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Takeaways from the Climate Summit

29:21 World leaders attended a global climate summit virtually on Earth day. How will it impact global progress on tackling climate change?Tensions between Russia and the U.S. have been

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Crypto market takes a dive with Bitcoin leading the way

Cryptocurrency prices continued to tumble Friday with Bitcoin leading the charge, with prices for the internet currency dipping below $50,000 for the first time since early March.Bitcoin is down rough

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Tesla car easily tricked into driving on Autopilot with no one behind wheel, tests find

The system "not only failed to make sure the driver was paying attention, but couldn't tell if there was a driver there at all".

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Philippine president not attending ASEAN summit on Myanmar: spokesman

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will not attend a summit of leaders of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in Jakarta this weekend, his spoke

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S. Korea demands U.S. give evidence supporting Japan's water dump plan

South Korea's Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong has demanded that the U.S. provide scientific evidence after it showed support for the Japanese government's plan to dump nuclear polluted water into the

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Number of COVID-19 patients in France's intensive care rises

FILE PHOTO: A patient developing a severe form of Covid-19 is treated in the Covid-19 ICU at Lyon Sud Hospital, in Pierre-Benite Near Lyon. /VCG The number of coronavirus patients in intensive

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Turkey reports more than 62,000 new COVID-19 cases, 288 deaths

FILE PHOTO: A health care member is seen at work at a COVID-19 laboratory of the Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey. /VCG Data from Turkey's Health ministry on Saturday showed the country h

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Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level ever

Iran began enriching uranium up to 60% purity Friday, its highest level ever, after an attack targeted its Natanz nuclear site, the country’s parliament speaker said.Th

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UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid vs. Liverpool

Vinicius Jr. of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring a goal in the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals first game against Liverpool at at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Madrid, Spain, April 6, 202

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5 questions about Grab’s epic SPAC investor deck

As expected, Southeast Asian super-app Grab is going public via a SPAC, or blank check company.The combination, which TechCrunch discussed over the weekend, will value Grab on an equity basis at $39.6

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Alibaba shares rally in Hong Kong after record antitrust fine

Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, November 11, 2020. /VCG Alibaba's shares surged by as much as 9 percent in Hong Kong trading on Monday, after the e-commerce

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India's COVID-19 infections hit another record, weekend lockdown in Maharashtra

India reported a record 145,384 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and the highest number of deaths in more than five months, as it grapples with an overwhelming second-wav

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UN urges protection, investigation after latest clashes in West Darfur

A panoramic view of al Geneina in West Darfur, Sudan, where the inter-communal violence is reported to have started./UNAMID The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has urged authorities in Sudan to

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Travel guide to China's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

02:07 China is planning to strengthen its transport sector over the next 15 years. As it shapes a new domestic transport framework, touring a city cluster over a weeken

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Jordan's royal family dispute explained

Over the weekend, Jordan’sformer Crown Prince Hamza Bin Hussein was reportedly placed under house arrest for possible attempted coup involvement. On Sunday, Deputy PM Ayma

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Ang Lee to be the first Chinese awarded BAFTA's highest honor

Ang Lee attends a discussion in San Francisco, U.S., October 2, 2019. /CFP Ang Lee, the Oscar-winning director of "Life of Pi"and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," will be the first Chinese t

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Venice waterbus turned into floating vaccination center

01:19 Venice's water buses are normally full of tourists but now they're playing a crucial role in Italy's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.They are being used as floating vaccinati