The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom speaking in a press briefing on Wednesday 15 April, 2020. /Photo: Screen grab from WHO - YouTube Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a
Consumption and investment – also known as two of the three horse carriages for growth in China – contributed 57.8 percent and 31.2 percent to China's GDP in 2019, respectively, according to China
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday said that U.S. would be responsible for the "destructive ramifications" of its unilateral sanctions against I
Religious authorities moved to cancel or limit weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East on Friday to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as they encou
Pride. Greed. Lust. Envy. Gluttony. Wrath. Sloth.You’ve probably heard of the Seven Deadly Sins, but I bet you’ve never wondered how they apply to starting a company. The answer: surprisingly well!Ove
Yesterday was a big day for executive moves, with Bob Iger stepping down as Disney CEO and Keith Block stepping down as Salesforce co-CEO. Meanwhile, Facebook has acquired another VR game studio and t
Facebook is aiming to build on its VR hardware launches of 2019 with an investment in virtual reality software.Facebook announced today that it has acquired Bay Area VR studio Sanzaru Games, the deve
SpaceX aims to launch up to four tourists into a super high orbit, possibly by the end of next year.The private company is working with Space Adventures Inc. for the flight, officials announced Tu
Editor's note: Chris Hawke is a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and a journalist who has reported for over two decades from Beijing, New York, the United Nations, Tokyo, Ban
Mike Pompeo is said to have unleashed a foul-mouth tirade at a well known US radio host after she asked him questions about Ukraine in an interview.Mary Louise Kelly, a
Editor's note: Anne O. Krueger, a former World Bank chief economist and former first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is Senior Research Professor of International Econ