“How would we have coped before the internet?” is a quandary likely posed by someone you know. Beyond being a whimsical hypothetical, this question is relevant at a time when the digital age is ridiculed…
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As the coronavirus pandemic has gathered momentum, so too have explanations for how the outbreak started and what is causing its spread. Among these explanations is a theory that the recent rollout of 5G technology…
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© Reuters. The logo of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sits outside its headquarters in Vienna By Katya Golubkova, Rania El Gamal and Ahmad Ghaddar BAKU/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC and allies led…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has left Zimbabwe in an extremely difficult situation. As of early April, the number of infections and deaths from the pandemic appeared low, although the available data isn’t necessarily reliable. President Emmerson…
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Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply. One New York hospital has reportedly attempted treating two patients per ventilator out of desperation. On…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – It used to be, “if we build it, will they come?” The Saudis have now turned it to, “if we build it, will the others cut?” It looks…
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Small informal retailers are a ubiquitous feature of any developing country’s urban landscape. Known as spaza shops in South Africa, they are an important, even vital, component in the townships. Numbering over 100,000 across the…
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2/2 © Reuters. An employee rides a bicycle next to oil tanks at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq 2/2 By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. senators from oil states who recently introduced…
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Traffic jams may have disappeared from our roads as people stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we can be confident they will be back. Scientists have studied traffic and congestion for decades. We know…
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The eight Francophone states that form the West African Economic and Monetary Union have agreed to drop the use of the CFA Franc. Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo will…
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