Erin Brodwin, provided by Published 12:51 pm CDT, Friday, August 10, 2018 Natural Cycles Birth-control app Natural Cycles has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration — the first app to be approved for contraception in North America. The app uses an algorithm to tell women when they have the highest and lowest chances of getting pregnant, but it ultimately relies on men and women changing their behavior. The app recently came under fire in Sweden when 37 women reported getting pregnant while using it. A birth-control app called Natural Cycles has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, marking the first time an app has been approved for contraception in North America. Recommended Video: Now Playing: Already one of the poorest countries in the world, conflict has been raging in the Central African Republic since 2013. To date, up to 6,000 people have been killed in executions and mutilations. Around half the population … [Read more...] about The first app to get approved as birth control in Europe has now been green-lit in the US, despite controversy
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The US is fighting one of the world’s poorest countries over trade
Second-hand clothes donated by Americans have sparked a bitter trade dispute between the United States and one of the world's poorest countries. The obscure conflict is playing out in the apparel markets of Rwanda, where the government has increased import duties on used clothing from the United States from $0.25 to $2.50 per kilogram. The tax hikes, which were imposed in 2016, are designed to encourage domestic clothing production in a country that still bears the scars of a horrific genocide 24 years ago. But they have provoked a backlash from the Trump administration. Used clothes, many of which start as US charity donations, have long been a staple of wardrobes in Rwanda. Yet their abundance and popularity have stalled development in the local clothing industry. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said the duties are needed to boost local producers and prevent his country from being used as a "dumping ground" for used American clothes. He has proposed banning imports by 2019. … [Read more...] about The US is fighting one of the world’s poorest countries over trade
RANKED: The 28 poorest countries in the world — where people live on less than $1,000 per year
Will Martin, provided by Published 1:00 am, Friday, June 1, 2018 REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde African and Middle Eastern countries ravaged by war and famine remain the poorest in the world, according to data published by the International Monetary Fund. Twice a year the IMF releases a huge dump of data about the economic power of the world's nations, with gross domestic product (GDP) per capita a key statistic. The IMF ranks the world's countries according to purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita. Recommended Video: Now Playing: Global deaths of newborn babies remain alarmingly high, particularly among the world's poorest countries. UNICEF has issued a hard-hitting report about infant mortality. Where are the best and worst places in the world for newborns? Babies born in Japan, Iceland and Singapore have the best chance at survival. Newborns in Pakistan, the Central African Republic and Afghanistan face the worst odds. The report also says eight out of … [Read more...] about RANKED: The 28 poorest countries in the world — where people live on less than $1,000 per year
Independence from Denmark key issue in Greenland vote
Election posters in Greenland's capital Nuuk on April 18. Photo: Christian Klindt Soelbeck / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP Greenland votes Tuesday in a local parliament election, with full independence a key issue for the self-ruled Danish territory threatened by global warming and struggling with youth suicides and sex abuse among its indigenous people. Rich in unexploited natural resources, Greenland gained autonomy from Denmark in 1979 and was granted self-rule in 2009, though Copenhagen retains control of foreign and defence affairs. The vast island between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, mostly covered in ice and home to just 55,000 people, also receives some 3.6 billion kroner (483 million euros, $591 million) in subsidies each year from its former colonial master. While Denmark's constitution recognises the island's right to decide on its own independence, if it became a sovereign nation it would lose the much-needed subsidies, which make up 60 … [Read more...] about Independence from Denmark key issue in Greenland vote
Denmark best in Europe for doing business
Only three countries topped Denmark in the World Bank's list. Photo: Tuala Hjarnø/Copenhagen Media Center Denmark was ranked as the fourth best country in the world for ease of doing business in a new report from the World Bank. There are few places in the world better for doing business than Denmark, according to the World Bank. The World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2015 report ranks Denmark as the fourth best country in the world – and the best in Europe – for the ease of doing business. Denmark was topped only by Singapore, New Zealand and Hong Kong. The fourth place finish was Denmark’s highest ranking since the World Bank started its Doing Business reports in 2005. Trade and Development Minister Mogens Jensen said the ranking would help Denmark attract international companies. “I’m proud that Denmark is one of the countries in the world where it is easiest to start and run a company. That Denmark sits at the … [Read more...] about Denmark best in Europe for doing business