Stock Futures Rise, Pointing to Tech’s Rebound
U.S. stock futures rallied Tuesday as a recent selloff in government bonds paused and giant technology stocks recovered some ground.
Futures tied to the S&P...
Lego sales soared in 2020, but don’t just credit stay-at-home trends, it’s gaining fans...
Lego consumer sales jumped 21% in 2020, the result of a broader product range, e-commerce investments paying off and a surge of growth in...
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, says minister
Minister for public security says decision has been taken on ‘national security’ grounds.
Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more...
London police chief faces calls to resign after officers smash vigil to murdered Sarah...
(CNN)Women's rights activists in the UK are reeling from the Metropolitan Police's heavy-handed approach at a Saturday night vigil for Sarah Everard, a 33-year...
Top US diplomat slams North Korea’s rights condition
America’s top diplomat on Wednesday criticized North Korea’s human rights record and reiterated a vow to strip the country of its nuclear program, a...
Smoke from wildfires wiped out the U.S. pandemic-related clean air gains in 2020
Wildfires that charred millions of acres in the West wiped out the country’s pandemic-related clean air gains in 2020, according to a report released...
Norway, Sweden, Denmark wait before restarting AstraZeneca vaccinations
Norway, Sweden and Denmark will continue a pause on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccinations despite the European Medicines Agency (EMA) conclusion that the vaccine is "safe...
Finland ranked happiest country in the world – again
Finland has been named the happiest place in the world for a fourth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored report.
The World Happiness Report saw Denmark in...
2 Journalists Detained as Myanmar Junta Clamps Down on Press
Two more journalists were detained in Myanmar on Friday, part of the junta’s intensifying efforts to choke off information about resistance to last month’s...
Mexico Limits Non-Essential Travel on Southern Border
The Mexican banks of the Suchiate river dawned Sunday with a heavy presence of immigration agents in place to enforce Mexico’s new limits on...