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Floods affect 214,000 in Somalia since October: UN

Residents walk through flooded streets in Beledweyne, north of Mogadishu on May 26, 2016. /AFP via Getty Images At least 214,000 people have been temporarily displaced from their homes across

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Roglic's Jumbo-Visma finish 2020 as UCI's top team

Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic celebrates during 2020 Vuelta a España in Madrid, Spain, November 8, 2020. /CFP Jumbo-Visma's takeover of the WorldTour peloton was confirmed on Tuesday as they bec

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Ukrainian president tests positive for COVID-19

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. /VCG Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Monday.The 42-year-old said he feels good and

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Turkey's Finance Minister Albayrak resigns, citing health issues

Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak resigned on Sunday, citing health reasons, according to a statement on his verified social media account. /Getty Images Turkey's Treasury

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Nervous? Here, watch Philadelphia count votes on a live stream, that should help

No matter whom you support for President, it’s a nerve-wracking morning as many states come down to mere tens of thousands of votes. And perhaps no state looms larger than Pennsylvania, where a

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Early voting in U.S. election tops 90 million

More than 90 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, according to a tally on Saturday from the U.S. Elections Project at the University o

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India’s WareIQ raises $1.65M for its Amazon-like delivery platform for sellers

Despite e-commerce firms Amazon and Walmart and others pouring billions of dollars in India, offline retail still commands more than 95% of all sales in the world’s second largest internet market.The

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Facebook, Twitter and Google face changes to online speech protection

The move comes after unproven Republican criticism of social media for perceived anti-conservative bias.

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Thai PM Prayuth vows to stay on despite opposition's calls to quit

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday dismissed calls from opposition parties to resign at a parliament session he had called to discuss months of protests d

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How is the Air Force looking to spend its $60 billion R&D budget?

Dr. Will Roper, the man in charge of the purse strings for the Air Force’s $60 billion research and development and acquisition budget, oversees some 550 programs for the Air Force.It’s a

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U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's oil sector

The United States on Monday imposed fresh sanctions against individuals and entities of Iran's oil sector, doubling down its maximum pressure campaign against Tehran.Th

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Trump, Biden in final full week of campaigning as virus looms large

03:07 U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden on Monday are down to the final full week of campaigning before the November 3 election.With eight days to go befor

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Parents of 545 children separated at border can’t be found

Court-appointed lawyers said Tuesday that they have been unable to find parents of 545 children who were separated at the U.S. border with Mexico early in the Trump adm

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Foxconn's big Wisconsin project hinges on unsecured government support

Foxconn's headquarters are seen in Taipei, Taiwan, China. /Reuters Manufacturing giant Foxconn Technology Group, famous as Apple Inc.'s assembler,said its commitment to a multibillion-dollar f

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Zimbabwean entrepreneur among finalists of Business Heroes prize

Zimbabwean entrepreneur Ethel Mupambwa in her office in Harare, Zimbabwe. /Xinhua Zimbabwean entrepreneur Ethel Mupambwa is among the top 10 finalists of the Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) pri

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UNHCR resumes evacuation flight out of Libya

A UNHCR official attends to some of the 153 evacuees before their flight from Libya to Niger on Thursday, 15 October 2020. /Photo courtesy: UNHCR Libya. The United Nations refugee agency has r

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COVID-19 survivors may have protective antibodies for up to four months - study

The study looks at how long immunity lasts in survivors and whether those infected will develop lasting protection from the virus.