Grab plunges 21% in biggest Wall Street debut by a Southeast Asian company
The Southeast Asian unicorn Grab had a rough first day on Wall Street.
Facebook sold ads comparing vaccine to Holocaust
Facebook has sold ads promoting anti-vaccine messages, comparing the US government's response to Covid-19 to Nazi Germany, casting doubt on the result of the 2020 election, and even pushing political violence.
Colombia seizes hundreds of tarantulas and insects bound for Germany
Hundreds of wild spiders and insects were seized by Colombian authorities on Thursday as they foiled an alleged attempt to smuggle the bugs to Europe, officials said.
They bought a cheap house in Italy. Here's what they learned
Buying a cheap property in Italy is an attractive prospect for many travelers, particularly with the ever-growing number of towns offering up homes for next to nothing through regeneration schemes.
The rescue of Parwana: 9-year-old child bride is taken to safety in Afghanistan
Driving through a snow-capped mountain pass, the young mother huddles together with her six children in the backseat of a car after leaving their makeshift camp in northwestern Afghanistan.
Abuse directed at London Hanukkah party bus investigated as a hate crime, police say
London Metropolitan Police are investigating a video that appeared to show a group of men spitting at group of Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah earlier this week.
Sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja shot by French police
A man dressed like a ninja was shot by French police after he attempted to attack two officers with a sword in the western city of Cherbourg on Thursday, authorities said.
US imposes new sanctions on Belarus
The United States imposed a wide new tranche of sanctions on Belarus in response to the migrant crisis on the border with Poland and ongoing human rights violations by the Lukashenko regime.
A battle is brewing at the WTO. Here's why it matters for a global Covid-19 response
For the past year, member nations of the World Trade Organization have been deadlocked over a proposal made by India and South Africa to temporarily suspend intellectual property rights to boost production of Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics for low-income nations.
OPEC and Russia will pump more oil in January despite price plunge
Saudi Arabia, Russia and other leading oil producers have decided to stick with plans to increase supply in January despite a recent plunge in prices driven by fears of a new glut.