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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that a recent uptick in infections was a "warning light" which means he...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump visits Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies' Innovation Center in Morrrisville, North Carolina   WASHINGTON: As scientists and...

Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia reported an unexpected rise in its second-quarter underlying profit on Friday, amid the COVID-19...

Australia unveiled a draft law Friday to force Google and Facebook to pay news media for their content in a...

REUTERS: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Thursday (Jul 30) it has bought another US$522 million of stock in...

SEOUL: North Korea's sanctions-hit economy defied the impact of international restrictions to grow for the first time in three years...

THE HAGUE: Dutch airline KLM said Friday (Jul 31) it would shed up to 5,000 jobs due to a "crisis...

SINGAPORE: Initial investigations show that is “unlikely” that a traveller from New Zealand who had transited in Singapore en route...

Google's ad sales have recovered since plummeting in March during the coronavirus pandemic, parent Alphabet Inc said on Thursday, easing...

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday (Jul 31) extended COVID-19 restrictions in the capital of Manila until mid-August and...

ORLANDO: Players and coaches took a knee during the US national anthem as the NBA season restarted at Disney World...

Twitter Inc, whose internal systems were breached about two weeks ago, said on Thursday the incident targeted a small number...

SEOUL: South Korea's factory production jumped at the fastest rate in more than 11 years in June and much quicker...

SHANGHAI: China reported 127 new COVID-19 cases on the mainland on Thursday (Jul 30), up from 105 the previous day,...

MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday (Jul 31) he was confident a COVID-19 flare-up in Sydney, the...

MADRID: Spain on Thursday (Jul 30) reported the biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases since its lockdown ended, topping...

HANOI: Vietnam's health ministry on Friday (Jul 31) reported 45 new COVID-19 cases linked to a recent outbreak in the...

REUTERS: Countries should gradually lift international travel measures based on a thorough risk assessment and must prioritise essential travel for...

The value of nuclear missiles to North Korea is very obvious, and it is surprising that US President Donald Trump...

KATHMANDU: Nepal will reopen its Himalayan mountains including Mount Everest to climbers for the autumn season, officials said on Thursday...