Women, young people and low earners are getting hurt most by jobs crisis

The jobs crisis created by the pandemic will last years.

Bubonic plague outbreak prompts crack down on marmot hunting

Russian authorities have warned people near the country's border with Mongolia not to hunt or eat marmots after an outbreak of bubonic plague.

Microsoft and Zoom join Hong Kong data 'pause'

Firms join others in saying they are not currently complying with government requests for user data.

China investing billions in chipmaking to close the gap with global rivals

China's largest semiconductor maker could raise as much as $7.5 billion this year by listing its stock in Shanghai — a move that could deliver the Chinese mainland its largest share sale in a decade, and reduce the country's reliance on foreign chips.

How airplanes fill up with fuel mid-air

Imagine you're zooming down the highway at 70 miles per hour and the car's fuel gauge is on its way to empty.

Outbreak is so bad that contact tracing is no longer possible across the US South, health expert says

Coronavirus: Anger over US decision on foreign students' visas

Foreign students whose courses move completely online may have to move universities to stay in the US.

Virus forces some English pubs forced to close, just days after reopening

Several English pubs have had to close their doors again after customers tested positive for coronavirus, dealing an early blow to the country's efforts to reopen its establishments.

Soccer star opts against playing given concerns over wife's 'risky pregnancy'

It's been dubbed the "MLS is Back Tournament," but amid a global pandemic the resumption of club soccer in the US will take place without one team and one of Major League Soccer's star players.

Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan pleads guilty to assaulting ex-fiancee

The former frontman of British rock band Kasabian has pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-fiancee -- a day after it was announced he was quitting the band over "personal issues."