One in six Spanish children depressed during pandemic: survey
Nearly one in six Spanish children have felt regularly depressed during the coronavirus crisis, with those from poorer backgrounds suffering worse, a charity said on...
Futures retreat as trade tensions add to pandemic woes
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as growing trade tensions with China added to worries about the pace of a recovery from a coronavirus-fueled...
UK PM Johnson will not face criminal action over links to U.S. businesswoman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not face criminal action following allegations of misconduct over his relationship with a U.S tech entrepreneur but he might...
Abe wants to build ventilators hospitals probably don’t need
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to build 2,000 new ventilators for coronavirus patients that even the government says hospitals are unlikely to need....
China plans national security laws for Hong Kong after pro-democracy unrest: report
China will propose national security legislation for Hong Kong in response to last year’s often violent pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into its deepest...
Tech firms deploy Bluetooth chips for coronavirus contact tracing in office
Technology companies are developing their own contact tracing systems to help prevent coronavirus outbreaks in their offices as countries begin to ease lockdown measures and...
Cyclone kills at least 82 in India, Bangladesh, causes widespread flooding
The most powerful cyclone to strike eastern India and Bangladesh in over a decade killed at least 82 people, officials said, as rescue teams scoured...
Cyclone Amphan kills at least 72 in eastern India: minister
At least 72 people were killed in eastern India after a powerful cyclone tore through coastal areas and neighbouring Bangladesh, a state chief minister said...
Esports:’Despacito’ singer Fonsi joins F1 fast stream in virtual Monaco GP
Singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi, who broke all-time streaming records with his 2017 hit ‘Despacito’ (slowly), is joining the Formula One fast stream for a virtual Monaco...
Exterminate! Robot blasts mall with UV light to fight virus
A newly-developed robot is being deployed into malls in Singapore to fight the new coronavirus outbreak, not with chemicals, but with UV light....