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Will Yemen air strikes stop the Red Sea attacks?
Will Yemen air strikes stop the Red Sea attacks?
Economy
by  AFP

US and British strikes on rebel-held Yemen on Friday marked a sharp escalation after weeks of attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed Huthi insurgents. "It seems very likely that the Huthis will continue attacking ships with whatever capabilities they have left.

Venezuela kills off petro cryptocurrency
Venezuela kills off petro cryptocurrency
Economy
by  AFP

Venezuela is putting an end to the petro cryptocurrency that President Nicolas Maduro launched six years ago to sidestep US sanctions, but which never took off and became embroiled in a graft scandal. With Caracas strangled by Washington's economic sanctions, Maduro vowed the petro would "allow new forms of international financing."

Sharks killed at alarming rates despite regulations: study
Sharks killed at alarming rates despite regulations: study
Economy
by  AFP

Global shark populations are plummeting despite worldwide efforts to curb mass killings for their fins, researchers said in a new report showing that more needs to be done to protect one of the ocean's apex species. Between 2012 and 2019, the number of sharks killed from fishing increased from some 76 million a year to more than 80 million, they reported in the journal Science.

Women's health on show, a little, at CES
Women's health on show, a little, at CES
Technology
by  AFP

Among the more than 3,500 booths at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, only a few focus exclusively on women's health, including a cervical cancer screening device and a wristband to anticipate hot flushes.