4 Swiss Guards test positive for Covid-19, Vatican says

Four members of the Vatican's Swiss Guard tested positive for Covid-19 over the weekend and are in isolation.


Amazon is changing its boxes. Here's why

Your Amazon Prime Day packages will look different than the boxes you're used to -- and they'll come with an unexpected surprise.


Apple wants mini apps to change how you use your phone. China's already done it

Apple has a solution for home screen clutter: Mini apps.


Pakistan's TikTok ban is about censorship, not China

Pakistan is taking a cue from its close ally China on internet censorship by banning, of all things, a Chinese social media app.


UN warns that world risks becoming 'uninhabitable hell' for millions

There has been a "staggering" rise in natural disasters over the past 20 years and the climate crisis is to blame, the United Nations said Monday.


The West is being left behind as it squanders Covid-19 lessons from Asia-Pacific

While the Asia-Pacific region treads water until a coronavirus vaccine is found, the West's biggest economies are drowning as a second wave firmly establishes itself in Europe.


Indonesia is putting business before the environment and that could be disastrous for its rainforests

Last week, Indonesia's parliament passed a controversial and sweeping jobs law that environmentalists say will have a disastrous impact on the country's forests and rich biodiversity.


Bangladesh to allow death penalty for convicted rapists

Bangladesh is set to allow the death penalty for convicted rapists after weeks of protests over sexual violence in the country.


Hundreds battle to contain fire on slopes of Kilimanjaro

Tanzanian residents, students and firefighters were battling on Monday to contain a fire that broke out Sunday on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, the National Parks service (TANAPA) said.


The iPhone is for people who drive Toyota Camrys

Since 2007, Apple has made the best, most popular smartphone on the planet. The company is expected to launch the new-and-improved iPhone 12 this week, and you can be assured it'll come with the Apple-approved "it just works" experience Steve Jobs fought for.