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New omicron XE Covid variant first detected in the UK spreads to Japan as cases rise

New omicron XE Covid variant first detected in the UK spreads...

Japan has reported its first case of omicron XE — a new Covid-19 variant first detected...

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Inflation is hammering the voters who will soon decide some key midterm races

Inflation is hammering the voters who will soon decide...

Prices are rising at a dramatic rate in states including Georgia and Arizona, which...

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Desperate Ukraine tells U.S. 'bureaucracy' is no excuse for failing to provide critical weapons and ammunition

Desperate Ukraine tells U.S. 'bureaucracy' is no excuse...

A Ukrainian delegation warned U.S. officials in Washington this week that security...

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Twitter shares down after Elon Musk abandons plan to join board

Twitter shares down after Elon Musk abandons plan to join...

Twitter shares fell on Monday after CEO Parag Agrawal revealed that Elon Musk abandoned...

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Stocks fall to start the week as rates keep jumping

Stocks fall to start the week as rates keep jumping

Stocks fell on Monday as interest rates continued to climb on concerns over tighter...

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Sony and the Lego family bet big on the 'metaverse' with $2 billion investment in Epic Games

Sony and the Lego family bet big on the 'metaverse' with...

It comes after Epic and Lego announced plans to co-develop a "family-friendly" metaverse...

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Chinese gaming stocks jump as regulator approves new titles after months-long freeze

Chinese gaming stocks jump as regulator approves new titles...

Shares of NetEase, Bilibili and other Chinese gaming stocks were higher after regulators...

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Asia is home to some of climate change's biggest culprits and victims

Asia is home to some of climate change's biggest culprits...

Asia, one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, is also home to the...

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Chinese stocks drop more than 3% after data shows China's producer inflation surging

Chinese stocks drop more than 3% after data shows China's...

Chinese consumer and producer inflation data for March, both released on Monday,...

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France heads to the polls as Macron faces his biggest threat yet

France heads to the polls as Macron faces his biggest threat...

Inflation and higher energy prices, boosted by the war in Ukraine, is something...

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Elon Musk suggests people who subscribe to Twitter Blue should be able to pay with dogecoin

Elon Musk suggests people who subscribe to Twitter Blue...

Elon Musk has suggested changes to Twitter Blue — including a price cut, banning...

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Will Smith banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years after slapping Chris Rock on stage

Will Smith banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years...

Will Smith will not be permitted to attend the Academy Awards for 10 years after...

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War crime charges won't be enough to deter Putin — even as evidence of Russian atrocities mounts

War crime charges won't be enough to deter Putin — even...

Analysts suspect the threat of legal action will do little to move Moscow's agenda.

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Here's how the Fed raising interest rates can help get inflation lower, and why it could fail

Here's how the Fed raising interest rates can help get...

The view that higher rates help stamp out inflation is essentially an article of...

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White House Secret Service personnel 'compromised' by men impersonating DHS agents, prosecutors say

White House Secret Service personnel 'compromised' by men...

A Secret Service agent assigned to protect first lady Jill Biden is a witness in...

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UN votes to remove Russia from Human Rights Council

UN votes to remove Russia from Human Rights Council

Libya is the only country to be suspended from the 47-member Geneva-based council....