New bed net gives hope in fight against malaria

The new bed net has a special chemical that blocks mosquitoes resistance to insecticides and in a test has proven to cut malaria prevalence by as much as 44 percent.

Foreigners sell net $1.1 billion of Saudi stocks

This is one of the biggest sell-offs since the Saudi market opened to direct foreign buying in mid-2015. #Khashoggi #SaudiArabia #SaudiStock

In Uganda, people will have to pay a tax to use their social media

From Facebook to Twitter, social media has become an everyday part of people's lives around the world. But in Uganda using these platforms just got a little bit harder. At the start of this month the government introduced a 5 cent daily tax on the use of...

A world without a free internet

Can you imagine a world without Youtube, Netflix or Facebook? Well, that might have been the case if we didn't have something called net neutrality. It's basically a principle that ensures all data online is treated equally. But that could be coming to an...

Money Talks: Cornell University's ‘net zero’ tech campus opens

After three years of construction, Cornell University's new technology campus in New York City has officially opened its doors. It's state-of-the art and sets records for reducing its carbon footprint on the world. Caroline Woods visited the campus....

Escaping the net of bosses and office hours

The pandemic has forced many of us out of our offices and into our homes. But what if that home could also move? Jack Parrock met a couple off the Spanish island of Formentera​ who’ve taken the concept of the digital nomad to sea. TRT World | Travel 🌎 👉...

Turkish Red Crescent's Safety Net Program Improves Refugee Lives

The regional director of WFP and the head of Turkish Red Crescent say that the social safety net program they carry out in partnership reaches 1.3 million refugees

Turk Telekom posts record revenue amid net loss | Money Talks

Turk Telekom has left a year of ups and downs behind. In 2018, the Turkish telecom giant made a net loss compared to more than $200 million in profit the year before. But figures for the last quarter show the company is headed for a better year ahead, boo...

Socialist reforms offer Cubans safety net but some are left behind

Although Fidel Castro’s socialist reforms continue to contribute to a highly educated and healthy population, most Cubans lack purchasing power.

UK's RemoveDEBRIS satellite to clean up space junk

There’s more than 7,500 tonnes of hazardous debris in space. A UK satellite has become the first ever to clean up space junk. It's called the RemoveDEBRIS satellite and it's the work of a group of international scientists. We spoke to one man who helped...

AMAZON- THE REAL PRICE WE PAY!

Amazon’s boss is no Santa… an undercover reporter reveals 5 weeks of misery at Amazon’s “fulfilment centre”. He says workers were so afraid of dismissal they were urinating in bottles. Emmy-award-winning Ben Swann believes Amazon’s search for a new HQ was...

Money Talks: US plans to repeal net neutrality rules on internet providers

Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai wants to eliminate Obama-era safeguards that prevent cable and telecom companies from charging extra fees for specific internet services and websites. Free speech advocates and tech companies such as Net...