Nigeria’s eroding Orimedu coast threatens homes and livelihoods Posted August 8, 2026 Communities along the coastline of Nigeria are struggling to cope with heavy rainfall and unstable, sandy soils, according to the UN's Office for Project Services. It says risi…
Apple files lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI of stealing trade secrets Posted August 7, 2026 Apple accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and th…
Tofu vendor delivers much more than healthy food to an east Tokyo neighborhood Posted August 6, 2026 Akiko Sugaya wheels a cart through the alley-like streets of eastern Tokyo, selling tofu, the protein-rich staple favored in much of Asia. But delivering soybean curd in all shape…
App protects athletes from heat illnesses Posted August 5, 2026 It may be a cold, rainy Sydney winter evening, but for football coach Gabriel Knowles, training under floodlights rather than the intense Australian sun is a welc…
Meet the royal herd of cattle treated to poetry and music Posted August 4, 2026 Rwanda’s renowned Inyambo cows symbolize the nation’s rich cultural heritage. Historically associated with royalty, they are now pampered with poetry and music at…
Couple charged with felonies for Empire State Building climb-turned-proposal Posted August 3, 2026 A skyscraper-scaling daredevil told police that he and his girlfriend climbed the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about love and peace becau…
Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks Posted August 2, 2026 Green means go. Red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored eng…
Egg producers will pay $3.3M and donate 53 million eggs to settle price-fixing claims Posted August 1, 2026 The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers to resolve allegations that the companies illegally colluded
WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spot Posted July 31, 2026 WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot. The…
Merz unveils sweeping reform push for Germany: Tax cuts, pension overhaul, and new sick leave rules Posted July 30, 2026 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his government coalition partners presented a comprehensive reform package with the goal of getting the country’s sluggish ec…