Bill forcing Chinese firms to meet US accounting standards passes Congress

Boeing Co's 737 MAX staged its first post-grounding flight with media on board on ...

BARCELONA: Heat-related deaths are surging around the world, particularly among older people, scientists said on ...

NASA: Mystery object is 54-year-old rocket, not asteroid

The United States on Wednesday claimed a United Nations meeting of world leaders on ...

President-elect Joe Biden undoubtedly has plans to roll back many of President Donald Trump's ...

We associate the term "getting in the zone" to mean an intense, productive period ...

The stalwart of teen and 20-something fashion was too fixated on brick-and-mortar retail, says ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo strongly criticised Turkey at a NATO ministerial meeting, ...

Germany will extend restrictive measures designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus until ...

French health authorities on Wednesday reported 14,064 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 ...

The incoming U.S. administration will have to make an early decision on what approach ...

The world's governments plan to produce more than double the amount of coal, oil ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday (Dec 2) that humanity is waging ...

Iran's Guardian Council watchdog body approved a law on Wednesday (Dec 2) that obliges ...

The European Union criticised Britain's rapid approval of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine on ...

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday (Dec 2) it had received data from Pfizer and ...

Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine could get emergency use authorization within 24 to 72 hours ...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be persuaded to take a COVID-19 vaccination on ...

Germany is planning to extend restrictions on restaurants and hotels until Jan. 10, sources ...

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian authorities on Wednesday (Dec 2) to begin mass ...

This year is on track to be the second hottest on record, behind 2016, ...

BRUSSELS: As millions of European citizens gear up for the festive season, the European ...

Climate change has become the biggest threat to UN-listed natural world heritage sites like ...

The Chinese social media platform WeChat blocked a message by Australia Prime Minister Scott ...

GENEVA: People living in areas with where COVID-19 is spreading should always wear masks ...

It will take until 2022 to vaccinate the whole population of Germany against COVID-19 ...

BRUSSELS: The European Union's drug watchdog and lawmakers warned against hasty approvals of COVID-19 ...

PARIS: The Interpol global police co-ordination agency warned on Wednesday (Dec 2) that organised ...

NEW YORK: Joe Biden will not immediately cancel the Phase 1 trade agreement that President ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka and southern India battened down the hatches for the second time ...

TOKYO: Japan will give free COVID-19 vaccines to all of its residents under a ...

PARIS: France will make random borders checks to stop people getting infected with COVID-19 ...

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was "fantastic" that the country's medicines ...

LONDON: Britain on Wednesday (Dec 2) became the first country in the world to ...

Australia's most populous state said that from Monday it would remove limits on the ...

NEW YORK: United States President-elect Joe Biden has said that he will not immediately act ...

SYDNEY: The United States has called China's use of a digitally manipulated image of ...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025 as ...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Dec 1) he will veto the National ...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump teased running again for president in 2024 as he hosted ...

WASHINGTON: The United States Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funnelling ...

WASHINGTON: Top US health officials announced plans on Tuesday to begin vaccinating Americans against ...

WILMINGTON, Delaware: President-elect Joe Biden presented his economic team on Tuesday (Dec 1) and pledged ...

WASHINGTON: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is set to shorten the recommended ...

More than 150 parliamentarians from 18 countries have called on Hong Kong leader Carrie ...