Afghanistan: Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments
The founder of Afghanistan’s National Institute of Music likened the move to "cultural genocide".
2023-07-31 19:20
Europe Wildfire Risk Spreads to French Riviera as Heat Retreats
Europe’s wildfire threat is spreading to the French Riviera, while firefighters in Greece battle more than 100 blazes.
2023-07-28 16:16
Women Workers to Be Hurt More Than Men by AI Wave, McKinsey Says
Women have more to worry about than men from a coming wave of automation and artificial intelligence that
2023-07-26 12:47
US Stops Funding for Chinese Lab at Center of Covid Controversy
The Biden administration formally halted the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s access to US funding, citing unanswered safety and
2023-07-20 11:24
Polluters to Face Unlimited Fines as UK Tackles Sewage Crisis
Polluters like Thames Water Utilities Ltd. that befoul UK rivers and seas will face unlimited penalties and tougher
2023-07-12 07:20
Birkenstock Owner Considers IPO at $6 Billion-Plus Value
L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by luxury French fashion house LVMH, is considering strategic options for
2023-07-07 05:57
Musk Ultimatum to Taiwan Imperils Its Push to War-Proof Internet
All that stands between Taiwan and a near-total internet blackout are 14 undersea cables — a network that
2023-07-07 00:22
McKinsey Adds to Warnings of Clean-Energy Metals Shortages
McKinsey & Co. joined the growing chorus warning that metals considered key to the clean-energy transition face shortages
2023-07-05 17:53
Nigeria offers students loans - they want jobs
Two massive reforms are aimed at improving Nigeria's dilapidated universities - but will they work?
2023-07-03 08:18
The Nigerian with a mission to see a bagpipe revival
Inspired by seeing a bagpipe player in his youth, Chukwu Oba Kalu wanted more Nigerians to play.
2023-06-29 09:26
Titan Submersible Disaster Probes Face Tricky Test of Criminal Liability
US and Canadian officials are looking into what went wrong in a commercial deep-sea adventure and whether crimes
2023-06-29 05:17
Covid-19 Origins Remain a Mystery, Declassified Report Shows
US intelligence agencies weren’t able to determine whether researchers at laboratory in Wuhan, China, who fell sick in
2023-06-24 09:51