Business leaders in sectors ranging from technology to insurance pledged billions of dollars to step up cybersecurity efforts at a White House meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday.The meeting comes in the wake of several high profile cyberattacks,...
Italian Americans are constantly fighting Mafia stereotypes. New Zealanders are fed up with Tolkien tourists. Italian policemen chase people out of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.Blockbuster hits like "The Godfather" and "The Lord of the Rings" can...
LONDON - OnlyFans said Wednesday that it had "suspended" plans to ban pornography in a stunning U-turn that came after violent backlash from its users.A spokesman for the online subscription platform told CNBC that the proposed changes were no...
US stocks were flat on Wednesday as investors paused for the first time above 15,000 the day after the Nasdaq Composite closed.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11 points. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained about 0.1%The...
A health worker vaccinated a man in Abidjan on August 17, 2021 during an Ebola vaccination rollout on August 17, 2021 after the country recorded its first known case of the disease since 1994. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO...
SINGAPORE - Asia Pacific stocks rose in early trading Wednesday as optimism continued to fuel US stocks, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq making record highs overnight.Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.55% while the Topix rose 0.61%.Over in South Korea,...
The House of Representatives dropped a scheduled vote to advance two key economic proposals because Democratic Democrats and center party leaders failed to break a stalemate on how to proceed with President Joe Biden's sprawling economic agenda.The chamber will...
A trader works on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, USA, 11 August 2021.Andrew Kelly | ReutersStock futures rose in early morning trading on Tuesday after a broad-based rally...
Copenhagen was named the safest city in the world in a new, far-reaching study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).The Danish capital overtook former leaders such as Tokyo, Singapore and Osaka in the fourth edition of the EIU's biennial...
A member of the Taliban troops guards a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 17, 2021.Stringer | ReutersWASHINGTON - The United States is in close coordination with the Taliban as it works to evacuate tens of thousands of people...
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