Brazils COVID19 death toll, at nearly 250,000 on Thursday, is the worlds secondhighest for the same reason its second wave has yet to fade: Prevention was never made a priority.
Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday posted a narrower loss as its ridehail and delivery businesses rebounded slightly from pandemic lows, and the company said it was well on track to reach its goal of achieving an adjusted profit by yearend.
Renesas Electronics Corp has agreed to buy Dialog Semiconductor for 4.9 billion euros ($5.9 billion) in cash, boosting its position in lowpower technology and connectivity across smart devices, cars and industry.
Drugmaker BristolMyers Squibb Co will globally develop, make and sell a therapy being tested by New York's Rockefeller University to treat COVID19, the company said on Wednesday.
On the Global Hunger Index 2020, India ranked 94 among 107 countries – worse than Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
A littleknown Beijing museum of urban planning looks set to see more visitors after being converted into a COVID19 vaccination site as China seeks to ramp up inoculations amid a new upsurge in infections.
Argentine lawmakers began debating a bill to legalize abortion on Thursday as protesters rallied outside Congress waving trademark green scarves in support of the legislation that could set the tone for a wider shift in Latin America.
Taiwan faces military threats on a daily basis from "authoritarian forces", President Tsai Ingwen said on Tuesday, as the United States announced a new $280 million arms sale package to the Chineseclaimed island, the sixth this year.
'Wishing our Prerana a very happy birthday,' wrote Pooja Hegde's 'Radhe Shyam' co-star Prabhas.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty in a drugs case in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, but with strict conditions including to appear before Mumbai Police for 10 days and before the NCB once in a month for next...
India is set to maintain sugar export subsidies for a third year in a row in a bid to reduce surplus stocks and ensure domestic prices don't fall below a government benchmark, three sources involved in policy making told Reuters.
Public toilets are usually a welcome sight to anyone who has had too much to drink, but some might do a double take when they come across the ones that have just opened in a Tokyo park.
Soon after coming to know of Khan's arrest in Delhi on Friday night, an ATS team of Uttar Pradesh police swooped on his village Badhya Bhaksai in Balrampur district on Saturday to make enquiries about his criminal antecedent, the official said.
Vice President Mike Pence will deliver remarks from historic Fort McHenry in Maryland during the Republican National Convention, a campaign official said on Friday, while President Donald Trump said he will likely give his address from the White House.
Gold rose on Friday and headed for its biggest monthly gain in 81/2 years as the impact of the worsening coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. economy hammered the dollar, prompting investors to seek refuge in bullion.
