Business, Politics
Asian countries spend a lot of money to make more babies
Decreasing birth rates in Asia's major economies is a big concern. Governments in the region are spending billions of dollars to try to change the situation.
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Business, Travel
Belgium destroys shipment of “the Champagne of beers”
Miller High Life, a popular American beer brand, has been using the slogan “The Champagne of Beers” since the early 1900s. However, a recent shipment of the beer to Europe caused some problems.
Business, Entertainment
Broadway musical The Phantom of the Opera closes
The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longest-running musical, closed on Sunday after 35 years, 13,981 shows, and seven Tony awards.
Business, Entertainment
Harry Potter TV series coming soon
A Harry Potter TV series has been officially announced. The series is coming to the streaming service Max*, which used to be called HBO Max.
Business, Technology
Australian mayor might sue ChatGPT
A mayor from Australia might sue OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, an AI software that writes texts.
Business
Amazon Will Warn You About Bad Products
Amazon will start to warn shoppers about products that are often returned. The company will put a warning label on products that people frequently return. Amazon wants shoppers to check the product details and product re
Business, Politics
Argentina Wants to Export Cannabis
There is a new organization in Argentina that is responsible for cannabis.
Business, Technology
Mercedes-Benz Building Battery Recycling Factory
On Friday, car company Mercedes-Benz had a groundbreaking ceremony for a sustainable battery recycling factory in southern Germany.
Business, Entertainment
Pharrell Williams New Creative Director at Louis Vuitton
In February, Louis Vuitton announced Pharrell Williams as the new men’s creative director. Pharrell, a musician, record producer, and designer from the US will succeed Virgil Abloh at the French fashion company.
Business, Technology
Nokia Gets New Logo to Tell Us They Don’t Make Phones
The Finnish telecoms company Nokia has redesigned its logo. It wants the world to know that the company doesn’t make mobile phones anymore.
Business, Technology
Facebook and Twitter Want Money for Security
For many years, social media networks like Facebook and Twitter have had problems with spam, scams, and more. This week, they announced new plans to stop those problems: ask social media users to pay money.
Business, Sports
Manchester United for Sale
Late last year, the US-based owners of Manchester United, a soccer team in the United Kingdom’s Premier League, decided to sell the team. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the son of Qatar’s former prime minister, is try
Business, Nature
Too Much Junk Clothing Dumped in Kenya
A new investigation shows that the European Union (EU) dumps 37 million items of junk, plastic clothing in Kenya every year.
Business, Nature, Politics
We’re Making More Single-Use Plastic Than Ever
A new report says that the world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic.
Business, Technology
Netflix to Stop Password Sharing
Netflix announced that it will stop people from sharing their Netflix passwords.
Business, Other
Radioactive Container Lost in Australia
On Monday, Rio Tinto Ltd apologized for losing a small, radioactive capsule. The company thinks that the capsule fell out of a truck in the desert of Western Australia.
Business, Politics
Nigeria Opens Billion-Dollar Seaport
Nigeria has recently opened a new deep seaport in its largest city, Lagos. The billion-dollar seaport is expected to reduce traffic at the country’s other ports. Nigeria also hopes that the port will help the country bec
Business, Entertainment
Millions of Gamers in China Can’t Play Popular Game
Millions of gamers in China who play World of Warcraft (WoW) must say goodbye to the popular game. World of Warcraft will go offline in China because of a disagreement between the US video game developer Blizzard and the
Business, Nature, Technology
Company Removes CO2 from Air, Puts It Underground
Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify have started paying for a new service. The service removes carbon dioxide (CO2) gasses from the air and puts it underground. This process is then checked by a third party to make sure it wa
Business, Politics
The Richest 1% Get Richer
Over the last two years, the wealthiest people in the world have been getting a lot richer, a lot faster than other people.
