Year: 2021

In the Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge’s final transformation from miser to philanthropist is marked by the big juicy turkey that he orders for the struggling Cratchit family—and which has inspired Christmas […]

Samsung’s plan to build a $17 billion next-generation semiconductor factory in Taylor is being called the largest direct foreign investment in Texas history.This post was originally published on this site

At the end of 2020, it seemed hard to imagine a worse year for misinformation on social media, given the intensity of the presidential election and the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic. But 2021 proved […]

A ban on selling most ivory products in Hong Kong came into effect Friday, the culmination of a three-year process to eliminate the once rampant trade in the city.This post was originally published on this […]

The U.S Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday shipping disaster, and it worked.This post was originally published on this site

Car advertisements in France will have to include messages encouraging people to consider less-polluting travel alternatives from 2022 as part of the government’s drive to rein in CO2 emissions.This post was originally published on this […]

Germany will shut down three nuclear power plants on Friday even as Europe faces one of its worst ever energy crises, following Angela Merkel’s timetable for phasing out atomic energy.This post was originally published on […]

Getting wine, chocolate, and coffee into China could get even harder from Saturday, with new import restrictions adding fresh hurdles for foreign companies bringing products into the world’s largest market for food and drink.This post […]

Sumit Gupta has had a big year—turning 30, getting married and seeing his startup become one of India’s newest tech unicorns.This post was originally published on this site