Villagers who refuse to wear masks are being forced by local authorities to dig graves for victims of Covid-19 in one part of rural Indonesia…
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Birds are the undisputed masters of aerodynamics. Source:: World News
Traces of poison were found on a bottle of water from the hotel room in Siberia where Alexey Navalny stayed before falling ill, the Russian…
A high-profile United States official is visiting Taiwan for the second time in two months, the latest sign of warming ties between Washington and Taipei,…
The United Nations welcomes the decision by Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister to step down by the end of October, a UN statement released Thursday…
The Trump administration is expected to soon approve another major weapons sale including drones to Taiwan, according to congressional and administration sources. The move comes…
As the Atlantic hurricane season continues to shatter records for the number of storms, it appears parts of Europe will be seeing some tropical activity…
After several teasers and mini-events, Sony has finally revealed how much the PlayStation 5 will cost. Source:: World News
It may still be the dog days of summer but there could be a blizzard on Wall Street Wednesday. Snowflake, a cloud data warehousing firm…
Apple’s newly announced subscription bundles are the company’s latest effort to push its music, streaming video, gaming and other services on users. Source:: World News
The huge shock to many of the world’s biggest economies from the coronavirus pandemic may not be quite as bad as economists feared just a…
The Justice Department ordered an Al Jazeera online news platform based in the US to register as a foreign agent on Monday, declaring that the…
The Justice Department ordered an Al Jazeera online news platform based in the US to register as a foreign agent on Monday, declaring that the…
Amnesty International has called for an immediate investigation into the apparent extrajudicial killing of a woman in Mozambique that was shared widely in a horrifying…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan called for rapists and child molesters to be chemically castrated when asked in an interview about a rape that garnered…
With her scuba mask on, slowly diving beneath the surface of the water, Emma Camp encountered a world she had never experienced before: an underwater…
More than 1,000 Orthodox Jews are waiting on the Belarus-Ukraine border, after their attempts to enter the country for a religious pilgrimage were rebuffed due…
CNN’s Matt Rivers breaks down the strange saga of Mexico’s presidential plane, which President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been trying to get rid of…
Barbados will remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become a republic by next year, its government has announced, making it the…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech at the White House on the historic peace accord between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.…
A little more than a year ago, WeWork’s parent company, The We Company, filed to take the co-working company public. Source:: World News
Klarna, the “buy now, pay later” payment service loved by Europeans, has been valued at $10.65 billion in an investment round led by US private…
Actor John Boyega has ended his association with perfume brand Jo Malone after the company controversially cut him from a commercial for the Chinese market.…
Despite a rocky performance for stocks in recent weeks, Wall Street has remained level-headed, sticking to predictions through the end of the year and encouraging…
The LEGO Group has announced plans to package its products in recyclable paper rather than single-use plastic. Source:: World News
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the world’s economies into historic slumps. But China is bucking the trend. Source:: World News
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, hailed the US brokered peace treaties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on…
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As news spread that Oracle had reached an agreement to become TikTok’s partner in the United States, in a deal that could keep the app…
Demand for oil may have peaked last year, according to BP, which says the global market for crude might never recover from the coronavirus pandemic.…
Apple usually announces a buzzy new lineup of iPhones at its hotly anticipated September event. But not this year. Source:: World News
The Trump administration issued new import restrictions on Monday against Chinese companies it accuses of using slave labor, including products from suspected mass prison camps…
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For Ha Sze-yuen, the sea surrounding Hong Kong is more than just a backdrop for sunsets and beaches. Source:: World News
Thousands of Australian citizens all around the globe are stranded, unable to return home because Australia has set a cap for how many people can…
No job, no visa, no health care — and barred from returning home. This powder keg of misfortunes is the current reality for tens of…
