The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report declaring that the planet will become hotter by 1.5 degrees Celsius as soon as the early 2030 has left leading environment experts an
01:35 The Delta variant is delaying plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions in Venezuela. Businesses will continue operating one week on, one week off.Public health experts are worried abou
02:07 China's summer tourism has taken a big hit as local authorities ask people to avoid inter-provincial traveling. Following the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, the g
Bank staff introduces digital RMB wallets at the fifth World Intelligence Congress in north China's Tianjin Municipality, May 22, 2021. /CFP Editor's Note:Jimmy Zhu is chief strategist at Sing
Belarusian Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo, looks on while boarding a flight to Vienna. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
Today we’re wrapping our multi-week exploration of the global venture capital market’s second-quarter performance. We’ve gone around the world, working to better understand the geyser of cash flowing
The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or otherwise submit to regular testing
When it comes to health issues like menopause, fertility, pregnancy, and even early parenthood, the data tells us that people typically turn to search engines and social media for advice to ask about
00:56 This farmer told Reuters he lost over 100 pigs to floods and that he's worried about his livelihood. 63 people died from floods in China’s central Henan Province last week from re
01:36 The Biden administration has launched its latest initiative on gun crime,targeting those who supply illegal weapons.But after the deaths of African Americans at the hands of polic
Table tennis. /CFP The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has agreed to move away referees' tables back by 50 centimeters in the table tennis events at the Tokyo Olympics to increase
Millions of people face being pinged by the NHS COVID-19 app as infection rates rise over the coming weeks, but Sky News analysis shows that the number of people checking into venues has fallen in most areas.
Swiftly rising coronavirus cases across the United States and abroad fueled fears of a pandemic resurgence on Monday and sent shockwaves through stock markets as the hi
The US president takes aim at social media as coronavirus rates continue to rise and vaccine uptake slows across the US - mirroring the UK. But whilst England prepares to drop restrictions, some American states are re-imposing them.
Once a week Ghulam Ahmed, 38, takes time out from his cryptocurrency consulting business to log into a WhatsApp group with hundreds of members eager to learn how to min
A woman receives COVID-19 test in New York, U.S., October 8, 2020. /CFP Editor's note:Anthony Moretti is an associate professor at the Department of Communication and Organizational Leadership
Hardware is hard. You can browse the archives of this site and come up with dozens of bold attempts to make new consumer electronics gadgets work — some of them very close to home. But, like all