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Rescuers recover migrants’ wedding rings lost at Mediterranean Sea

On November 9, a migrant rescue boat came across a red backpack floating in the Mediterranean alongside other remains from a shipwreck that took...

UK facing risk of ‘systemic economic crisis’, official paper says

The government has privately admitted the UK faces an increased likelihood of “systemic economic crisis” as it completes its exit from the European Union...

Twitter plans to relaunch verification program next year

Twitter Inc. released plans for its new policy on how people are “verified” on the site, an area the company has long promised to...

When consumers trust AI recommendations — or resist them

Researchers from Boston University and University of Virginia published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how consumers respond to artificial...

Climate change has revealed huge haul of ancient arrows in Norway

An extraordinary number of arrows dating from the Stone Age to the medieval period have melted out of a single ice patch in Norway...

Making headlines: COVID-19 and gender inequality

By Catherine Rottenberg & Shani Orgad*

Italy launches EU-backed project to promote eco-friendly tourism

Italy officially launched a project backed by the European Union (EU) to help its tourism businesses become more eco-friendly and make better use of...

Emerging East Asian bond markets expand amid COVID-19: ADB

Emerging East Asia's bond issuance in the third quarter climbed to $2.2 trillion, up 6.4 percent quarter on quarter and 39.8 percent year on...

Brazil faces $112 billion refinancing cliff in early 2021

Brazil’s debt has ballooned to unprecedented levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the government faces a $112 billion refinancing cliff early next year,...

European Commission issues guidelines on ‘integration’ to ease deal on migration pact

The European Commission called on EU countries to do a better job of integrating migrants into European society, and issued a new set of...

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