The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is working to verify reports that at least 34 refugees have been killed among about 200 people in a massive port explosion that devastated a Lebanese capital city in a week. The UNHCR said in a statement on Tuesday that …

Copyright Getty Images Image by image She is just 23, but has been on the protest front several times already Agnes Chow, a 23-year-old pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong, has been given a new nickname. Her followers began calling her “the real Mulan” – referring to the legendary Chinese heroine …

An Albertsons store in Laguna Niguel, California Scott Mlyn | CNBC Vertical Farmer Plenty, an ag-tech unicorn backed by SoftBank, announced a partnership with Albertsons on Wednesday, marking the company’s first major retail sale. Under the multi-year agreement, Plenty 430 stores at Albertsons in California will provide four types of …

Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin says a coronavirus vaccine developed in the country has been registered for use and one of its daughters has already been inoculated. Speaking at a government meeting on Tuesday on state television, Putin stressed that the vaccine has proven effective during tests and offers …

(Bloomberg) – Tencent Holdings Ltd. Revenue rose at the fastest pace in two years, triggering an economic downturn in China as it prepared for a ban on its WeChat messaging app by US President Donald Trump. Sales increased 29% to 114.9 billion yuan ($ 16.5 billion) in the three months …