UN: pandemic disproportionately more damaging for youth
The United Nations warned Tuesday that the global pandemic could severely damage youth and have a lasting impact on life prospects of young adults...
Former CEO sued by McDonald’s for perjury
McDonald's sued former CEO Steve Easterbrook for allegedly lying about inappropriate sexual relationships with employees Monday, the latest twist in a corporate #MeToo saga...
USA: Coronavirus cases continue to spike amidst economic crisis
The United States on Sunday reached the extraordinary milestone of five million corona-virus cases as President Donald Trump was accused of flouting the constitution...
US troops pullout of Germany: Pompeo’s “low-risk visit” to Europe
As President Donald Trump orders US troops out of Germany and faces a tough re-election battle, his top diplomat, Mike Pompeo, is heading to...
Saudi Aramco profits nosedive 73% as global demand for crude shrinks
Energy giant Saudi Aramco said on Sunday its second-quarter profits plunged a massive 73 percent due to sharply lower oil prices as the coronavirus...
Game on! USA places harshest sanctions yet on China
China on Saturday slammed the United States for imposing "barbarous" sanctions in response to Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong, capping a dramatic week of...
Cybersecuirty specialists: Blanket bans on TikTok, WeChat not a solution
The US bans on Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat are not particularly valuable for US security, experts told Friday, but could step up broader...
UAE and Saudi Arabia want to acquire nuclear weapons, and the US is livid
Nuclear proliferation is bigger than global warming, the US president said in an interview this week amid reports that two leading Gulf States, the...
TikTok and WeChat: Key facts on Chinese apps in the eye of the storm
The United States has fired a new salvo in its rivalry with China, ordering sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned social media apps TikTok and WeChat. Here...
Fresh steps taken by Twitter, Facebook to contain US election manipulation
Twitter and Facebook on Thursday announced moves to thwart efforts to deceive or divide voters as the US nears a contentious presidential election. Twitter unveiled...
Jobless claims dip in the US, despite painfully slow recovery
New claims for jobless benefits returned to a downward path Thursday as they dipped after two weeks of increases, hitting a new pandemic low...
Facebook, Twitter take shots at Trump’s ‘misinformation’
Facebook and Twitter took aim at US President Donald Trump and his campaign Wednesday over a video post in which he contended that children...