Recycling electronics to reduce E-Waste in Kenya Posted April 20, 2024 U.N. agencies warn that electrical waste—everything from discarded refrigerators to TVs to e-scooters to mobile phones—is piling up worldwide, and recycling rates are low and like…
A pioneering bill to slow fast fashion gets approval from France’s lower house. Next stop, the Senate Posted April 19, 2024 A pioneering bill to curb the rampant pace of fast fashion won unanimous approval in the lower house of the French Parliament, making France one of the first coun…
Judge denies Apple’s attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over AirTag stalking Posted April 18, 2024 A judge has denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims—and that the tech giant h…
Cows join horses and dogs for human-animal therapy Posted April 17, 2024 A horse-riding school in Australia is using cows as animal therapy to help people of all ages. This new type of mental health service is growing rapidly in Austra…
Australian consumers joining local cooperative to keep food costs down Posted April 16, 2024 Australian households are still very much feeling the pressure of a higher cost of living. Some have found ways to get cheaper groceries using unusual methods. One such method …
Trader Joe’s $3 mini totes went viral on TikTok. Now, they’re reselling for hundreds Posted April 15, 2024 Trader Joe’s mini canvas tote is the latest item to cause a stir on social media, so much so that resellers are taking advantage of the hype. The mini totes ar…
Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books, seek new state laws in fight with publishers Posted April 14, 2024 Whenever bestselling author Robin Cook releases a new medical thriller, the head of the public library in West Haven knows demand for digital copies will be high. So will the pric…
South Korea criticizes senior doctors for threatening to resign to support their juniors’ walkouts Posted April 13, 2024 South Korea's government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital for threatening to resign in support of the weekslong walkouts by thousand…
Honda and Nissan agree to work together in developing electric vehicles and intelligent technology Posted April 12, 2024 Nissan and Honda announced on March 15 that they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen…
At US universities, record numbers of Indian students seek brighter prospects—and overseas jobs Posted April 11, 2024 Historic numbers of students from India are studying at foreign universities as a fast-growing, aspirational generation of young people looks for opportunities they can’t find at …