Cambodia advances a scam center law with penalties of up to life in prison Posted May 1, 2026 Cambodian lawmakers unanimously adopted a new law targeting online scam operations with up to life in prison, following a government pledge to shut them down by t…
Kenyan flower industry in ‘dire’ situation as sales plummet during Middle East war Posted April 28, 2026 The ongoing conflict in the Middle East threatens to cripple Kenya’s floriculture sector as growers now report up to $1.4million in weekly losses…
FDA flags misleading claims for cancer drug by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong Posted April 23, 2026 Federal health officials posted a warning about misleading statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who recently told podcast
Asian analysts on ‘grim’ situation in Middle East driving petrol prices higher Posted April 3, 2026 Global energy trade is in turmoil as war around the Persian Gulf chokes off oil and natural gas shipments, causing prices to soar. Asia is the most exposed sin…
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US Posted March 9, 2026 In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. Soldiers in Austria are using open-source office software to write reports after the m…
Bank of Thailand plans to tighten regulations on online gold trading as its price soars Posted March 2, 2026 The Bank of Thailand has tightened regulations on online gold trading to curb the impact of fluctuating prices on the local currency. The new measures will not ha…
UN human rights chief calls on US to ensure that its migration policies ‘respect human dignity’ Posted February 22, 2026 The United Nations human rights chief has called on the United States to ensure that its migration policies and enforcement practices
A former flight attendant is accused of fooling airlines into giving him free flights. But how? Posted February 20, 2026 A former flight attendant accused of posing as a pilot and working as an airline employee fooled three U.S. carriers into giving him hundreds of free tickets over…
Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge Posted February 9, 2026 President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the entire United Nations climate-fighting apparatus takes America's environmental isolation to another level and is like…
New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares Posted January 31, 2026 When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world's oldest and la…