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Facebook has released new shopping software for its online platform. As a result, small businesses can sell their products directly on social media, without having to switch to e-commerce websites. Go to video
A food that knows your "dirt"? Wasawasa from Northern Ghana is more than just a dish. It's a favorite of many, but be aware - it might reveal your secrets.
More than half of all product searches on the internet start directly on Amazon. Those who aren’t represented on the platform can scarcely remain competitive online. There, Amazon makes the rules.
Amazon dominates the online retail market. The company has a monopoly, and can control who has access to the platform. As a result, it’s difficult for smaller retailers that don’t use Amazon to generate much revenue.
The EU wants to mend ties with the US under the Biden administration. But an issue that defined the Trump era could quickly get in the way of trans-Atlantic reunion: relations with China.
Germany extends the COVID lockdown - Germany's governing CDU party chooses a new leader - Alexei Navalny releases 'Putin's palace' video - Brexit trade deal causes border delays and bureaucracy - The Dutch government resigns over a child benefits sandal - How COVID-19 impacts businesses in Rome - Finland plans to criminalize unsolicited sexting - Eco-tourism in Spain
Landfill sites outside Moscow - like the ‘Alexinsky Pit’- pose major environmental challenges. Rarely conforming to safety standards; they pollute the soil, the groundwater and air.
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US President Joe Biden has unveiled a new plan to tackle his country's COVID-19 emergency. Announcing the measures on his first full day in power, he said drastic action is needed.
India has begun vaccinating its population of 1.3 billion people but roll-out has been slow. The government says one reason is a mistrust of vaccines that is being fueled by misinformation on social media.
South Africa is battling a second wave of COVID-19 infections. Hospitals are bearing the brunt, some even having to set up tents outside to care for patients. +++ Aid agencies say fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has caused a humanitarian crisis where food and water are in short supply. +++ Conservationists are working to save the last mountain bongos from extinction in Kenya.
Ties between the US and China have been at their lowest in decades. Is a reset from the Biden administration on the cards? And what does the relationship between the two powers mean for US allies in Southeast and East Asia? Two experts weigh in.
French President Emmanuel Macron is the latest top-tier politician to come down with a case of COVID-19. He's the latest among several, perhaps unsurprisingly given politicians' busy schedules and frequent travel.
Large-scale investment is required to crank up the US post-pandemic economy, and debt is not a problem, says Robert Reich, who served as labor secretary under Bill Clinton and is now a professor of public policy.
Thousands of trucks have nowhere to go as an insurgency puts a stop to cross-border traffic.
Can a fractured Republican Party rebuild and regroup? Brent Goff asked Denver Riggleman, a former National Security Agency contractor and former US Congressman from Virginia who served as a Republican in the US House of Representatives. He says the GOP needs to crack down on the extremists in its ranks.
