U.S. States launch antitrust probes of tech companies, focus on Facebook, Google
Two groups of U.S. state attorneys general have announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such as Alphabet’s Google and Facebook. The first probe, led by New York and…
Apple says Uighurs targeted in iPhone attack but disputes Google findings
Apple Inc on Friday confirmed that China’s Uighurs, a mostly Muslim minority group considered a security threat by Beijing, had been the target of attacks due to iPhone security…
Sudan: AU lifts three-month suspension after transitional government appointed
Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok The African Union (AU) on Friday lifted its suspension of Sudan’s membership in the bloc, ending a three-month freeze that had been in place pending the…
Zimbabwe after Mugabe: dashed hopes and economic chaos
When Robert Mugabe was deposed as Zimbabwe’s president in 2017, Karen Sundirai was convinced the country would quickly recover from years of economic turmoil and authoritarian rule. Nearly two years…
China says new digital currency will be similar to Facebook’s Libra
Crypto currency China’s proposed new digital currency would bear some similarities to Facebook’s Libra coin and would be able to be used across major payment platforms such as WeChat…
Pope, ending Mozambique visit slams corrupt leaders
Pope Francis, ending his visit to Mozambique, on Friday scolded political and business leaders in the resource-rich but poor East African country who allow themselves to be corrupted by outsiders….
Merkel hopes China-U.S trade problems will be resolved soon
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at the start of a visit to Beijing on Friday that the China-U.S. trade war affects the whole world and that she hopes it will…
Big oil companies undermine U.N. climate goals with approved $50 billion projects – report
Major oil companies have approved $50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, think-tank Carbon Tracker…
Sudan forms first cabinet – Prime minister
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Sudan’s prime minister announced on Thursday the formation of the first government since the overthrow of longtime ruler Omar Hassan al-Bashir in April. The government…
Robert Mugabe dies at 95, Africa mourns
The Zimbabwean president rose to power as a champion of anti-colonial struggle, but during 37 years of authoritarian rule presided over the impoverishment and degradation of one of the sub-Saharan…