US judge allows e-voting despite hack fears
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption E-voting machines are in use across 14 US states A judge in the US state of Georgia has approved the use of electronic voting machines – despite [...]
Hong Kong pro-independence party formally outlawed in first such move since handover
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities formally banned on Monday a group promoting independence from China – the first outlawing of a political organization since Britain handed [...]
Rain-gorged river still poses flood threat in Hurricane Florence’s aftermath
(Reuters) – Rain-swollen rivers in North and South Carolina kept rising on Sunday and were forecast to remain at flood level for days, the National Weather Service said more than a week [...]
Walmart will soon hike prices due to tariffs: Ex-Walmart US CEO
Walmart will start to hike prices soon in response to the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China, former Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon predicted on Friday.
As China builds biotech sector, cash floods U.S. startups
SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) – For three whirlwind days in June, U.S. scientist Zhi Hong went shopping at the Boston Bio Conference to find drugs to fill the pipeline of his [...]
Key companies to attend White House quantum computing meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House will hold a meeting on Monday on U.S. government efforts to boost quantum information science, with administration officials, leading companies [...]
Airports use parking loyalty programs to compete against Uber and Lyft
Loyalty programs, half-off sales and even free coffee. These are some of the measures airport executives are considering to encourage travelers to park in their lots and garages, as ride-hailing [...]
Glenn Close on playing The Wife and being a mother
Image copyright Picturehouse Entertainment Image caption The Wife is largely set in Sweden but was mainly filmed in Glasgow Hollywood veteran Glenn Close talks about her new drama The Wife, the [...]
‘They were not comfortable about hiring a woman’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is India’s richest self-made woman The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles business leaders from around the world. [...]
Pregnancy weight gain ‘going unmeasured’
Image copyright Getty Images Midwives are calling for official guidance on how much weight is healthy for women to put on during pregnancy. One in five women in the UK are obese when they start [...]