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Child laborers in the Philippines

These photos of Filipino children working in mines and on sugar plantations will make you cry

Justice

“It has been four years since I stopped schooling. I only reached the sixth grade level and then had to stop so I could work.”

One topic of discussion between Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping when they met in California last summer was cyber espionage.

The Obama administration has put China on notice — with indictments for cyber espionage

Business, Economics and Jobs
Israeli foreign ministry employees on strike in Jerusalem.

What if all the diplomats went on strike? That’s what’s happening in Israel

Global Politics

New York could move Bitcoins out of the shadows and into broad acceptance

Business, Economics and Jobs
Computer with a series of numbers and logo of the United States' National Security Agency (NSA).

Could the NSA spying allegations derail or delay trade talks between the European Union and the US?

Global Politics
A Spanish galleon

When superpowers default, history remembers

Business, Economics and Jobs

If America defaults on its debt this week, it won’t be the first economic superpower to do so. Imperial Spain was a chronic defaulter in the 16th and 17th centuries, and this helped lead to its downfall.

Venetians aren’t all smiles about the cruise ships that visit the city

Business, Economics and Jobs

The city of canals welcomes up to a dozen massive cruise ships a day. They are critical for the city’s economy, but critics say the ships are endangering the fragile canal and the city itself.

Hyundai's i30 Tourer - where's the cigarette lighter jack?

Hyundai looks to put an unceremonious end to in-car cigarette lighter jacks

Environment

The Korean automaker Hyundai plans to eliminate the old-fashioned cigarette lighter socket in their newest vehicles, replacing it with a USB jack. Paul Eisenstein, editor of TheDetroitBureau.com says the innovation may not fly with many drivers who like to charge gadgets ranging from GPS systems to radar detectors — and even hair dryers.

The US Treasury in Washington. Failure to raise the debt ceiling could lead to the US government to default.

Why it’s a bad idea to gamble with the credit rating of the United States

Business, Economics and Jobs

The IMF warns that the looming prospect of Congress blocking an increase in the debt ceiling might be catastrophic, not just for the US, but also the world.

After 25 years in Asia, reporter Mary Kay Magistad finds herself breathing a little easier

Global Politics

Mary Kay Magistad spent a quarter of a century living in Asia, reporting on that region’s explosive growth. Now that she’s come home, she finds herself breathing a little easier — but straining her ears at the silence.