Technology

June 28, 2021

Maasai in Tanzania use their mobile phones all the time — usually to communicate with people they already know. But dialing errors can also breed friendships and business opportunities.

Business, Economics and Jobs

‘Where’s my stuff?’ Here’s why global supply chains are out of whack due to pandemic

The World

June 22, 2021

Everyone has stories over the past year about hard-to-find items due to disrupted global supply chains — sometimes with devastating effects.

Critical State

What's a border anyway? Part I

Inkstick Media

June 22, 2021

Critical State, a weekly foreign policy newsletter from Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into new research on defining borders, with a focus on Turkey and Greece.

Music

Dedicated BTS fans buy tickets to join virtual K-pop concert

The World

June 14, 2021

Even fans in the US tuned in at 5:30 a.m. to watch the live BTS concert online. Culture critic Maria Sherman, author of "Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS," joins us to talk about BTS fandom.

Social media

Nigeria's indefinite Twitter ban sounds the alarm on free speech

The World

June 10, 2021

Nigerian writers Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún weigh in on Nigeria's decision to indefinitely ban Twitter after the platform deleted a controversial tweet by the president.

Cybersecurity

Global police sting raises questions on surveillance and privacy

The World

June 08, 2021

The encrypted device network called ANOM gave the FBI access to messages sent between suspected criminal gang members around the world.

Top of The World

Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting

The World

June 08, 2021

Global operation by Australia and the American FBI leads to the arrest of more than 800 suspected criminals. And the Nigerian government bans Twitter after the platform deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari. Also, a man in a pickup truck rams into a Muslim immigrant family in Canada on the street, killing four people.

Top of The World

Keiko Fujimori leads in tight presidential runoff in Peru

The World

June 07, 2021

Keiko Fujimori leads in a tight presidential runoff in Peru, with Pedro Castillo trailing close behind. And, at least 160 people are dead after an attack at a local market in Burkina Faso. Also, Google agrees to change its global advertising business after France slaps it with a multi-million-dollar fine.

Social media

Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassess

June 04, 2021

Facebook said it will suspend former US President Donald Trump's accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection.

Science & Technology

Papers and relics testifying to Stephen Hawking's life's work will be displayed in UK archive

The World

June 01, 2021

The collection includes a wide variety of items, from Hawking's scientific papers to letters he received from popes and presidents.

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