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With its new Pulse app, App Annie offers a more digestible view of its data

Mobile analytics and market data company App Annie launched a new app today that CEO Ted Krantz said is built not for the analyst who’s “immersed in the data,” but rather the executi

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Italians don masks of a different kind for canceled Carnival

Despite cancellation due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival in Venice, Italy was still being celebrated by a few revelers in St. Mark’s Square Tuesday. The colorful festival, which was due

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Martial law declared in parts of Myanmar amid ongoing protests

Martial law has been declared in large areas of Myanmar as massive protests against the military takeover continue.Myanmar’s General Min Aung Hlaing spoke Monday in a televised address, declaring

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MIT is building a ‘one-stop shop’ for 3D-printing robots

Additive manufacturing has proven an ideal solution for certain tasks, but the technology still lacks more traditional methods in a number of categories. One of the biggest is the requirement for post

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Hightlights of 2021 NFL Super Bowl

Fireworks go off as players are introduced before Super Bowl LV between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, February 7, 2021. /CFP

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HK COVID-19 patient who fled hospital jailed for 4 months

A street view of Hong Kong, China, October 8, 2020. /CFPA COVID-19 patient in Hong Kong that escaped from the hospital was sentenced to immediate imprisonment for four

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Ukrainian Fashion Week goes online amid ongoing pandemic

Ukrainian Fashion Week kicked off Friday in Kyiv, with a new digital online format due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Guests were invited to digitally check in for fashion shows to see the l

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River Seine overflows, new infection numbers stabilize in France

The River Seine in Paris is overflowing Thursday following days of heavy rain. Residents can be seen enjoying a break in the weather ahead of a 6pm curfew. The French government said Thursday that

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Hundreds evacuated as Perth bushfire grows

Hundreds of Australians have had to flee their homes Wednesday, as a bushfire that ignited Monday on the outskirts of Perth continues to grow. The fire has already burned more than 20,000 acres an

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Indian farmers' protest and highway blockade continues

Click arrows to view gallery Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers and their supporters throughout India continue to protest Wednesday. The demonstrators

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Serbia sees vaccines as a health rather than geopolitical issue

A plane transporting one million doses of Chinese Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia, January 16, 2021. /Reuters Serbia's Prime Minister Ana Brnab

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Navalny sentenced as supporters detained outside Moscow courthouse

A judge has sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny Tuesday night to two and a half years in a prison colony. The anti-corruption campaigner was charged with violating a 2014 suspended sen

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U.S. investment ban on China has little impact on HK market: SFC

A view of Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China. /CFP The investment ban imposed on China by the United States had little impact on the Hong Kong market, Ashley Alder, chief executive officer of

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Ice skating Gran in Russia

Lyubov Morekhodova, aged 79, manages a lakeside cottage in the remote region of Russia’s Irkutsk Region. She learned to ice skate when she was just a young child. She has enjoyed the activity all

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WHO Report: Highlights need for better data to improve health

WHO SCORE Global Report highlights urgent need for better data to strengthen pandemic response and improve health outcomes. /VCG Currently, 4 in 10 of the world's deaths are unregistered and i

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Chile hospital fire forces evacuation of hundreds

A fire broke out at the San Borja Hospital in Santiago, Chile Saturday morning, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of patients, some with COVID-19. No injuries have been reported. Emergency crews

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Protests in Paris over draft legislation that bans filming police

Bad weather didn't stop demonstrators in Paris from coming out Saturday to protest the French "global security" draft legislation banning the filming and posting of police activities. People were