A Facebook panel

Despite ban, Facebook opens office in China

The social networking giant has quietly opened a subsidiary company registered in Hangzhou, which will work as an innovation hub for start-ups and local developers. Jul 25, 2018
An aerial view of Kibera slums in Nairob

Kenya's new highway bulldozes into 30,000 homes

The Kenya Urban Roads Authority demolished 30,000 homes as well as two schools to make way for a new $20 million dual carriageway in Nairobi, claiming the inhabitants were all staying illegally. Jul 24, 2018
The NBC logo and Comcast are displayed on 30 Rockefeller Plaza

Comcast concedes defeat to Disney, withdraws bid for Fox

Comcast announced that it was dropping its $66 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox, clearing the path for Disney to take over the lucrative entertainment assets. Comcast will now focus on acquiring a stake in European broadcaster Sky. Jul 20, 2018