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REUTERS: Citigroup Inc filed a third lawsuit on Friday in its latest attempt to recoup nearly US$1 billion it mistakenly...

The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as Covid-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as...

Viruses, including the pandemic SARS-CoV-2, are known for their ability to mutate all the time - and often this has...

Investigators are trying to determine whether the threat is credible, the FBI said in a statement. At least two federal...

LONDON: Europe's travel recovery stalled at the start of August after a stronger performance in July, as COVID-19 quarantine rules...

NEW DELHI: An Indian parliamentary committee will question Facebook executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in...

WASHINGTON: In an unprecedented case, a former chief security officer for Uber was criminally charged on Thursday (Aug 20) with...

REUTERS: Facebook's chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, and some company executives have been discussing a "kill switch" to shut off...

LONDON: After Britain ordered the phased removal of Huawei from its 5G network, attention has now switched to China's role...

REUTERS: Delta Air Lines on Friday (Aug 21) said it plans to resume 50 flights on the international route this...

REUTERS: Apple Inc on Friday asked a federal judge in California to deny a request by Fortnite maker Epic Games...

TOKYO: Singapore's Wuthelam Group will take majority control of Nippon Paint Holdings, spending1.19 trillion yen (S$15.6 billion) to raise its...

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Changi Airport Group (CAG) have welcomed the Government's decision on Friday (Aug 21) to ease...

SEOUL: South Korea warned today of tighter novel coronavirus restrictions as new outbreaks appeared, including one linked to a church...

STOCKHOLM: Sweden said today it had temporarily withdrawn all its diplomats from North Korea, where its embassy also represents the...

BRASILIA: Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa today said it had approved stage 3 clinical trials for a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed...

MANILA: Coronavirus cases in Asia-Pacific countries are now being driven by people under the age of 50 who may not...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia had reached a deal with Swedish-British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to receive the Covid-19 vaccine...

Kim is facing difficulties on various fronts, both at home and abroad. Floods have wiped out farmland to deal another...

SINGAPORE: Zoom Video Communications has opened a new data centre in Singapore, its first in Southeast Asia, it said on...