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Turkey's President says he has started deploying troops to Libya

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan /Getty Images Turkey is already beginning to send its soldiers to Libya in support of the internationally recognized government in Tripoli. President Tay

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Visa’s Plaid acquisition shows a shifting financial services landscape

When Visa bought Plaid this week for $5.3 billion, a figure that was twice its private valuation, it was a clear signal that traditional financial services companies are looking for ways to modernize

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Hyundai and Kia put over $110M into UK electric delivery vehicles startup Arrival

Forget the consumer market for electric vehicles. It turns out delivery vehicles could be the ‘Trojan horse’ for electric to really take off.Korean auto giants Hyundai and Kia put over $110 million in

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As customer demand shifts, Bose plans to shutter 119 retail locations

This stuff is never easy. Buying habits change with technology, and just about every brick and mortar operator has felt some squeeze from online purchasing. Seems even flagship brands like Bose techno

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Russian State Duma approves Mikhail Mishustin for post of PM

The Russian State Duma, or the lower house of parliament, approved Mikhail Mishustin for the post of prime minister at a plenary meeting on Thursday. A total of 383 lawmakers voted in favor of Mishu

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Putin appoints former tax chief as new Russian PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday to appoint the former head of the Russian Federal Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin as the new prime minister, one day after the resignation o

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Sri Lanka to deploy civil defense force for human-elephant conflict

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Wildlife Conservation said on Monday that the cabinet has agreed to recruit a civil defense force in areas worst affected by the long-standing conflict between humans and elep

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Volkswagen sales in China rise in 2019

Volkswagen Group China, together with its Chinese joint venture partners, delivered 4.23 million vehicles in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong market in 2019, up 0.6

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Putin, Macron to visit West Bank next week: Palestinian official

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will pay two separate visits to the West Bank next week to meet with Palestinian President

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UN official sees deteriorating security situation in Mali and wider region

The security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region is deteriorating at an alarming rate, said Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN undersecretary-general for peacekeeping operations, on Wednesday. Last wee

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Dow closes above 29,000 after China and U.S. sign trade truce

The Dow ended above 29,000 for the first time on Wednesday and the SP 500 also closed at a record high after the United States and China signed a phase one trade agreement and pledged to resolve a

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Moroccan airline to launch 1st non-stop flights between Casablanca, Beijing

The Moroccan national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will launch on Thursday the first non-stop flights between Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca and Beijing Daxing International Airport. The flight wi

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Two female U.S. astronauts complete spacewalk, replacing batteries

Two female U.S. astronauts, Christina Koch (left) and Jessica Meir, complete a spacewalk out of the International Space Station on Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo credit: NASA) U.S. astronauts Christina Koc

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UNICEF: South Africa now a major destination for migrant children

FILE PHOTO: A group of children are seen posing in their classroom for a photo./Getty Images In its latest report released on Wednesday the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said South A

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The US government should stop demanding tech companies compromise on encryption

In a tweet late Tuesday, President Trump criticized Apple for refusing “to unlock phones used by killers, drug dealers and other violent criminal elements.” Trump was specifically referrin

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U.S. House votes to send Trump impeachment articles to Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to appoint and authorize managers for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, sending two impeachment articles to the Senate to allow the

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Formlabs CEO on the state of 3D printing and its remaining challenges

3D printing isn’t the buzzy, hype-tastic topic it was just a few years ago — at least not with consumers. 3D printing news out of CES last week seemed considerably quieter than years prior; the