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VIDEO: Have you ever stored something on the cloud and wondered where that data goes? You might be surprised to learn it’s in a quiet residential community located about 30 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The majority of the world’s internet traffic passes through the town of Ashburn in Loudoun County, Virginia—home to one of the world’s largest internet exchanges.

In the space of just three years, the Trump administration has helped usher in a major reversal in how the Republican Party views the relationship between the federal government and U.S. businesses.

VIDEO: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East. Some issues on the agenda include Iran, the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan, the ongoing war in Yemen and human rights issues. VOA reports the meetings take place at a time when both countries are recalibrating their approach to open regional matters and to their bilateral relations.

Plagued by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, China’s inflationary pressure will continue to pick up this month after January’s consumer price index expanded at its fastest pace in more than eight years, analysts say.

Wool and mohair have long been the pride of the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho. But a recent change in the Southern African nation’s system of brokering exports has created havoc in the industry, forcing many farmers into despair and destitution.