The race to develop vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 has newly highlighted a longstanding dilemma for religious conservatives: much of the cutting-edge research relies on the use of material derived from human fetal tissue -- something th...
The Chinese fintech titan Ant Group—co-founded by Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma—is set to go public in what could be one of the largest listings ever. WSJ explains how Ant's backbone service, Alipay, has revolutionized payments and investin...
The suspension of a US university professor has ignited a debate over the use of a seemingly innocuous Chinese word. Professor Greg Patton at the University of Southern California (USC) was telling students in a communications lecture last m...
Huawei has announced plans to pre-install its own Harmony operating system on its smartphones from next year. Huawei announced its plan at the start of a three-day developer conference near the city of Shenzhen. The original...
A rare Chinese wine ewer which was rediscovered in a lockdown garage clear-out could sell for 100,000. The centuries-old object, which resembles a teapot, is owned by a Derbyshire construction worker but may have belonged to an ...
Apple has begun letting its iPhones carry out contact-tracing without the need for users to download an official Covid-19 app. As an alternative, owners are being invited to opt in to a scheme called Exposure Notifications Express (ENE...
“Suddenly I lost my hearing, I was too close” – Eyewitnesses describe the power of the deadly explosion that rocked Beirut....
"We may be banning TikTok," President Trump told reporters, saying an announcement could come as soon as this weekend. He added there were other options - but how might a ban work? One obvious starting place would be to order Appl...
China's economy grew 3.2% in the second quarter following a record slump. The world's second biggest economy saw a sharp decline in the first three months of the year during coronavirus lockdowns. But figures released on Wednesday show Chin...
Filters can cut the volume of ocean-bound microplastic fibres released by washing machines, a study has shown. However, until now, filters have not been tested under scientific conditions to prove their effectiveness. In the first study of ...
ABC News’ Clayton Sandell reports on a video showing a packed Colorado restaurant open over Mother's Day weekend despite the state's ban on in-person dining....
People across the world are drawing images of a mythical Japanese spirit believed to help ward off plagues. In Japan, as parts of the country declare astate of emergency, people here have been reacting to the Covid-19 pandemic in a unique way:...
In the new reality presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurant and food service workers have found themselves on the front lines, stocking shelves and preparing deliver orders to keep communities fed....
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A student from Singapore has said he was beaten up by a group of men who told him: "I don't want your coronavirus in my country." Jonathan Mok, 23, said he was walking down Oxford Street last Monday when he heard shouts of "co...
American Airlines and Delta cancelling all flights to Milan...
North Korea has quarantined 380 foreigners in a bid to stop the coronavirus from breaking out. The foreigners are mostly diplomats stationed in the capital Pyongyang, said news agency Yonhap, quoting the Korean Central Broadcasting Station. ...
Mounting debts have hit Chinese companies struggling to pay workers and suppliers amid the coronavirus outbreak. President Xi Xinping said on Sunday that China faces a "big test" to combat the virus. The government has asked banks...
When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of leaving China, even if that were possible. "No matter what happens I don't want to t...
China has "removed" several senior officials over their handling of the coronavirus outbreak - as the death toll passed 1,000. The party secretary for the Hubei Health Commission, and the head of the commission, were among those wh...