Terry Branstad will be stepping down as United States Ambassador to China after more than three years in Beijing, a source confirmed to CNN Monday.…
She said earlier this year that she was “done being shy,” and tennis star Naomi Osaka duly found her voice at the 2020 US Open.…
Lewis Hamilton wore a T-shirt remembering Breonna Taylor on the six-month anniversary of her death when he took to the victory podium Sunday after winning…
A British-Iranian mother and charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe could face an additional year in an Iranian prison as new charges are filed against her, her…
If Shinzo Abe was perhaps born to be Japan’s prime minister, the path to political stardom for his potential successor was hardly guaranteed. Source:: World…
CNN’s Jake Tapper breaks down why Disney thanking Chinese authorities in the credits of the company’s newest blockbuster “Mulan” is problematic. Source:: World News
When Donald Trump ran for President, he promised a “better deal” to constrain Iran’s nuclear program and pledged to pressure Tehran into curbing its aggressive…
British designer and businessman Terence Conran has died at the age of 88. Source:: World News
In the four years that have passed since Britain voted to leave the European Union, business executives have consistently delivered one message to the country’s…
Police on the Greek island of Lesbos fired teargas at a group of migrants on Saturday protesting against a new camp being set up to…
President Donald Trump said Friday that Israel and Bahrain have agreed to the “establishment of full diplomatic relations,” marking the second time in a month…
Packing her bags to go home for the first time in over four months, Maasai ranger Purity Lakara — who patrols lands in Kenya’s Amboseli…
It all began with a DM. Source:: World News
A popular San Francisco cabaret and nightclub is making the best of the pandemic shutdown with a meal delivery service that offers a lot more…
When 20-year-old Cameron Boyce died suddenly after suffering an epileptic seizure in July 2019, fans around the world mourned the loss of a gifted actor…
South Africa’s biggest retailers say they have put a pause on selling TRESemmé products following widespread protests over a controversial ad featuring Black hair. Source::…
A woman barred from entering one of France’s most prestigious art galleries apparently because she was wearing a low-cut dress has received an apology after…
Marriage counseling has played a big role in Reed Hastings’ success, the Netflix co-founder and co-CEO told Poppy Harlow Thursday. Source:: World News
After fires destroyed Europe’s largest migrant camp Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, an estimated 13,000 people have been left without shelter. Dozens of…
Egypt has uncovered a mysterious collection of coffins thought to contain human mummies that have been sealed inside for more than 2,500 years. Source:: World…
Britain has reached a free trade agreement with Japan, its first with a major economy since leaving the European Union earlier this year. Source:: World…
Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques has resigned as the mining giant continues to face pressure from investors for blowing up a 46,000-year-old sacred Indigenous site…
Britain has reached a free trade agreement with Japan, its first with a major economy since leaving the European Union earlier this year. Source:: World…
For months, India has been struggling to control the coronavirus pandemic with limited success. Source:: World News
Hundreds of sweaty clubbers are crammed onto at the Glitterbox dance floor, soaking up the grooves as one of Ibiza’s biggest party nights gets into…
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Fires continue to rage at high levels through the Amazon in Brazil for the second consecutive year, raising concerns among scientists that the rainforest’s destruction…
LVMH says the threat of US tariffs on French products has forced it to scrap its planned acquisition of Tiffany, which would have been the…
A company co-founded by David Beckham plans to become the first esports franchise to list on the London Stock Exchange, taking advantage of the growing…
The world’s wildlife populations have fallen by an average of 68% in just over four decades, with human consumption behind the devastating decline, the World…
We’d heard about the new Microsoft Flight Simulator’s mega-realistic scenery, digitally distilled from satellite imagery. We knew the sim could recreate real-time weather conditions on…
An Indian man has been arrested for the alleged rape of an 86-year-old woman after he approached her while she was waiting for the milkman…
Keeping food fresh without refrigeration is near impossible in the scorching climate of sub-Saharan Africa. But it’s hard to power fridges in a region where…
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A Bollywood actress has been arrested on alleged drugs offenses in the latest development of an ongoing celebrity saga that has transfixed the Indian public…
It seems an awfully long time since Canadians were last lectured by the state on sexual behavior. Just as folks were headed out for Labor…