Last year, Disney's then-CEO Bob Iger called Disney+, the company's nascent streaming service, "a bet on the future of this business."

A year ago, Hong Kong was in the throes of political crisis, with riot police and anti-government protesters facing off in the streets amid calls for greater democracy.

Europe has turned itself into the cop on the Big Tech beat, repeatedly enforcing its rules and hitting the industry's top American companies with huge fines. That's not going to change when Joe Biden is sworn in as US president.

In India, the country with the world's second-highest number of Covid-19 cases, a handful of hospitals has started to use robots to connect patients with their loved ones, and assist healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.

An approved vaccine for Covid-19 could be forthcoming, after the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine candidate was reported to be more than 90% effective in preventing infection in volunteers. However, the next steps could be just as challenging. CNN's Anna Stewart reports on how global companies are preparing for storing, transporting and distributing millions of doses.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a decree to save a much-loved century-old fig tree from being cut down to make way for a Chinese-funded highway in the capital Nairobi.

Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday that an early analysis of data from its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine suggests it is 92% effective. However, some scientists are urging caution, noting that the data is far from conclusive.

Leaders around the world have offered their congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden even as President Donald Trump refuses to concede his election loss.

McDonald's wants to improve drive-thru speeds — to help customers, of course, but also in hopes of getting them to show up more often and spend more when they visit.

UPS is getting hairier -- and more inclusive.