Factbox: What we know about the new coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
At least nine people have died from a new coronavirus in China following an outbreak in the central city of Wuhan, and more than 470...
Hong Kong, Thai central banks closer to using digital currencies for cross-border payments
The Hong Kong and Thai central banks have moved a step closer to being able to use central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to make payments...
How VR helps kids with autism make sense of real world
A specialist care facility in England is using virtual reality (VR) headsets and data mining to help children with autism to acclimatize to scenarios they...
Insurers look to curb ransomware exposure as U.S. cyber rates rise
U.S. insurers are ramping up cyber-insurance rates by as much as 25% and trying to curb exposure to vulnerable customers after a surge of costly...
EU nations can restrict high-risk vendors under new 5G guidelines: sources
EU countries can restrict or exclude high-risk 5G providers from core parts of their telecoms network infrastructure under new guidelines to be issued by the...
J&J misses revenue estimates as blockbuster drugs disappoint
Johnson & Johnson narrowly missed quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday as sales of its blockbuster psoriasis medicine Stelara and cancer drug Imbruvica fell short of...
Oil dips as surplus forecast overshadows Libya disruption
Oil prices fell on Wednesday as a market surplus forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA) outweighed concern over disruptions to Libya’s crude output....
Italy’s Di Maio quits as 5-Star leader: party source
Luigi Di Maio resigned as leader of Italy’s co-governing 5-Star movement on Wednesday, a party source said, as it seeks to stem a wave of...
Don’t close ports to migrants, pope says after Salvini case
Pope Francis on Wednesday said politicians should not close ports to desperate migrants, speaking after a court got a green light to pursue an investigation...
Farah to face Bekele in Big Half race in London
Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will begin his Tokyo Games preparations by going head-to-head with Kenenisa Bekele at the Big Half race in March, organizers...
