Vaccine inequality is costing tens of billions
Vaccine inequity is undermining a "truly global economic recovery" from Covid-19, according to data released Thursday by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Oxford.
Software vendor caught up in ransomware attack obtains decryptor key
Kaseya, the software firm whose remote access tool was used to deliver REvil ransomware to hundreds of businesses around the world this month in a devastating supply-chain attack, has obtained a decryptor key allowing it to unlock networks seized by the malware, the company confirmed to CNN Business.
As the West winds down its 'war on terror,' jihadists are filling the vacuum, UN warns
As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the United Nations is warning that the threat from terror groups such as ISIS and al Qaeda is not only resilient, but in many places expanding.
Australia's cockatoos taught each other to open trash cans for food, study finds
A few years ago, Australian scientist Richard Major took a video of a cockatoo in Sydney opening a closed trash bin lid with its beak and foot to access the gold mine of leftover food inside.
Indian tax officials raid newspaper that took on Narendra Modi over the pandemic
Tax authorities in India raided several offices of one of the world's biggest-selling newspapers on Thursday, a move journalists and leading opposition politicians described as an attack on press freedom.
Covid 'pingdemic' and Brexit mean food and gas shortages in parts of UK
A dramatic surge in Covid-19 cases is forcing hundreds of thousands of workers to stay home in Britain, causing shortages of food and gasoline and heaping stress on supply chains that were already strained by Brexit.
Prescriptions are too expensive. These companies want to change that
It's an experience millions of Americans have had: you go to the doctor, get a prescription, take it to the pharmacy and get hit with a staggering bill, sometimes running into hundreds of dollars even if insurance covers a part of the cost.
Tokyo Olympics' economic losses will be 'enormous,' says Suntory CEO
Olympic sponsors have been left frustrated at the absence of spectators at the majority of Olympic events. Not only do they risk losing their returns on investment and high-profile tickets for the events for their executives and clients, some have expressed fears of a consumer backlash. Japanese companies had paid a record $3 billion dollars to sponsor the Games -- and many had paid out extra to extend contracts after the Games were postponed beyond 2020. CNN's Selina Wang speaks exclusively with Olympic sponsors and the CEO