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How chocolate could counter climate change
How chocolate could counter climate change
Business and Economy
by  AFP

At a red-brick factory in the German port city of Hamburg, cocoa bean shells go in one end, and out the other comes an amazing black powder with the potential to counter climate change. To make better use of the powerful black powder, Houben said other applications would need to be found.

Biden signs debt ceiling bill into law, averting default
Biden signs debt ceiling bill into law, averting default
Business and Economy
by  AFP

US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a debt ceiling bill passed by Congress after weeks of wrangling, moving to avert a catastrophic, self-induced default in the world's biggest economy. The Treasury had warned that if the debt ceiling was blocked beyond Monday, the country would default on its $31 trillion debt.