SoftBank profits plunge 99%, dragged down by Vision Fund losses
The Japanese tech conglomerate on Wednesday reported operating income of 2.59 billion yen ($23.6 million)…
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Air Italy stops flying and goes into liquidation
Italy’s second biggest airline after flag carrier Alitalia said Tuesday that the decision to wind…
Personal data of all 6.5 million Israeli voters exposed by security flaw in app
The flaw in the Elector app revealed the names, addresses and identity card numbers for…
How $1,000 a month got Andrew Yang this far – CNN Video
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JD.com is hiring 20,000 people who can’t work because of the coronavirus
JD.com (JD), one of China’s largest e-commerce firms, has promised to open up more than…
Africans face most expensive internet charges in the world, new report says
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) assessed 136 low and middle-income countries for their annual…
The UK just gave the car industry 15 years to ditch fossil fuels
And for the first time, hybrid vehicles will also be covered by the ban. The…
America is now the world’s top oil producer, but cracks are emerging
In less than a decade, a boom in the country’s shale patch added a record…
US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
But tree cover in US cities is shrinking. A study published last year by the…
Rising seas are turning Miami’s high ground into hot property
In Miami these days, it’s all about elevation, elevation, elevation.And long before melted ice caps…
Could rich people be the answer to the climate crisis?
The more stuff you own, and the more you travel, the more fossils fuels are…
Escape the corset: How South Koreans are pushing back against beauty standards
Like many women in South Korea, Bae Eun-jeong never left the house without makeup. She…
Inside ‘Breaking Bad’ actor’s cabin-style Idaho retreat
“Breaking Bad” actor Aaron Paul’s idea of the perfect family getaway is simple: a log-clad,…
CPJ Safety Advisory: Covering the coronavirus outbreak
Since the first cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) were recorded in Wuhan, China, in…
Joseph Shabalala: Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder dies at 78 – Tek Portal
“Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala. Our Founder, our Teacher and most importantly, our Father left us today…
Sudan will hand deposed dictator Omar al-Bashir over to the ICC – Tek Portal
Bashir, who was ousted in April 2019 after months of nationwide protests, faces five counts…
Xi’s reemergence shows how carefully China is controlling the coronavirus narrative
In a 42-second video released by state broadcaster CCTV, Xi was shown visiting several locations…
30 dead, including pregnant woman and baby, in Nigeria militant attack
The attacks happened in Auno village, about 20 kilometers from the capital Maiduguri at around…
Boat capsizes in Bangladesh killing 15 Rohingya refugees
The wooden fishing boat carrying 130 Rohingya capsized near Saint Martin’s Island. Captain Waseem Maqsood,…
Daniel Arap Moi’s complicated and often brutal legacy
Declaring Tuesday a public holiday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said, “… we commence the final journey…
