to the economy after promising…
US Fed’s Powell says ‘time has come’ to lower interest rates | Inflation News
Fast rise in prices led the Fed to increase its benchmark policy rate from near zero to the highest range in a quarter of a century.United…
Greek oil tanker on fire and adrift after multiple attacks in Red Sea | Shipping News
The Sounion was on its way from Iraq to Athens when it was attacked by more than a dozen people in two small boats.A Greek-flagged…
US sharply lowers number of jobs added in year ending in March | Unemployment News
Economists are divided on the extent of the rate cuts that the US Federal Reserve should undertake this year in light of the latest employment…
Trump Media shares hit record low as race tightens for former US president | Donald Trump News
The stock is seen by some retail traders as a bet on whether Trump would win a second term as US president.Shares of Trump Media…
EU lists lower tariff on China-made Teslas as it revises duties | Trade War News
EU changes its punitive duties on imports of Chinese-made EVs, including those made in joint ventures with EU firms.The European Union has slashed its planned…
Why are many of the largest US companies worried about AI? | Technology News
Survey finds a fivefold increase in concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) among top 500 companies.More than half of the top 500 companies in the United…