Global News
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India cuts back on vaccine exports as infections surge at home
Infections are topping 50,000 per day, more than double the number less than two weeks ago. And the Indian vaccine drive has been sluggish, with less than 4 percent of India's nearly 1.4 billion people getting a jab
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The next trick: Pulling Coronavirus out of thin air
There exists technology to detect a variety of airborne pathogens, including the coronavirus. It could be deployed in hospitals, offices, schools and other buildings to monitor for signs of the virus as society begins to reopen
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Shadowed by pandemic, Olympic torch relay begins in Japan
Japan is calling these games the "Recovery Olympics," highlighting the country's recovery from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that ravaged Fukushima and other parts of northeastern Japan, as well as the world's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic
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Here's how bored rich people are spending their extra cash
During the pandemic, seemingly every luxury acquisition has become a so-called alternative asset class
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Tesla's autopilot technology faces fresh scrutiny
This renewed scrutiny arrives at a critical time for Tesla. After reaching a record high this year, its share price has fallen about 20% amid signs that the company's electric cars are losing market share to traditional automakers.
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Australia's worst floods in decades quicken concerns about climate change
In a country that suffered the worst wildfires in its recorded history just a year ago, the deluge has become another record-breaker, and is only likely to worsen in the coming days
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Ellen DeGeneres loses one million viewers after apologies for toxic workplace
The decline has come at a time when workplace behaviour, in Hollywood and elsewhere, has come under intense scrutiny against a backdrop of protest and social change
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Think Covid-19's messed up your travel plans? Try getting into China
Draconian measures from anal swabs to quarantining for a month have hampered the operations of many companies, separated families and upended the lives of thousands of international students
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How Volkswagen's sins fueled its redemption
Not long ago Volkswagen was a global pariah after pleading guilty to the biggest emissions fraud in automotive history. Now it is the toast of the stock market, with its shares worth twice as much as they were a year ago
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Asian Americans are being attacked. Why are hate crime charges so rare?
As the debate over what legally qualifies as anti-Asian bias unfolds, the community is grappling with the reality that the law is simply not designed to account for many of the ways in which Asian Americans experience racism.
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Carmakers strive to stay ahead of hackers
A hacker could steal a driver's personal data or eavesdrop on phone conversations while nefarious codes inserted into one of a vehicle's electronic control units could cause it to suddenly speed up, shut down or lose braking power.