As Europe and much of the developed world shuts down in the face of coronavirus, many millions of people haven't much hope in following the World Health Organization (WHO) advice on washing hands and keeping

The rich are primarily to blame for the global climate crisis, a study by the University of Leeds of 86 countries claims.The wealthiest tenth of people consume about 20 times more energy overall than the

Qatar has announced a series of measures, including the suspension of all incoming flights for a preliminary two-week period, as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The moves

Xiong Qingzhen, a drone engineer in the central Chinese metropolis of Wuhan, spent more than two weeks in a makeshift hospital in February receiving treatment for Covid-19, the respiratory disease causing

One of Apple's biggest events of the year is going online only, following concerns about the novel coronavirus that's been labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization.Apple said its new online

Canada will reach out to the United States to discuss the effect of President Donald Trump's "unilateral" decision to restrict travel from Europe and other issues tied to the new coronavirus outbreak,

As masked police entered the homes of three prominent Saudi princes in the early hours of Saturday morning, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia's crown prince, appeared to have removed the final vestiges

Millions of women in Mexico are expected to skip school, work and social activities on Monday in a 24-hour strike against gender-based violence and impunity for perpetrators."This is a call for women to

The 1,758-kilometre (1,092-mile) border between Nepal and India is known as one of the busiest human trafficking gateways in the world. But since the 2015 earthquake in Nepal - which killed nearly 9,000

Facebook Inc on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that asked users to fill out an "Official 2020 Congressional District Census" because the ads violate the company's

The S&P 500 sank more than 2% in early trading Thursday as the market swung back to fear about the effects of a fast-spreading virus in its latest yo-yo move. Just a day earlier, the index had soared

The Turkish defence ministry says two of its soldiers have been killed in northwest Syria in an attack by Syrian government forces, as fighting in the war-torn country's Idlib province continues on the

The Miami Heat stand alone, the first team to beat the Milwaukee Bucks twice this season.Jae Crowder and Jimmy Butler each scored 18 points, Goran Dragic added 15 and the Heat beat the Bucks 105-89 on

Mass demonstrations, sit-ins and blockades have gripped parts of Canada over the last month as a movement to support the leaders of an Indigenous nation who are opposed to a multibillion-dollar pipeline

After a decade or so of app-enabled upheaval, the home security category is booming. Along with the standard professional monitoring systems and alarm system options that have been around for decades,

At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria's Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Syrian regime forces, according to Gov. Rahmi Dogan of Turkey's Hatay province.Thirty-five soldiers

the indexes had briefly hit session lows in early afternoon trading and the Dow Jones Industrials turned negative after several health officials expressed concerns about the outbreak.The U.S. Food and

Syrian government forces are advancing closer to the displaced persons camp where Adnan Abdelkarim and his family have taken shelter along the Turkish border after being uprooted multiple times, and he

Qi wireless charging pads are cropping up in the craziest places. End tables, desk lamps... even picture frames. And why not a picture frame? You already keep a photo of the family, the dog or whatever

It's freezing cold and the kids don't have proper shoes, but the elderly Samar couldn't risk it. Overnight, the bombings got too close.They fled their village in a panic, the older children carrying the