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Cargo ships are huge polluters—in 2015, as they traveled the ocean delivering everything from smartphones to bananas, they emitted more than 200 million metric tons of CO2, roughly as much as the entire country of Vietnam. Unlike cars, which can easily be replaced with electric versions, ships are harder to…

Kate Taylor/Business Insider I traveled halfway around the world to dine at McDonald's in South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia.In each country, the menu featured both American classics and items you could never find in the US, including mozzarella stick-topped burgers, green matcha-coated ice cream, and rice bowls. Read on…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was "feeling better" after testing positive for coronavirusThe coronavirus pandemic wiped out most of the world's major sporting events in an unprecedented 24 hours.As Friday began, the Premier League was one of the last football competitions standing - albeit with fans awaiting the outcome…

A just-approved test could speed up the rate of coronavirus testing, the stock market had a historically bad day yesterday and Russian trolls shift to outsourcing. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 13, 2020. PS: Hope you’re all staying safe! 1. FDA approves new coronavirus test that could speed rate…

Track marshals pack up in Melboure after it was announced Friday the Australian Grand Prix would be canceled. / Reuters PARIS The Bahrain and Vietnam Grand Prix races were postponed Friday because of the coronavirus outbreak, the third and fourth races of th… Read More

The U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has been "much, much worse than almost any other country that's been affected," Ashish Jha, who runs the Harvard Global Health Institute, told NPR on Thursday. "I still don't understand why we don't have extensive testing. Vietnam! Vietnam has tested more…

The Uncensored Library in MinecraftImage: Reporters Without BordersToday is World Day Against Cyber Censorship. Launched by Reporters Without Borders in 2008, its goal is to raise awareness of how various governments around the world are censoring free speech online, whether it’s by blocking keywords on social media, removing individual articles…

The founder of iPhone assembler Foxconn said on Thursday that the resumption of production at its factories in China had "exceeded expectations," following the coronavirus-related disruption of supply chains (via South China Morning Post). told reporters that the return to work effort at Foxconn's factories in China had "exceeded our…

The Marine Corps recently fielded its new M320A1 grenade launcher to Marines at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, bringing the service closer to its goal of equipping all infantry units with the side-loading 40mm weapon in fiscal 2021. The Heckler & Koch-designed M320A1 is set to replace all the Corps' Vietnam-era…

Vietnamese authorities vowed Monday to punish anyone concealing sickness after 13 people caught the deadly new coronavirus on a flight to Hanoi, sparking lockdowns and panic-buying in the capital.The Southeast Asian country had previously reported only 16 cases of the virus despite bordering China -- the epicentre of the global…