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Google opposes a planned law that would force it and Facebook to pay Australian publishers for news content.

Of the $14.9 trillion in public stimulus spending to offset the pandemic, $1.8 trillion being used for green purposes.

Eight overseas cricketers and two Indian players slotted in the highest bracket of Indian Premier League auction.

Loss-making US retailer's shares soared from $20 to $483 over two weeks last month driven by social media chatter.

Granddaughter of a revered Indigenous matriarch takes her fight for justice and equality to the federal parliament .

US diplomat leads charge in pressing Moscow to 'immediately cease its aggression' in eastern Ukraine, Crimea occupation.

Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello suggests that vaccine works against new variants without providing evidence.

But help is on the way, he says, as the US is now 'on track' to have enough supply for 300 million by the end of July.

In the June incident, two police officers shoved Martin Gugino, 75, to the ground during a Black Lives Matter protest.

Prosecutors asked the judge to issue a new warrant for Rittenhouse and up his bail by $200,000.

The Disney+ streaming service had reached 94.9m subscribers as of January 2 up from 86.8m in early December.

The median price of a single-family home soared 14.9 percent to $315,000 in the fourth quarter of 2020.

While it dropped by $900bn, the deficit could still increase if President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus were to pass.

Move will prevent Ming Aung Hlaing and other generals from accessing more than $1bn in government funds held in the US.

Pavard scored the only goal in Bayern's win that led them to their sixth title in less than nine months.

President says country has secured 9 million Johnson & Johnson and 20 million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses.

Lopez Obrador urged migrants not to believe traffickers who tell them they could get US legal status immediately.

Rival Palestinian factions agree on terms for holding long-delayed presidential and legislative votes.

Confirmation of closure comes after state-appointed human rights commission reports both sites were 'destroyed'.

Unidentified gunmen attack a UN convoy on the outskirts of Kabul, killing five members of the Afghan security forces.

The move follows BBC report detailing accounts of alleged torture and sexual violence against Uighur women.

The drug company says it expects an updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting new variants to be ready for use this year.

Minister warns protest at site where peaceful demonstrators were shot at in October could be 'hijacked by hoodlums'.

Lokman Slim was found dead with six bullets in his body on a deserted road, sparking fears of nationwide unrest.

Huge winter storm blankets United States south in snow and ice, causing fatal crashes and emergency declarations.

Bumble’s IPO has launched Whitney Wolfe Herd into a rarefied club of self-made female billionaires.

New research shows that criminals are using a small group of crypto brokers to launder hundreds of millions of dollars.

On third day of impeachment trial, House Democrats continue presentation of evidence Trump ‘incited insurrection’

A pandemic, a quest for racial justice, a divisive election - 2020 was one of the most turbulent years in US history.

Min Aung Hlaing blames 'unscrupulous persons' for work stoppages in a growing civil disobedience movement.

UN's nuclear watchdog says that it has verified the production of 3.6g of uranium metal at a plant in Iran.

The Anglo-Dutch oil giant is moving towards green energy, which also means shedding 9,000 jobs over the next two years.

Mastercard and Bank of New York Mellon Corp are the latest companies to embrace cryptocurrencies, now surging in value.

Even with last week's decrease, the number of people applying for unemployment assistance still remains high.

Judge rules Tarrio's ban on entering DC is the 'least restrictive' it could be to maintain public order.

US researchers at the CDC recommend double-masking for maximum protection against airborne particles.

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison on Wednesday, but several others remain in detention.

Embattled Lukashenko has promised a referendum on the constitution, but his opponents condemn the move as a sham.

Civil rights groups, academics and experts raise alarm ahead of key vote on controversial bill.

Cryptocurrencies and virtual assets used for illicit purposes are a growing problem, US treasury secretary says.

Some Zimbabwean businesses have been pushed to the brink by the COVID pandemic, but others have leveraged disruptions.

US president wants to revive diplomacy and damaged alliances, but will domestic concerns overwhelm his administration?

The WHO is working with the DRC gov't to control the outbreak, more than 100 contacts of the deceased traced so far.

Turkish defence ministry said the soldiers were killed during an offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq.

In an interview to CNN, US top envoy refused to commit to East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.

Regulation on social media should not be established only with US interests in mind.

Strain detected in England, which may be 30 percent more lethal than other variants, has spread to more than 50 nations.

Its military forces have been in decline after years of under-investment, but it isn't all bad news for India.

Ten years after Hosni Mubarak was deposed from power, a photographer who documented the 2011 protests looks back.

Ethiopian forces 'struck homes, hospitals, schools and markets' in the first weeks of the war, according to HRW report.