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On 4/20, a look at the finances behind the weed industry. [...]
The proposal is meant to hold billionaires tax-accountable–and use the money to help the poorest people survive climate change. [...]
Shrinking profit margins, squeezed nonprofits and rising insurance costs are just some of the worrying trends in the Fed's latest Beige Book report. [...]
“For the most ambitious and innovative teams, there is an exciting opportunity now," one expert told Fortune. [...]
The March 25 shooting death of Loletha Hall is “a horrific tragedy," and that account has since been banned, an Uber spokesperson said. [...]
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. aims to vote on a measure in coming weeks. [...]
It doesn’t take much to breed bacteria in your oft-used water bottle. [...]
Previous research suggests people with subjective cognitive decline are 2.5 times more likely to develop dementia. [...]
The proposed merger’s fate might rest on the definition of “affordable luxury.” [...]
JPMorgan closes a branch and cuts ties with what was once the heart of American finance. [...]
Investors are worried about ticking time bombs on banks’ balance sheets. Warbasse Houses was one of them. [...]
The dollar recently hit a 34-year high against the yen, sending ripples through global markets. [...]
Devin Nunes is running a tiny, money-losing, slow-growing social-media company that just went public. The looming question: What if the app’s most important user—and biggest investor—wants to sell? [...]
Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news. [...]
Israel’s strike on Iran spooked markets before the open. [...]
Incentive-compensation rules are required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank law but have yet to be put in place. [...]
Hu Chenfeng, a Chinese content creator who first rose to fame making videos about poverty, has been suspended from Bilibili and Weibo after a livestream viewer asked him: “Do you think Xi Jinping is a dictator?” CDT a published a video of the incident: After [...]
This week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz completed a three-day visit to China. It was his second trip since becoming chancellor and his first since the German government produced its China strategy last July. His previous trip to China in November 2022, only weeks after Xi’s [...]
Forest Park Shanghai, China, by sung ming whang (CC BY 2.0) [...]
On March 16, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced that the Chinese economy was off to a good start in 2024, with reported 5.3% year-on-year GDP growth in the first quarter of the year. The better-than-expected data was touted by various Chinese state media outlets [...]
Throughout Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, China has sidestepped the conflict, criticized it from the sidelines, accused Western countries of hypocrisy on Gaza and Xinjiang, and benefited from increasingly sympathetic attitudes in the Global South as a result of this dynamic. The latest spike in [...]
深圳图书馆 Shenzhen Library, by QuantFoto (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]
Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new research shows. [...]
Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic has weakened. Two decades of continual observations provide a greater understanding of the Earth's climate regulating system. [...]
A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by scientists. [...]
Contrary to previous assumptions, nerve cells in the human neocortex are wired differently than in mice. The study found that human neurons communicate in one direction, while in mice, signals tend to flow in loops. This increases the efficiency and capacity of the human brain [...]
The energy density of supercapacitors -- battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes -- can be improved by increasing the 'messiness' of their internal structure. Researchers used experimental and computer modelling techniques to study the porous carbon electrodes used in supercapacitors. [...]
Scientists have discovered that the magnetic nanobubbles known as skyrmions can be moved by electrical currents, attaining record speeds up to 900 m/s. Anticipated as future bits in computer memory, these nanobubbles offer enhanced avenues for information processing in electronic devices. Their tiny size provides [...]
Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to new research. Scientists used satellite data that accurately and consistently maps land movement across China. [...]
Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors. [...]
The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now, Lyse Doucet writes. [...]
There are competing claims about the scale of Friday's attack on the Isfahan region. [...]
After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both miscalculated, writes Jeremy Bowen. [...]
Some in Israel had been calling for a stronger move than this apparently limited strike, writes James Landale. [...]
Benjamin Netanyahu's representatives have agreed to take US concerns "into account", the White House says. [...]
A spate of strikes and retaliations has left dead and injured on both sides of the border. [...]
Aida Shakarami was detained for allegedly violating the compulsory hijab laws, her mother says. [...]
Measures against Tehran's drone programme are issued jointly in response to Saturday's attack on Israel. [...]
What new cities in Saudi Arabia and Egypt tell us about their autocrats. [...]
G-7 foreign ministers, Arab nations, and other major powers condemn further escalation in the Middle East. [...]
Test yourself on the week of April 13: Iran and Israel spar, Niger erupts in protest, and Trump goes to court. [...]
How to think about an escalating conflict in the Middle East. [...]
U.S. allies intercepted hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles, and then Israeli forces counterattacked in a limited strike—but the threat of regional war remains. [...]
Washington wants Beijing to rein in Tehran, but experts say it’s not that simple. [...]
India’s prime minister could win re-election without having fixed his country’s unemployment crisis. [...]
[VOA] Harare -- Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to 4,000 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the country's crowded jails. [...]
[RFI] Africa's millionaire population is expected to rise by 65 percent within the next 10 years, a report published this week has found. The new recruits to the rich club will come from the fintech and the media sector, says analysis from the Africa Wealth [...]
[Malaria Consortium] A child dies almost every minute from malaria. While huge gains have been made in recent history in reducing the burden of malaria -- with deaths falling by 50 percent between 2000 and 2015 -- progress has stalled and we have seen the [...]
[GroundUp] Protests started on Tuesday, culminating with major roads to Orlando East, Pennyville, and Noordgesig being blocked on Thursday [...]
[HRW] Abuja -- Reject Proposed Law That Would Reverse Critical Gains for Women's, Girls' Rights [...]
[New Era] Johannesburg -- A drought that pushed millions of people into hunger across southern Africa has been driven mostly by the El Nino weather pattern -- not climate change, scientists said yesterday. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi have declared a national disaster over the severe [...]
[Dabanga] Nyala / Beleil / Kutum -- The displaced in Darfur camps again appealed to the international community to help them by sending urgent humanitarian aid, as security and health conditions are worsening and the number op people dying of hunger and thirst is rapidly [...]
[Daily Trust] The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been able to ramp up production leveraging on cheaper crude imports from the United States, a report has said. [...]