China signs huge Asia Pacific trade deal with 14 countries
China has just joined forces with more than a dozen countries across the Asia Pacific region to sign a huge free trade deal nearly a deca...
Joyy rejects short-seller fraud claim that sent its shares plunging
Chinese social media platform Joyy on Thursday tried to fend off an attack by short-seller Muddy Waters, saying a report that sent its share...
Mahathir Mohamad Fast Facts
Here is a look at Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister of Malaysia. Personal Birth date: July 10, 1925 ( officially recorded as Decem...
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon surges to 12-year high
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon surged to a 12-year high in the year between August 2019 and July 2020, according to the count...
Canada, struggling to control a second wave of Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged Tuesday that a second wave of the coronavirus was compromising Canada's econom...
As white sharks gather in Monterey Bay, scientists grab the chance to study them up close
Growing over six meters (20 feet) long and armed with hundreds of serrated, razor-sharp teeth, white sharks are the world's largest pred...
New TV hosts don't have it easy. Just ask Ken Jennings and Tyra Banks
Change can be difficult. Nowhere is that more apparent than when a highly popular television host is replaced. It makes sense -- these fol...
