U.S. announces new sanctions targeting Hamas, Islamic State, other groups
The United States said it was imposing sanctions on a “wide range of terrorists and their supporters,” including the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran’s Islamic...
In Rwanda, chatbot doctor seeks to revolutionize healthcare
Babylon is a digital healthcare service that provides patients with information, clinical records, prescriptions and telephone consultations with a physician through a mobile app. Serena...
Nigeria’s ‘Nollywood’ attracts global entertainment brands
Nigeria’s film industry, the world’s second-largest, is increasingly grabbing the attention and financing of international investors eager to get access to a growing African market....
Climate fears hit sales of burgers and Coke
Consumers worried about the environment are cutting their spending on meat and bottled drinks and trying to reduce plastic waste, and this trend is set...
Israel’s Netanyahu announces post-election plan to annex West Bank’s Jordan Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention on Tuesday to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, if he...
Anti-Kremlin candidate wins Moscow assembly seat with help of army votes: data
An anti-Kremlin opposition candidate has won a rare seat in Moscow’s legislature with the help of some army votes, election data showed, suggesting that discontent...
British electoral system unprepared to resist foreign interference, officials say
With an election looming, Britain does not have time to implement measures to resist the sort of social media and “fake news” campaigns involving suspected...
1,200 polling places closed in recent years: rights group
States across the American South have closed nearly 1,200 polling places since the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – a landmark...
Apple reveals streaming service price, launch date of November 1
Apple Inc revealed on Tuesday that its streaming TV service will kick off Nov. 1 and cost $4.99 a month, as the tech giant reaches...
IBM, Fraunhofer partner on German-backed quantum computing research push
IBM is joining forces with a German research institute to explore the potential of quantum computing, as the government in Berlin backs research in the...