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Central banks step up $5.6 trillion bond binge despite doubts

Global central banks are embarking on fresh waves of bond-buying to fight the fallout from the pandemic, despite mounting claims that the once-mighty policy...

Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ ends after passenger tests positive

A Royal Caribbean ship has returned to Singapore on day three of a four-day "cruise to nowhere" after a passenger tested positive for COVID-19.

A better, safer way to rid some kids of seizures?

Children with tough-to-treat epilepsy now have another choice to help them live a life free of seizures, a new study suggests.

New Zealand’s tourist hotspots struggle amid COVID-19

New Zealand's key tourism destinations such as Queenstown, Rotorua and Auckland had some of the largest drops in filled jobs in the September 2020...

Artifacts in Turkey’s Harran ancient city transported to museum

Thousands of artifacts that have been unearthed in the excavation area in the seven-century-old Harran Ruins, Turkey, one of the oldest settlements in the...

Ancient tools, DNA from Tibetan cave shed unprecedented light on enigmatic Denisovans

Forty years ago, a Tibetan monk wandered into the holy Baishiya Karst Cave and stumbled across a jawbone.

Facebook faces antitrust allegations over Instagram, WhatsApp deals

Facebook is expecting significant new legal challenges, as the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of attorney-generals from up to 40 states...

Argentine street artist unveils mural to Diego Maradona

Tributes to late football legend Diego Maradona have included plans to rename a stadium and a street in his honor and put his face...

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