Half of the world's children, or approximately 1 billion in number, are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death, because countries have fail
The venture capital industry is less transparent today than at any time in recent memory.For all the talk about expanding access and improving its sordid record on diversity, in reality, it has never
Asian stocks and Wall Street futures fell on Thursday as spiking coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a quick global economic comeback from the pandemic.SP 500 mini fut
01:50 Editor's note: As the Uygur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 becomes law, the Trump administration has the legal tools to sanction Chinese officials for managing China's internal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and former president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker attend a press conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium
Microsoft tried to sell its facial recognition technology to the Drug Enforcement Administration as far back as 2017, according to newly released emails.The American Civil Liberties Union obtained the
Editor's note: This is the 78th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Click here for the previous one.As spikes in coronavirus cases have been detected in countries where efforts are being m
Patrolling along the barbed-wire fence in Paju near the border with the DPRK, ROK, June 15, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Wang Fudong is an assistant researcher of Korean Peninsula Studies at the C
After weeks of attentive care by Chinese and Sierra Leonean doctors and nurses, three orphans, including a nine-month-old infant, have recently fully recovered from CO
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces a deep downturn with “significant uncertainty” about the timing and strength of a reco
When America's founding fathers decided to take up arms against their British lords and seek independence, their ideal was to build a whole new nation free from oppression and persecution. After so m
The military of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Tuesday it is getting itself fully ready for providing a sure military guarantee to any external
VCG Global foreign direct investment flows are likely to plunge by 40 percent this year due to the coronavirus crisis, the UN said Tuesday, with worse expected in 2021.FDI will shrivel from it
The World Health Organization (WHO) remains "the world's best hope for fighting pandemics," a New York Times opinion piece has said, calling for more investment than le
People enquire about their relatives from a health worker at a COVID designated hospital in New Delhi, June 10, 2020. /AP Editor's note: This is the 77th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup
04:10 Editor's note: The Trump administration classified the protests over George Floyd's death as "riots" while justifying the violence in Hong Kong as "freedom and democracy." Are th
A demonstrator holds a sign during a march to demand more equality and the end of violence against women, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Zurich, Switzerland June 14, 2020. /
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