China's economy at crossroads between freer enterprise, state control
Editor's Note: This story is part of a series from PRI's The World, China Past Due. Few places on earth have more entrepreneurial energy than China.Since economic reforms first released that energy 30...
View ArticleAustralia trying to educate citizens on crocodile safety -- to save the...
To understand the situation with saltwater crocodiles in Australia today, it helps to know some history.Grahame Webb, a zoologist who has worked in Northern Australia for four decades, says back in the...
View ArticleChilean social entrepreneur saves families money by taking detergent out of...
For people in a poor neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, money can be so tight that it’s a hardship to buy something as basic as a box of laundry detergent.They often wind up buying laundry soap in small...
View ArticleWoman pulled alive from rubble of Bangladesh factory collapse; expert calls...
In a remarkable turn of events Friday, a woman was pulled, alive, from the rubble of a Bangladesh factory that collapsed more than two weeks ago.The woman, according to The New York Times, is named...
View ArticleActivists see progress in convincing groups to divest from fossil fuels
The movement to divest from fossil fuels is catching fire.Four universities and 10 U.S. cities, including Seattle and San Francisco, have announced plans to divest their holdings in corporations that...
View ArticleBarbie Berlin Dreamhouse draws protests, hand-wringing over opening
Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel has been called the most powerful woman in the world.But this week, another polarizing female figure has attracted attention in Berlin.Global icon and plastic...
View ArticleBusinesses prepare for explosion in deep sea mining activities
After decades of dreaming and scheming, companies say they’re finally ready to start mining the bottom of the world’s oceans for valuable minerals.For Adrian Glover, a marine biologist at London’s...
View ArticleSpaniards outraged by new, strict EU regulations on olive oil
These are dark days for the European Union, as its five-year-old economic crisis worsens.Protests in southern Europe over austerity measures dictated from Brussels grow louder, but anger in the south...
View ArticleAfter racist backlash, Cheerios ad draws support for interracial couples
A Cheerios commercial that used a happy, interracial family to advertise the heart-healthy benefits of the breakfast cereal became the target of racist commenters online last week.But on social media...
View ArticleAt least one dead, 12 injured in rubble of Philadelphia building collapse
At least one person is dead and 12 are injured after two buildings collapsed in Philadelphia.One victim was rescued some three hours after the building collapsed. It's not yet known if she's one of the...
View Article6 dead, 14 injured as leaders promise full investigation into Philadelphia...
Six people were killed and 14 injured an after a Salvation Army thrift store building collapsed in central Philadelphia on Wednesday.A neighboring building was in the process of being demolished, when...
View ArticlePakistan's new president faces tough choices to meet commitment to keep power on
Pakistan’s new prime minister Nawaz Sharif took office this week, promising economic growth and an end to the country’s crippling power cuts.There are blackouts just about every day, forcing factories...
View ArticleIndustrial kitchens increasingly dish out climate-friendly cuisine
Editor's note: This is the second installment of our What's for Lunch? series. See more coverage. For those of us who grew up standing in line for all-purpose patties and reheated frozen whatever, it...
View ArticleSilicon Valley's immigrant janitors given chance to learn English at work
If the new U.S. Senate immigration reform bill becomes law, millions of people will need to learn English to become permanent U.S. residents.It’s hard enough for any of us to learn a new language, but...
View ArticleChina ups presence in Afghanistan as U.S. withdraws
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in California on Friday and while cybersecurity, trade and North Korea were expected to come up, one topic that wasn't expected to be a focus...
View ArticleDemand for British-trained butlers rising in Middle East, China
If you’ve ever fancied living the highlife — a big house, a private yacht, travelling around the world — there couldn’t be a better time.Provided, of course, you don’t mind working in that big house or...
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Two major companies accused of discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has brought two separate lawsuits against two major companies, discount retailer Dollar General and car-maker BMW, accusing them of discriminating against...
View ArticleTough economic times leads more students to start, stay in school, new report...
Bad economic times make for good students.What gets people to sit up and pay attention in class is knowing that unemployment is the most likely career path out there. That's the conclusion from new...
View ArticleUganda considering genetically modified organisms to stave off crop disaster
Editor's Note: This is the latest installment of our project with PRI's The World, What's for Lunch? Cassava is a vital staple in Africa and one of the most climate-resilient crops anywhere.But it’s...
View ArticleApple seeks to chart new course with rollout of iOS 7 software
Design seldom makes front-page news, but Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is always a big story.The company, which once stood head and shoulders above the rest for its attention to both hardware...
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