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China wants to broaden ties with Middle East – Wang Yi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, pictured here with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, says China wants to broaden its relationship with Arab nations. /AFP China wants to broaden its r

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Soccer legend Thierry Henry quits social media in racism stance

Former soccer star Thierry Henry has quit social media after hitting out at online platforms for failing to deal with racism online. /AP Former France and Arsenal soccer star Thierry Henry has

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Czechia extends state of emergency, UK booster jabs: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- People over the age of 70 in the UK could begin to receive their booster vaccines to protect them against other variants of the virus in September, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has

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One of Canada’s top investors, John Ruffolo, is back from the brink with a new $500 million fund

John Ruffolo isn’t as famous as some investors but he’s very well-known in Canadian business circles. The longtime head of Arthur Andersen’s tech, media, and telecommunications practice, h

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Computer vision software has the potential to reinvent the way cities move

In October 2019, The New York Times reported that 1.5 million packages were delivered in New York City every single day. Though convenient for customers and profitable for the Amazons of the world, ge

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Xinjiang’s anti-terrorism works but doesn't align with Western values

Let me get this straight: Yes, the way Xinjiang defeated terrorism do NOT conform to the Western values, but who said the Western values are the only or universal principle for all other countries to

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Thierry Henry shows social media red card until racist abuse tackled

The former striker, who has millions of online followers, says the scale of the problem and its impact "is too toxic to ignore".

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French president: No regrets at refusing new virus lockdown

France’s president says he has nothing to be sorry about for refusing to impose a third virus lockdown earlier this year, even though his country is now facing surging

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The Last of Us Part II wins Game of the Year at Baftas while Hades takes five gongs

Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Sackboy: A Big Adventure and Spider-Man: Miles Morales, also bagged Bafta Games Awards.

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Who now still dares fiddle while Rome burns?

Editor's note:Decision Makers is a global platform for decision makers to share their insights on events shaping today's world. Marco Lambertini is Director General of WWF International. The artic

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'U.S. has no role in China's domestic matters'

08:25 The U.S. must desist from lecturing China on its domestic matters and negotiate bilateral issues on an equal footing and not from a misplaced belief that Washington is somehow in

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EV makers oppose delay to automotive emissions penalty increase

Electric vehicle manufacturers are pushing back against a decision to delay penalty increases for automakers who fail to meet fuel efficiency standards.A lobbying group representing legacy automakers

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Investors feed the meter for curb management startup Automotus

The curbside is being squeezed as the number of commercial vehicle operators and gig economy workers battle over this increasingly scarce real estate — a problem that has been compounded by an uptick

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As more artists and musicians turn their attention to NFTs, so do bad actors

Outlets that follow the crypto industry have been observing a trend, which is that according to Google search data, the rise in interest in non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, now almost matches the level o

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H&M removed from Chinese apps over Xinjiang cotton boycott

HM has been removed by major e-commerce and service apps in China after a Communist Party organization barraged it for a statement expressing “deep concern” over allegations of forced labo

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Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off startups

Next week, TechCrunch is hosting Early Stage – a virtual bootcamp for founders to gain the critical insight needed to launch and scale their companies. Day 1 is all about how-to’s. What ab

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Bevy raises $40M Series C with 20% coming from Black investors

You might expect that a startup that makes community building software would be thriving during a pandemic when it’s so difficult for us to be together. And Bevy, a company whose product powers