Economy and business

US proposes new habitat protections in southern Rockies for Canada lynx

Snow blankets parts of US during busy holiday travel weekend

France accuses countries of ‘obstruction’ at plastic talks

What to know about plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude

Chinese scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes

Intimate documentary captures the Beatles goofing around as they take America by storm in 1964

Will Trump’s return lead to a new wave of bestselling books?

Foreign smartphone sales in China drop 44% in October, data show

Alarm over high rate of HIV infections among young women, girls

Notre Dame Cathedral unveils new interior 5 years after devastating fire

SunFed recalls cucumbers in US, Canada due to potential salmonella

Some Zimbabwean farmers turn to maggots to survive drought and thrive

WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up

Kenyan clinics provide health care to truck drivers, sex workers

In photos: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Manhattan artist invites Americans to write postcards to US president

HIV activist to use Charlize Theron’s Instagram for a day

Microsoft faces antitrust investigation in US

Trump picks vaccine skeptic to lead top US public health department

Australia’s House of Representatives passes bill that would ban young children from social media

UNAIDS: upholding human rights essential for ending AIDS

Seattle Museum of Pop Culture honors Jimi Hendrix

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google to build subsea cable linking Australia’s Darwin to Christmas Island

Google’s US antitrust trial over online ad empire winds down

From VOA Spanish: Argentine artist’s NYC exhibit raises awareness on human trafficking

Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi

From VOA Spanish: Alfonso Cuarón and art of reinventing oneself

$300B COP29 climate deal sparks outrage, hope

Countries remain divided as fifth UN plastics treaty talks begin

South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85

Earth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon

‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debuts

Elvis Smylie holds out mentor Cam Smith to win the Australian PGA by 2 shots

Development, pollution threaten Papuan women’s mangrove forest in Indonesia

Small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests in India

$300B climate change deal sparks hope in some, outrage in others

Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?

Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock

At UN climate talks, ‘sewage’ beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations

Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83

Chinese hackers preparing for conflict with US, cyber official says

Russia’s full-scale invasion pushes Ukraine’s digitalization drive

US agency votes to launch review, update undersea telecommunications cable rules

Kabul residents queue up for hours to collect water

Feds outline ‘necessary steps’ for Colorado River agreement by 2026

X’s former policy chief takes job with Elon Musk rival Sam Altman

Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby’s art auction

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale

AI app helps Kenyan farmers optimize crop yields

Climate change boosted hurricane wind strength by 29 kph since 2019, study says

Cookie masters create gingerbread versions of New York icons

Dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say

Islamic Council’s VPN decree raises concerns about privacy in Pakistan

Pakistan’s Islamic Council calls for ban on use of VPNs

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion ban, including explicit ban on pills

California reports possible bird flu case in child

Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa

AI in action at Africa Tech Festival

Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95