Coffee producers worldwide grapple with new environmental laws aimed at protecting forests
Le Van Tam is no stranger to how the vagaries of global trade can determine the fortunes of small coffee...
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UK government expected to attribute cyberattacks on election watchdog to Chinese hackers
Britain's government is expected to blame a string of malicious cyberactivity targeting the U.K.'s election watchdog and lawmakers on hackers...
US warning to Americans about imminent attack in Moscow proves prophetic 2 weeks later
Two weeks before Friday’s attack on a large concert hall in Russia on the outskirts of Moscow that has left...
Five Big Questions About MLB’s Investigation Into Shohei Ohtani and His Interpreter
Getty Images/Ringer illustration The newest Dodgers star and his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, are at the center of an investigation...
Trudeau’s bungled wildfire response made Canada most polluted country on continent: critics
A new air quality report found that Canada had the most polluted air of any North American country in 2023,...
Iran looks to AI to weather Western sanctions, help military to fight ‘on the cheap’
Iran has made it no secret that it plans to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) to help better its...
Polarizing Bollywood films evoke Hindu nationalism as election approaches
The movie trailer begins with an outline of the iconic glasses worn by Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped India...
Washington man pleads guilty for eagle ‘killing spree,’ faces up to 5 years in prison, $250K fine
A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to shooting...
Unprecedented water crisis grips South Africa’s largest city
For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country's largest...
US pushes India to reverse laptop trade policy, says they will ‘think twice’ about future business
India reversed a laptop licensing policy after behind-the-scenes lobbying by U.S. officials, who however remain concerned about New Delhi's compliance...
Honduran Withdrawal from ICSID Backed by Economists Amidst Crypto Firm Dispute
Economists rally behind the Honduran government's decision to exit ICSID, amid a $10.8B claim from Próspera Inc., a crypto island...
Senegal’s first woman presidential candidate in years takes on historic campaign
Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may have little to no chance of winning in Sunday’s election, but activists say her...
Jihadist and nuclear threat as African country tells US to leave amid Russian and Iranian gains
The Biden administration is involved in high-stakes talks to try and persuade Niger to allow 1,000 U.S. military personnel and...
Forced labor profits, including sexual exploitation, reach ‘obscene’ $236 billion annually, UN report says
Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the "obscene" amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor...
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously pass controversial security law, granting government power to curb dissent
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash...
