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Why Nintendo’s sales are skyrocketing during the global pandemic

June 15, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

While the U.S. economy faces the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and many businesses are forced to close or reopen slowly, one industry is booming: video games. And not just any video games. The new Nintendo Switch came […]

Illegal cigarette sales booming in South Africa

June 15, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

A ban on the sale of cigarettes in South Africa since the country’s COVID-19-induced lockdown began in March has cost the economy millions of rands daily in the form of tax revenue lost to illicit sales of smokes, a variety […]

Farming lures back young people in Africa

June 15, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Young farmers in Africa are continually striving to achieve food security, but many people in poor communities could starve if investment in agricultural projects is not sustained. Noticeable increases in farming activity on the continent, particularly among youth, suggest Africa […]

VIDEO: Police use water cannons and tear gas to break up Nepal pandemic protest

June 14, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Youth in Kathmandu staged a peaceful demonstration outside the prime minister’s residence Tuesday and Wednesday against the government’s negligence in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The peaceful protest later turned chaotic as the police charged batons and fired water cannons […]

MEET AN ANIMAL: Texas bull ‘Top Game’ is fathering the next generation of Walmart’s beef

June 12, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Top Game—that’s the name they gave him—is one of the luckiest Black Angus bulls alive. The four-year old won’t be dinner anytime soon. His sperm is too valuable to Walmart. This chiseled block of meat weighs 2,127 pounds and stretches […]

A tale of two plagues in Oran, Algeria: COVID-19 brings a dystopian novel to life

June 12, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

ORAN, Algeria — A mysterious virus rips through the city of Oran, Algeria, in Albert Camus’ novel “The Plague.” Today the city on the Mediterranean coast grapples with COVID-19. Visiting the bars, beaches and boulevards that appear in the book […]

This one change to bankruptcy law could help small businesses

June 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Small businesses forced to file for bankruptcy protection due to financial stress brought on by the coronavirus pandemic may find some relief, thanks to recent changes in federal bankruptcy law. Last summer, Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed the […]

Women rangers work to keep lid on illegal game hunting

June 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Last year, Kenya reported a 90% decrease in wildlife poaching, but the advent of COVID-19 has stirred concerns the country’s national parks may draw new illegal hunters left jobless by the pandemic. Standing in their way despite the threat of […]

Bumper crop of women farmers emerges in India

June 11, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

In villages across India’s Chhattisgarh state, more women are turning to farming to sustain their families. While these female agriculturalists are helping to boost agricultural productivity in the region, their efforts are also feeding their communities during the coronavirus pandemic. […]

VIDEO: Donald Trump Jr. set his sights on big tech months before his father’s feud with Twitter

June 8, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Months before President Donald Trump signed his May 28 executive order targeting social media platforms, the White House and members of the Trump family were debating how to battle the tech giants. In an interview with Zenger News on February […]

Meet the black Republican woman trying to unseat civil rights icon John Lewis

June 8, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Angela Stanton-King has overcome being separated from her newborn daughter after giving birth in prison and re-entering society without a job or income. Now she has a new set of challenges as a black Republican running in an urban Democratic […]

Olympia, Washington activists at George Floyd protest chant ‘All cops are bastards!’

June 5, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

OLYMPIA, Washington—Protesters who marched Tuesday in Olympia, Washington remained peaceful but made their feelings about law enforcement plain, chanting on the steps of the state capitol that Americans who wear law-enforcement badges are “bastards.” “A-C-A-B! All cops are bastards!” the […]

Health care equipment shortages lead to innovation, conflict

June 4, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Interruptions to the supply chain from the COVID-19 pandemic have limited supplies of essential gear for doctors and nurses, but some entrepreneurs and makers and turned to new technologies to fill the gap. Shortages this spring exacerbated existing shortages of […]

‘Live Aid’ for gaming: How gamers came together to fight coronavirus

June 4, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

The coronavirus pandemic has been anything but fun and games. But video games — and people who play them — have had a key role in fighting COVID-19. Gamers are contributing with charity streams, organized virtual events and competitions to […]

How a clerical error forced Costa Rica to face same-sex marriage

June 2, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

For the past 5 years, Laura Flores and Jazmin Elizondo fought for their union to be accepted, and after insults, threats, lawsuits and lots of patience, they find it hard to believe that their struggle is over. The two met […]

Coronavirus may kill unicorns: High-value tech startups could see blows to valuations

June 2, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off

Most unicorns are recent tech startups, initially operating in the negative until ultimately generating a profit. Those profits are more distant, however, as the global economy prepares for a post-lockdown recession. Unicorns are seeing their valuations sliced, some by 40%, […]