A soft credit inquiry is sort of a more routine credit check that can be done without your permission
Russia’s economic forecast is not looking good, with the central bank last month lowering its growth projections – though officials maintain the country is not sliding into a recession. But in Russia’s far east, thousands of kilometers and several time zones away from Moscow, the effects of the economic downturn are obvious
America’s first cannabis café has opened its doors to customers in Los Angeles. The main ingredient in almost everything on the menu is marijuana
Except for the occasional sunburn, a day at the beach is never a bad day. But lately visitors to Clifton Beach in Karachi, Pakistan are finding their day at the beach is being spoiled by some very unwelcome visitors
A Special report on the impact of on the impact of load shedding in Zimbabwe’s resort town of Livingston, which borders Zimbabwe along the Victoria Falls. Many businesses, including butcheries, are seeing their produce go to waste as customers stop buying
The International Committee of the Red Cross says their highest caseload of missing persons in the world is currently in Nigeria. Nearly 22,000 Nigerians have been reported as missing in connection with the 10-year-old insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram
In Turkey, new controls regulating internet broadcasting have come into force. The government says all broadcasters need to abide by the same rules, but critics claim the new measures are an attempt to silence the last platform for independent journalism
A Secret Service dog that prevented a potential attack on President Barack Obama in the White House has been given the rare honor of an Order of Merit from a British charity — the first foreign animal to receive the award
A groundbreaking new device is helping blind people perceive the world around them in a rudimentary fashion that can boost their quality of life
As the political and economic crisis in Venezuela worsens, more teachers have been leaving the classroom and moving out of the country – frustrated over the low pay and lack of supplies in schools