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Twitter has lost liability protection in India, government says

Twitter no longer enjoys the liability protection against user-generated content in India, the Indian government said in a court filing this week as tension escalates between the two over the South As

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U.S. human rights violations against immigrants draw grave concerns

File: Men who were caught crossing the U.S. border with Mexico illegally wait in a holding cell at the U.S. Border Patrol processing center in Nogales, Arizona. /Getty More than 30 countries o

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Tokyo's new COVID-19 infections hit highest in 5 weeks

Tokyo reported 716 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, its highest in more than five weeks, as the nation considers extending pandemic restrictions in the capital just

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Iran’s Bushehr Power Plant Resumes Operation Two Weeks After Blackout, Official Says

The Bushehr nuclear power station in Iran's south has resumed its work two weeks after the emergency outage of electricity, Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, a spokesman for the

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Apple just released the first iOS 15 beta to everyone

This is your opportunity to get a glimpse of the future of iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. Apple just released the first public beta of iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and watchOS 8. Those releases are the next major vers

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IOC president Bach to arrive in Tokyo on July 8

IOC president Thomas Bach will arrive in Japan on July 8, with just over two weeks to go until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.The IOC announced on its official website that Bach will go t

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German military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan

German soldiers unload an NH90 transport helicopter from a military transport plane that arrived from Afghanistan at Leipzig Airport, Germany, May 18, 2021. /Getty German Chancellor Angel

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Mexico decriminalizes recreational use of cannabis

Mexico's Supreme Court struck down laws which criminalized the recreational use of cannabis on Monday evening.The decisive 8-3 ruling comes after advocates pushed for d

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This is what it's like to get the COVID jab in Brazil

03:07 As vaccines roll out in Brazil it was time for our correspondent Paulo Cabral to get his shot. See what it was like.Vaccinations are still slow in coming in Brazil but in recent w

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Alphabet’s Wing launches OpenSky drone airspace authorization app in US

I love testing drones. It’s a lot of fun, and a nice way to mix up my standard review cycle. But I’ve altogether given up on testing them around here. Granted, living in Queens, NY presents a unique c

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Florida town official said building was safe despite warning

A town inspector had assured residents of a high-rise condominium in Surfside, Florida, that their building was sound a month after an engineering report warned of majo

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Elephants move slightly northeast in China's Yunnan Province

00:35 The herd of 14 elephants has moved about two kilometers northeast in China's Yunnan Province after five consecutive days of southward migration. They largely rema

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Wandering elephants in SW China show signs of traveling south

00:53 The herd of wandering Asian elephants in southwest China’s Yunnan Province has shown signs of traveling south. On Thursday, the 14 giants moved across four villag

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U.S. lawmakers reach policing reform deal, give no details

U.S. Senator Tim Scott speaks with reporters as he transits the subway system beneath the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S. April 27, 2021. /Reuters A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers s

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White House, lawmakers strike $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that a deal has been reached with a bipartisan group of senators to rebuild the country's infrastructure.The president sa

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Archer Aviation hits back against rival Wisk Aero’s request for injunction in trade secret suit

Archer Aviation is ramping up its defense against claims by rival Wisk Aero that it misappropriated trade secrets. Archer, which unveiled its Maker eVTOL earlier this month, alleged in a court filing

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NFT marketplace startup Rarible closes $14.2 million Series A

You’ve likely seen the headlines surrounding the pretty major decline in NFT sales from the market’s recent peak, with some reports indicating as much as a 90 percent decline in recent wee