August2021

Video-conferencing firm Zoom has agreed to pay $86m (£61.9m) to settle a class action privacy lawsuit in the US. The lawsuit alleged that Zoom had invaded the privacy of millions of users by sharing personal data...

In the absence of injured Aaron Finch, Australia chose wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade captain for the five-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh on Monday. Finch worsened a knee injury in the lead-up to Australia’s 4-1 loss in the...

Defence and aerospace technology firm Meggitt has agreed to a £6.3bn takeover by US company Parker-Hannifin. Coventry-based Meggitt, which is listed on the FTSE 250 index, confirmed the offer, which values the firm at 800p a...

According to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), those who have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccination had a decreased risk of respiratory difficulties, hospitalization, and mortality. The study, which took place...

A migrant relief organization said Sunday that rescue ships picked up more than 700 people trying to cross the Mediterranean in homemade vessels this weekend, mostly off the coastlines of Libya and Malta. The new data...

Profits at banking giant HSBC more than doubled in the first half of the year as it benefited from an economic rebound in Britain and Hong Kong. Europe’s biggest bank by assets saw pre-tax profit for...

A total of 15 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions in parts of Hazrat-e-Sultan district of northern Samangan province on Sunday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai...

Huan Huan, a giant panda on loan to France, gave birth to twin cubs very early Monday, according to the Beauval zoo. The twins, born around 1 am, are Huan Huan and her partner Yuan Zi’s...

Troops were set to hit the streets of Sydney on Monday to enforce its prolonged lockdown, as stay-at-home orders in Australia’s third-largest city Brisbane were extended to curb a worsening outbreak. About 300 Australian Defence Force...

China restricted millions of people to their homes on Monday as the administration attempted to quell the country’s greatest coronavirus outbreak in months with mass testing and travel restrictions. China reported 55 new locally transmitted coronavirus...