Oil moved higher above $65 a barrel on Tuesday, within sight of its highest since mid-2015, supported by an explosion on a crude pipeline in Libya and voluntary OPEC-led supply…
Minister: Sudan to Devalue Pound Currency in January
Sudan is to devalue its currency to 18 Sudanese pounds per dollar in January from the current exchange rate of 6.7, the finance minister said on Tuesday. The International Monetary…
Rohingya Refugees Face Financial Problems in Bangladesh
Many Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh facing diminished income are supplementing their needs with work in the camps. Steve Sandford talks to a few young and old entrepreneurs who have set…
Israel Regulator Seeks to Ban Bitcoin Firms From Stock Exchange
Israel’s markets regulator said on Monday he will propose regulation to ban companies based on bitcoin and other digital currencies from trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Shmuel…
Securing Your Data in Cloud Storage
Saving digital files in commercial memory banks called cloud storage is a cheap and convenient way for long-term storage of documents, photos, music and video. Private users as well as…
German Employers Use Music to Spur Workplace Harmony
Management experts are always coming up with innovative ideas to improve the work environment, inspire employees and raise productivity. Big companies in Germany, like Lufthansa, Siemens, Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen’s…
China’s Xi Seen Taking More Risks at Home and Abroad in 2018
In 2017, China’s Xi Jinping rose to become the country’s most powerful leader in decades. And as he shoulders more responsibility, analysts say the government in Beijing is likely to…
Bike Sharing Business Brings Competition from China
Silicon Valley has long inspired Chinese business and tech ventures. But now that a Chinese dockless bike share company has landed in the Valley, is the tide turning? VOA’s Calla…
Self-repairing Glass Could End Cracked Cellphones
There is an entire industry of add-ons that are designed to keep your cellphone screen from cracking. And yet broken screens are the main reason cellphones fail. But one Japanese…
US Holiday Travel Numbers Up
Americans are traveling in record numbers this season, according to the American Automobile Association’s (AAA) annual estimate, which forecasts more than 107 million will travel by road, rail or air…
Видатки на діяльність Міноборони у держбюджеті наступного року зростуть на понад 24% – Кифоренко
Міністерство оборони України повідомило про зростання видатків на свою діяльність у 2018-му на 24,3% порівняно з поточним роком. Про це у п’ятницю заявив начальник управління планування бюджету департаменту фінансів міністерства…
Bitcoin’s Roller-coaster Ride May Get Wilder
What’s a bitcoin worth? Lately nobody knows for sure, but after a wild ride Friday, it’s worth a good deal less than it was Thursday. After losses over the last…
Rocket’s Arc Across California Sky Stops Traffic
A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on Friday, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder as it soared into space. The Falcon 9 booster…
Researchers Date Parts of Jesus’ Tomb to Time of Constantine
Over the next month, Christians of all kinds will celebrate the birth of Jesus. The world has been wondering about the reality of his existence, his life, death, and the…
Lawsuit: Apple Slowed iPhones, Forcing Owners to Buy New Ones
IPhone owners from several states sued Apple Inc. for not disclosing sooner that it issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries lasted longer, saying Apple’s silence led…
Nestle Warned It Lacks Rights to California Spring Water
Nestle, which sells Arrowhead bottled water, may have to stop taking millions of gallons of water from Southern California’s San Bernardino National Forest because state regulators concluded it lacks valid…
Hard-line Islamist Group in Indonesia to Boycott Facebook
Indonesia’s foremost hard-line Islamist group, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), has announced a Christmas Day boycott of Facebook and the Whatsapp instant messaging service, as well as a live protest…
Toshiba Unveils Device for Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Probe
Toshiba Corp.’s energy systems unit on Friday unveiled a long telescopic pipe carrying a pan-tilt camera designed to gather crucial information about the situation inside the reactor chambers at Japan’s…
Bitcoin Plunges Below $12,000, Heads for Worst Week Since 2013
Bitcoin plunged by a quarter to below $12,000 on Friday as investors dumped the cryptocurrency in manic trading after its blistering ascent to a peak close to $20,000 prompted warnings…
Гройсман: нинішнє коливання курсу має сезонний характер
Прем’єр-міністр Володимир Гройсман вважає, що нинішнє зниження курсу гривні сезонним. «Коливання курсу має абсолютно сезонний характер. У грудні завжди так відбувається. У січні все стабілізується», – сказав він сьогодні під…
Is That Toy Spying on You?
The toys your kids unwrap this Christmas could invite hackers into your home. That Grinch-like warning comes from the FBI, which said earlier this year that toys connected to the…
The Family Business is Christmas
For retailers, Christmas can be a make or break season, but for a small Czech family owned business, Christmas means it is time to start looking ahead to next Christmas.…
UN Security Council to Vote Friday on Additional North Korea Sanctions
The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Friday on another round of targeted sanctions aimed at further restricting North Korea’s crude oil imports, which fuel its illicit weapons programs.…
Papa John’s Founder Out as CEO, Weeks After NFL Comments
Papa John’s founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he publicly criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by football players —…
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