Corner: Internet rates rise several times in Zimbabwe, but digital divide widens | Reuters

Corner: Internet rates rise several times in Zimbabwe, but digital divide widens |  Reuters

Zimbabwe’s annual real inflation rate is unofficially estimated at around 1,000%. Internet prices have also skyrocketed, making it harder to make a living using basic services, studying, doing business online, or working remotely. The photo was taken in January 2019, of a man with a cell phone. Photographed in Harare (2024 Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo) MUTARE, Zimbabwe … Read more

Article: If the ruling party wins Taiwan’s presidential election on the 13th, the situation could change completely | Reuters

Article: If the ruling party wins Taiwan’s presidential election on the 13th, the situation could change completely |  Reuters

If Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DP) wins the January 13 presidential election and begins an unprecedented third term, it would have global significance. In the center of the photo is Democratic Progressive Party vice-presidential candidate Lai Ching-de, photographed in Taipei on March 3, 2024 (Reuters/Ann Wang) HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – If Taiwan’s ruling … Read more

Trump-linked businesses received at least $7.8 million from abroad while he was president = report | Reuters

Trump-linked businesses received at least .8 million from abroad while he was president = report |  Reuters

On the 4th, a research group composed of Democratic members of the US House of Representatives released a report that companies linked to former President Donald Trump (Republican) received at least $7.8 million from 20 countries during the his four years in office. Former President Trump attends a rally in Iowa, US, in December 2023 … Read more

Focus: Coffee companies ‘leaving Africa’ due to EU law on preventing deforestation | Reuters

Focus: Coffee companies ‘leaving Africa’ due to EU law on preventing deforestation |  Reuters

LONDON/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Coffee importing companies in the European Union (EU) are starting to cut back on supplies from small farmers in Africa and other countries, a senior official said. This is because the EU will implement a landmark law by the end of 2024 that will ban the sale of products that lead to … Read more

Article: The situation for the 2024 US presidential election will definitely get worse | Reuters

Article: The situation for the 2024 US presidential election will definitely get worse |  Reuters

Next year we look forward to an election that will test our democracy as the Republican Party’s finances are shaken by infighting. In the photo, Trump is wearing a hat that says “Make America Great Again.” Photographed in July in Pickens, South Carolina (2023 Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein) NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) – The United States is … Read more