Cameroon Gaming Stars Become Business Superheroes

Cameroon Gaming Stars Become Business Superheroes

One of Cameroon’s first video games studios and most successful digital startups is growing into a major player in the...

GM North America Plant Closures Disappoint Trump, Trudeau

GM North America Plant Closures Disappoint Trump, Trudeau

Both U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expressing disappointment with General Motors’ announcement it is...

Ocean Shock: Fishmeal Factories Plunder Africa

Ocean Shock: Fishmeal Factories Plunder Africa

This is part of “Ocean Shock,” a Reuters series exploring climate change’s impact on sea creatures and the people who...

On Cyber Monday, Pope Urges Generosity, Not Consumerism

On Cyber Monday, Pope Urges Generosity, Not Consumerism

Pope Francis says the “sickness of consumerism” is the enemy of generosity as he called for the faithful to give...

Researchers Learn Lessons from Cats’ Tongues

Researchers Learn Lessons from Cats’ Tongues

Scientific curiosity can lead to some surprising, and useful, discoveries. Consider the cat – questions about its sandpaper-like tongue led...

British Lawmakers Warn They Will Vote Against Brexit Deal

British Lawmakers Warn They Will Vote Against Brexit Deal

It took Britain’s Theresa May and 27 other European Union leaders just 40 minutes to sign the Brexit deal after...

S&P 500 Slides Into ‘Correction’ for Second Time This Year 

S&P 500 Slides Into ‘Correction’ for Second Time This Year 

U.S. stocks closed lower after a shortened session Friday, bumping the benchmark S&P 500 index into a correction, or drop...

In Era of Online Retail, Black Friday Still Lures a Crowd   

In Era of Online Retail, Black Friday Still Lures a Crowd   

It would have been easy to turn on their computers at home over plates of leftover turkey and take advantage...

China: WTO Changes Must Support Developing Countries

China: WTO Changes Must Support Developing Countries

China will go along with changes meant to update global trade rules so long as they protect Beijing’s status as...

British Firm Creates Novel Way to Recycle Plastic

British Firm Creates Novel Way to Recycle Plastic

The problem with plastics is a well-known refrain by now: It never goes away and far too little of it...

Malawi, UN Pilot Drone Project to Fight Hunger

Malawi, UN Pilot Drone Project to Fight Hunger

As many as 3 million Malawians are expected to face food shortages this year because of drought and pests. To...

Zimbabwe’s FM Aims to Turn Economy Around with New Budget

Zimbabwe’s FM Aims to Turn Economy Around with New Budget

Zimbabwe’s finance minister has unveiled the country’s 2019 budget. Mthuli Ncube says the plan should help restore the economy of...

Technology Shapes Insurance Companies’ Response to Wildfires

Technology Shapes Insurance Companies’ Response to Wildfires

As wildfires raged this month in California, insurance claims experts at Travelers sat in a command center 3,000 miles (4,828...

Nissan Board Fires Jailed Chairman Ghosn

Nissan Board Fires Jailed Chairman Ghosn

Once-admired auto executive Carlos Ghosn’s fall from grace deepened Thursday when directors of Nissan Motor Co. voted unanimously to fire...

Lebanon’s Economy Faces Stark Choice: Reform or Collapse

Lebanon’s Economy Faces Stark Choice: Reform or Collapse

Lebanon is marking 75 years of independence with a military parade Thursday in Beirut, but many anxious Lebanese feel they...

Solar-powered Suitcases Bring Light to Darkened Classrooms

Solar-powered Suitcases Bring Light to Darkened Classrooms

Solar-powered suitcases are bringing light to darkened classrooms and struggling students in rural Kenya. Before solar power, the alternatives were...

Nissan Board to Meet for Ousting Ghosn as Future of Alliance in Focus

Nissan Board to Meet for Ousting Ghosn as Future of Alliance in Focus

Nissan Motor Co will hold a board meeting on Thursday to oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn after the shock arrest of...

Canada Unveils Investment Tax Break

Canada Unveils Investment Tax Break

Canada will allow businesses to write off additional capital investments to make them more competitive at a time when the United States...

German Car Bosses Reportedly Invited to White House to Discuss Tariffs 

German Car Bosses Reportedly Invited to White House to Discuss Tariffs 

The Trump administration has invited the heads of Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler to the White House to discuss U.S. tariffs...

Trump Thanks Saudis for Tamping Down World Oil Prices

Trump Thanks Saudis for Tamping Down World Oil Prices

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday thanked Saudi Arabia for tamping down world oil prices, a day after saying the...

US: China has Failed to Alter ‘Unfair, Unreasonable’ Trade Practices

US: China has Failed to Alter ‘Unfair, Unreasonable’ Trade Practices

The Trump administration on Tuesday said that China has failed to alter its “unfair” practices at the heart of the...

Facebook Sued by Russian Firm Linked to Woman Charged by US Government

Facebook Sued by Russian Firm Linked to Woman Charged by US Government

A Russia-based news company whose accountant was charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to meddle in U.S. elections sued Facebook...