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UK mourns passing of Prince Philip

Across the UK, many are sharing their condolence to the Royal Family following the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II.Take a look at some of the tributes.

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Cote d'Ivoire becomes second country to receive COVAX vaccines

Cote d'Ivoire received a shipment of COVID-19 doses from the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility on Friday, becoming the second country to benefit from a program meant to ensure fairer distribution amid a

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Tech startups go public amid the coronavirus pandemic

02:38 Despite the pandemic, 2020 has been a hot market for tech IPO's, especially in the closing month of the year. It included some big names in the sharing economy such as DoorDash a

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Protests erupt in Paris after police clear out migrant camp

Protests erupted in Paris after police forcefully cleared out a temporary migrant camp at Place de la Republique. The protests come as Parliament voted to move forward w

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"More people may die if we don’t coordinate."

01:13 Presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden warns that more American lives are at risk if the Trump administration does not start sharing info about its COVID-19 vaccine deployment pla

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TikTok says it filed challenge to Trump's divestiture order

Chinese short video sharing app TikTok said late on Tuesday it had filed a petition in a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday.

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China further standardizes name registration of medical institutions

Chinese authorities have issued a circular to improve the management of medical institution names. Jointly issued by four departments including the National Health Com

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EU court rejects EU-U.S. data sharing deal

The European Court of Justice on Thursday struck down an EU-U.S. data sharing arrangement, arguing that it has failed to offer enough privacy protection for Europeans

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China launches rural reading campaign

A special reading campaign kicked off in Beijing on Wednesday to promote reading in rural areas and improve the services of village-based libraries across China. The e

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China publishes timeline of international COVID-19 cooperation

A timeline of China's response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was released on Monday by Xinhua News Agency.Based on media reports and information from the

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Overwhelmed U.S. doctors share COVID-19 experiences

02:23 How bad is the situation in the U.S. and how much worse will it get? Some doctors are now sharing their experiences about treating COVID-19 patients.

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In Japan, new rules may leave home-sharing industry out in the cold

Japan’snewhome-sharinglawwasmeanttoeaseashortageofhotelrooms,bringordertoanunregulatedmarketandoffermorelodgingoptionsforforeignvisitorsaheadofnextyear’sRugbyWo

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China's Didi ride-sharing company highlighted at UN event

DidiChuxing,amajorride-sharingcompanyfromChinathatprovidestransportationservicesforhundredsofmillionsofusers,onMondaywasusedtoillustratewhatisthe"sharingeconomy

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Uber to buy electric bicycle-sharing firm Jump

Uberusersaroundtheworldmaysoonbeabletohireelectricbicyclesthroughtheapp,aftertheride-sharingfirmboughtUSbike-hirefirmJump.BasedinNewYork,Jumpallowsriderstorente

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Gay dating app Grindr scorched for handling of HIV data

GaydatingappGrindrwasunderfireonMondayforsharinginformationaboutusers'HIVstatusorlocationswithtwocompaniesenlistedtooptimizeitssoftware.Grindrchieftechnologyoff

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China to strengthen security, management of scientific data

Chinawillstrengthenandstandardizethemanagementofscientificdatatoguaranteedatasecurityandenhancedatasharing,accordingtomeasuresissuedbytheGeneralOfficeoftheState

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Daimler, BMW to create ‘global player’ with car-sharing joint venture

DaimlerandBMWhaveannouncedambitiousplansonThursdaytocreatea"globalplayer"inthegrowingcar-sharingmarketwiththeirrecentlyestablishedjointventureintheindustry."Wew