West Maui reopens to tourism on Nov. 1 after fire and workers are ready to return Posted November 27, 2023 All of West Maui except for burned-out sections of historic Lahaina reopened to tourism on Nov. 1 following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, the mayor of Maui C…
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida plans an income tax cut for households and corporate tax breaks Posted November 25, 2023 Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he is preparing to take bold economic measures, including an income tax cut for households hit by inflation and tax breaks for companies …
Stockholm to ban gasoline and diesel cars in downtown commercial area Posted November 21, 2023 Stockholm city council has drawn up plans to ban diesel and gas cars from its downtown commercial area. The aim is to reduce pollution, but some opposition pol…
Ugandan leader’s plan to ban used Western clothing spreads panic among traders Posted November 11, 2023 Downtown Kampala’s Owino Market has long been a go-to enclave for rich and poor people alike looking for affordable, but quality-made used clothes, underscoring perceptions that W…
Why being car-free is a distant future in Berlin Posted October 23, 2023 Across Europe, several cities are taking steps to remove cars from their city centers, but one capital is going in the other direction—Berlin’s new government wants to protect dri…
California targets smash-and-grabs with $267 million program aimed at ‘brazen’ store thefts Posted October 16, 2023 California will spend $267 million to help dozens of local law enforcement agencies increase patrols, buy surveillance equipment and conduct other activities aime…
Berlin Wall relic gets a ‘second life’ on US-Mexico border as Biden adds barriers Posted October 2, 2023 As the U.S. government built its latest stretch of border wall, Mexico made a statement of its own by laying remains of the Berlin Wall a few steps away. The 3-ton pockmarked, …
Biden vows gov’t will help Maui for ‘as long as it takes’ after wildfire Posted September 19, 2023 President Joe Biden told survivors of Hawaii's wildfires that the nation “grieves with you” and promised that the federal government will help Maui for “as long a…
Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in Posted September 4, 2023 Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal energy efficien…
India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US Posted August 24, 2023 Chatter on one of Prabha Rao's WhatsApp groups exploded when India announced that it was severely curtailing some rice exports to the rest of the world, triggerin…