Afghan locust outbreak threatens food security Posted June 24, 2023 A large-scale locust outbreak across eight provinces in north and northeast Afghanistan is posing an enormous threat to the country’s food security, the Food and Agriculture Organ…
EU official says Twitter abandons bloc’s voluntary pact against disinformation Posted June 23, 2023 Twitter has dropped out of a voluntary European Union agreement to combat online disinformation, a top EU official said. European Commissioner Thierry Breton t…
Solar power provides renewable energy to Indian hospitals Posted June 22, 2023 A searing heat often envelops Raichur, in southern India. Temperatures can soar to 42 degrees Celsius (107 degrees Fahrenheit) in the warmest months. At the lo…
Fifth of the world’s people face life-threatening heat by end of 2100 Posted June 21, 2023 At the end of the century, more than two billion people will be living in countries where extreme heat becomes life-threatening according to researchers in Europe and China. Th…
Busy U.S. cargo port tests autonomous robot street sweepers Posted June 20, 2023 One of the busiest seaports in the U.S. is testing electric driverless autonomous street sweepers to clean parking lots, warehouses and garages. The Port Authority of New York …
Double amputee Everest climber pledges to work for benefit of people with disabilities Posted June 19, 2023 The first double above-the-knee amputee to climb Mount Everest returned from the mountain on May 23 pledging to dedicate the rest of his life to helping people with disabilities. …
Ford decides to keep AM radio on 2024 models, will restore AM on two electric vehicles from 2023 Posted June 18, 2023 Owners of new Ford vehicles will be able to tune in to AM radio in their cars, trucks and SUVs after all. CEO Jim Farley wrote in social media postings that th…
Kenya tea company suspends operations after protesters burn machines Posted June 17, 2023 A multinational tea company based in Kenya has suspended operations after tea plucking and harvesting machines were burned by protesters citing massive job losses…
Dubai’s next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made ‘moon’ as the city’s real estate market booms Posted June 16, 2023 Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of …
Venmo to be officially available for teenagers, although many use it already Posted June 15, 2023 Teenagers will officially be allowed to open a Venmo account with their parent’s permission, the company said, expanding the popular social payments app to an age demographic that…