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Body language can make or break business interactions Author: Kim Darrah   Humans have evolved to be attuned to the body language of those around them. Leaders often know how to use this to their advantage, but...

Hurricane Maria intensifies, now a Category 3 hurricane   The storm continues to intensify before hitting the Leeward Islands and the northeastern Caribbean Sea Monday night. Last week's powerful Hurricane Irma left at least 84 people...

Puerto Rican Newspaper Cans Popular Comic Strip, Raising Concerns Over Censorship Ángel Carrión   For Puerto Rican Congresswoman María Milagros “Tata” Charbonier, comic strips are no laughing matter. On July 11, the celebrated local comic strip Pepito made light...

Bolivia's Morales in The Hague to petition over Chile sea access   Bolivia, which lost former coastal territory during a war in the 19th century, argues that Chile has not kept later diplomatic promises and obligations...

Venezuela’s Journalists Can’t be Silenced Tamara Taraciuk Broner   When you are forced to flee your country, all you have is what you carry. I’m not talking about your luggage or your savings, but what...

Maduro assassination plot suspect falls to death under murky circumstances Adam Bensaid 10 Oct 2018 Venezuelan president's critics accuse the government of murdering Fernando Alban after officials give contradictory statements regarding the events leading...

Cuba Votes: Country votes for first non-Castro leader   Cubans went to the polls to elect a new parliament on Sunday. But the candidates they were voting for already had enough seats allocated. Our correspondent but...

Is the EU and Serbia isolating Kosovo on the international stage?     Kosovo has placed trade sanctions on Serbia as the latter increasingly disregards Kosovo's territorial integrity and international standing. Kosovo introduced 100 percent customs tariffs on...

CSIS: Potential Scenarios for Venezuela’s Future   Given the ongoing political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, in early June CSIS convened a small group of experts to identify the major drivers of possible future...

YouTube Is Running 'Anti-LGBT' Ads Alongside Videos By LGBT Creators Megan C. Hills   It's officially the beginning of Pride month; however, the celebrations at YouTube appear to be lukewarm at best. The video streaming...

Branding Sailo   How Sailo grew its fleet from 100 to 5,000 boats in just one year by leveraging the power of a compelling brand story. A Q&A with Delphine Braas '14 of Sailo, the online boat...

11 Biggest Hoaxes of All Time Larissa Klaus History may not always repeat itself, but it does come up with some really strange myths and legends as to why some things just can’t be explained. While...

Greeks rally in Athens over Macedonia name row Lefteris Papadimas, Vassilis Triandafyllou ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Greeks rallied outside parliament in Athens on Sunday to protest against the use of the term Macedonia...

Do You Want to Be a Cyborg? Peter Singer Twitter: @PeterSinger and Agata Sagan WARSAW/MELBOURNE – Have you ever wished you could add extra memory to your brain? Elon Musk may be able to help you with that. Musk heads...

Macedonia to be called 'Republic of Northern Macedonia'   Announcing the agreement reached with neighbouring Greece over the change of name, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said resolving the long-standing issue would open his country's access...

Former James Bond actor Roger Moore dies, aged 89   Moore, who played 007 in more films than any other actor, was one of the last of the old-style movie stars. Photo by: AP (Archive ) Roger George...

Angry Birds maker Rovio plans IPO By Kim Darrah   The company behind the smash hit phone game Angry Birds is seeking funds to make new titles. Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish start-up behind the hit smartphone game Angry...

FIFA finds no cause to block Russia and Qatar World Cups Russia was awarded the 2018 World Cup and Qatar the 2022 tournament in a single, secret vote in Zurich in December 2010. A much-awaited FIFA...

Hackers rack up £12,000 phone bill and providers passed it on to me Anna Tims Pennine and Focus Group blame each other after hundreds of premium rate overseas calls were billed to my company. I run a...

Copa Libertadores final postponed after Boca bus attacked in Buenos Aires   The all-Buenos Aires clash, the first time Argentina's two biggest clubs had met for the title, was billed as the greatest final in the...

That’s Entertainment in India In India’s entertainment biz, two behemoths dominate: Bollywood and cricket. Things may be about to get a lot more interesting. Digitization, aided by a burgeoning middle class with more money to spend...

Cheesed off: Amsterdam to curb tourist shops amid visitor influx by Elle Hunt   New outlets largely catering to visitors, such as bike rentals, will be banned from the city’s historic centre. Amsterdam is banning new shops targeting...

How Solar Thermal Panels Help Schools Save Money by Dale Harris   Renewable sources of energy are essential for ensuring a sustainable future. But that’s just one of many upsides to installing solar thermal panels. The savings to...

Barcelona mourns as police step up hunt for driver of van Jonathan Watts, Giles Tremlett and Stephen Burgen   Younes Abouyaaqoub, understood to be chief suspect in Las Ramblas attack, is thought to be key member of...