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Visa, Mastercard reach $30bn settlement over credit card fees

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 21:24
Merchants have long accused the payment networks of charging inflated 'swipe fees' when shoppers use their cards.

Successful school building bids drop to record low

Education - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 21:02
The government has approved the lowest number of school building work requests since its model began.

Battery Swap Technologies May Advance E-Vehicle Adoption in Africa

Technology - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 20:56
Electric vehicles can lower pollution and save drivers money, but in Africa, uneven access to electricity is a significant barrier to their success. In Ghana, battery-swap technologies are offering a solution. Senanu Tord reports from Accra.

Baltimore bridge collapse

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 20:41
The search for survivors continues in Baltimore after a cargo ship ramming caused a bridge to collapse.

Israel claims senior Hamas commander Marwan Issa killed in Gaza strike

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 20:08
No immediate comment from Hamas after Israeli military spokesman says Issa was killed in a strike 'two weeks ago'.

WHO worker and Iranian adviser among several killed in Syria air strikes

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 19:54
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 'heartbroken' by killing of engineer Emad Shehab.

Pentagon chief says civilian death toll in Gaza ‘far too high’

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 19:52
Lloyd Austin tells Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant that humanitarian aid reaching Palestinian enclave 'far too low'.

LogOn: Robots Hand Write Letters for Humans

Technology - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 19:03
Not long ago, people wrote letters by hand. But like many things eclipsed by modern technology, handwritten letters are less common than they used to be. Now, that technology has started writing those letters. VOA’s Julie Taboh introduces us to handwriting robots in this week’s episode of LogOn.

The EU-Mauritania migration deal is destined to fail

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 18:23
The agreement will not stem the flow of asylum seekers to European shores and could also destabilise Mauritania.

‘Reasonable grounds’ to believe Israel committing ‘genocide’

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 17:41
Francesca Albanese has issued a report saying there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel is committing genocide.

Photos: Major US bridge collapses as cargo ship ploughs into pylon

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 17:41
Rescuers say they are still looking for at least seven people, having pulled two people from the water.

UK ruling on Julian Assange ‘killing him slowly’, say free speech advocates

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 17:29
London's High Court ruled that Assange can appeal against extradition if the US fails to provide certain assurances.

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse: All we know about the ship crash and victims

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 15:56
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses after a container ship smashes into the four-lane span, plunging cars into the river.

Israel losing global support, says Hamas leader

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 15:43
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, on a visit to Iran, says Israel is experiencing "unprecedented political isolation".

What’s next for Senegal under likely President Bassirou Diomaye Faye?

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 15:34
Faye promises to review the West African nation's mining contracts and ties with key nations.

UN report charts lethal cost of migration over past decade

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 15:26
More than 63,000 died or disappeared on migration routes over past decade, with more than a third fleeing conflict.

UK court opens way for Assange to appeal US extradition

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 14:34
Ruling gives the US time to give 'satisfactory assurances' that WikiLeaks founder will face a fair trial.

Who is Senegal’s president-elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye?

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 14:34
Two weeks ago, Bassirou Diomaye Faye was in prison. Now he’s set to be Africa’s youngest president.

Who is election disrupter Robert F Kennedy Jr?

Around The Globe - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 14:10
Could the candidate projecting himself as an outsider really crash the two-party US electoral system?

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