Facebook, Google Vets Form Coalition to Fight Tech Addiction It’s time to talk about tech addiction. Several tech execs and social media pioneers have come out of the woodwork in recent months to decry the dangers and harmful effects of our internet-addled society. Now a group of former Apple, Facebook, […]
U.N. finds possible extrajudicial killings in El Salvador gang offensive Police and soldiers in El Salvador may have committed extrajudicial killings and used excessive force in their battle against violent street gangs in the Central American country, the United Nations said on Monday. Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on […]
Chinese paper says diplomatic ties with Vatican inevitable China and the Vatican will establish formal diplomatic relations sooner or later because Pope Francis has the “wisdom” to resolve problems between the two sides, a state-run Chinese newspaper said on Tuesday, amid increasing controversy over the issue. A framework accord between […]
Nigeria’s president signs order to boost local production, employment Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari signed an executive order on Monday aimed at boosting the domestic production of goods and creating jobs in science, technology and engineering in the west African country. Buhari, a 75-year-old former military ruler, has frequently spoken about […]
Israeli minister “honoured” to be barred from Poland over Holocaust bill Israel’s education minister said on Monday he was “honoured” Poland had canceled his visit to Warsaw this week because he refused to back off of condemnation of a bill that would outlaw suggesting Poland was complicit in the Holocaust. […]
Air strikes pound Syria’s last rebel strongholds, gas chokes civilians Warplanes launched heavy attacks on the two last major rebel-held areas in Syria, killing at least 29 people in the Ghouta suburb near the capital and choking people with gas in Idlib in the northwest, rescue workers and a war […]
China says carries out another anti-missile test China has successfully carried out another test of an anti-missile intercept system, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, describing it as defensive and not aimed at any country. China has been ramping up research into all sorts of missiles, from those which can […]
Dow Jones futures fall by 600 points after massive Monday sell-off Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid on Monday night, pointing to a possible Tuesday opening drop of more than 1,000 points, CNBC reported, following the largest-ever single-day point drop during regular Monday trading. Dow Jones futures fell […]
Audit finds Pentagon agency mishandled hundreds of millions of dollars The Pentagon’s Defense Logistics Agency failed to properly document hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of funding for construction projects, according to an internal audit performed by the auditor Ernst & Young. It is the first year that the audit […]
State patrol: 7 deaths, 185 accidents on Iowa roads Monday after snowstorm A massive, deadly pileup involving dozens of cars on a snow-covered freeway has killed one person and sent at least five others to the hospital in critical condition, authorities said Monday. Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Nathan Ludwig told […]
