Plastic recycling rate drops to 5% in US
The percentage of plastic trash recycling in the United States plummeted to between 5% and 6% in 2021 as some nations stopped accepting US...
Porsche invests $400 mln in EV-startup Group14
Group14, an electric car battery company, announced on Wednesday that it had received $400 million from a consortium of investors led by Porsche (PSHG...
Twitter plans to charge nominal fee for commercial, government users
Elon Musk said on Tuesday that Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) may charge a "slight" price for commercial and government users, as part of the billionaire...
All-Star game to make come back in Los Angeles with big bash
After being postponed due to the COVID-19 epidemic, Major League Baseball's All-Star game will return to Los Angeles in July, and organizers pledged on...
New laws to protect transgender youth in US
Democratic legislators in 16 states committed to draft legislation that would provide legal protection to transgender adolescents and their families who have been displaced...
Starbucks sales dip due to China’s tough Covid-curbs
Starbucks Corp's estimate for the remainder of the fiscal year was halted on Tuesday after sales growth fell short of Wall Street expectations due...
Amid food shortages, N.Korea deploys officers to fight drought
North Korean office employees and manufacturing workers had been deployed to farmland areas around the nation to help combat the drought, amid fears of...
As Taliban seize licenses, Afghan women fight for right to drive
Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's most progressive city have directed driving instructors to cease awarding licenses to women.While Afghanistan is a profoundly traditional and patriarchal...
Food aid for families marks end of Ramadan in Africa
On Tuesday, volunteers in Cape Town continued a practice that began nearly 40 years ago in South Africa during the height of apartheid, offering...