India CEO criticised for picking AI bot over human staff
Suumit Shah, founder of an e-commerce website, said that his firm had laid off 90% of its support staff.
2023-07-12 13:21
Sweltering Americans have fewer protections against power shutoffs this summer
With another searing heat wave blanketing parts of the United States this week, many Americans are sweating being able to afford their air conditioning. And often there's not a lot of public assistance available.
2023-07-11 21:23
Alexander De Croo video threat leads to arrest of Belgium ex-soldier
The suspect filmed himself in a wood shooting at a photo of Belgian PM Alexander De Croo.
2023-07-08 08:53
Senegal President Macky Sall says he won't run for third term
Rumours he would run again had fuelled several deadly protests over the years.
2023-07-04 10:27
Middle Eastern regimes have a history of shutting down the internet. But it's costing them
When authoritarian Middle Eastern regimes feel threatened by their public, they often shut down the internet. But such disruptions are not without costs. And one advocacy group has devised a way of calculating that cost.
2023-07-03 21:54
Cambodia: Hun Sen quits Facebook on eve of poll campaign
Facebook parent Meta's oversight body has recommended his suspension over an inflammatory video.
2023-06-30 12:45
Crisis-hit Pakistan strikes $3bn funding deal with IMF
The South Asian nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1947.
2023-06-30 12:16
Sudan conflict: Army outnumbered on Khartoum's streets
Rival forces have a stronger presence in the capital, despite the fact that the army is much bigger.
2023-06-24 08:50
WestJet to shut down Sunwing Airlines
WestJet group is planning to wind down low-cost carrier Sunwing Airlines and integrate it into its main business,
2023-06-18 04:53
Maharashtra: The Indians taking on a giant Saudi-backed refinery
Thousands of villagers are protesting plans for the world's largest refinery in Maharashtra.
2023-06-16 12:22
Kedarnath: 'I sat on a tree for days amid deadly floods'
Ten years after devastating floods ravaged India's Uttarakhand state, a survivor looks back.
2023-06-16 09:28
A 'knockdown' fight: How the House and Senate are plowing ahead to a spending crisis this fall
The House and Senate are careening toward a major spending standoff that could consume Congress this fall, raise the threat of a government shutdown and once again test House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ability to keep his narrow Republican majority behind him.
2023-06-15 04:53