Burkina Faso’s female gold miners smash gender stereotypes
42-year-old Burkinabé Tene Konate is a single mother with two daughters who drives a 79-ton dump truck in the Hounde gold mine. She is one...
Activists protecting rare Mexican porpoise again come under attack
A boat from a conservation group carrying Mexican government inspectors was attacked while monitoring a near-extinct porpoise species in a protected zone of Mexico’s Gulf...
EPA chief says decision coming ‘shortly’ on biofuel waiver court decision
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to announce a decision “shortly” on how it will respond to a court decision questioning the legitimacy of its...
Fiat’s U.S. sales chief Reid Bigland who sued the company steps down
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said on Wednesday its U.S. sales chief, Reid Bigland, is leaving the company to pursue other interests....
Third person tests positive for new coronavirus in New York
New York’s Yeshiva University said on Wednesday one of their students had tested positive for COVID-19, marking the third case in the state....
U.S. House could vote on coronavirus emergency bill later Wednesday: chairwoman
The head of the U.S. House of Representatives committee in charge of spending expects the entire chamber to take up an emergency bill on the...
U.S. FDA bans electrical stimulation devices used in curbing aggressive behavior
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday banned electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used in curbing self-injurious or aggressive behavior, citing substantial risks of illness...
Researchers identify two coronavirus strains as China cases dwindle
Scientists in China studying the outbreak of disease caused by the new coronavirus say they have found that two main strains of the virus are...
Putin says Russia targeted from abroad by fake news on coronavirus
Russia has been targeted from abroad by foes spreading fake news about the coronavirus to sow panic, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday....
Senegal confirms second case of coronavirus
Senegal’s health ministry announced the country’s second case of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the total in sub-Saharan Africa to three. Maha Albadrawi reports....