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See how people commemorated the place where George Floyd was killed

After 12 jurors found ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd last year, supporters gathered at Floyd Memo

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Urgent: South Korea raises virus alert to highest level amid soaring cases

South Korea has raised its alert on the novel coronavirus to the highest "red" level, President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday as the total number of infections jumped to 556 in the country.

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Pyeongchang 'raised the bar' for Tokyo 2020: IOC

TOKYO:AsuccessfulWinterOlympicsinPyeongchanghas"raisedthebar"forTokyo2020,theInternationalOlympicCommitteesaidonMonday(Apr23),warningorganiserstobracefordifficu

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SpaceX raises another 100 mln USD

SpaceX,theU.S.spaceexplorationcompanyledbyElonMusk,hasraisedanother100millionU.S.dollarsinitslatestfundraisinground,bringingthetotaltonearly450milliondollars,ar

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Indonesia raises Bali's volcano alert

IndonesianauthoritieshaveraisedthealertstatuslevelforavolcanoinBalifollowingincreasedactivity,seniorofficialssaidhereonTuesday.Headofmitigationdepartmentofnatio

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Britain's terror threat level raised to highest level

An armed soldier stands guard at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, on May 24, 2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday night that the country's terror threat level has been raised from "severe" to "critical", its highest level. (Xinhua/Ray Tang)

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Microsoft raises dividend, plans $40 billion share buyback

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday raised its quarterly dividend by 8 percent and said it would buy back up to $40 billion as part of a new share repurchase program.