A large crowd of Romanian protesters took to the streets of Bucharest on Tuesday to voice concerns over the government seeking to make a COVID-19… Read More »Thousands Protest COVID-19 Vaccine Passport for Workers in Romania
Apple announced Tuesday that it will halt the sale of all of its products in Russia, while global users will no longer be able to download state-backed… Read More »Apple Halts Sale of All Products in Russia, Ford Suspends Operations
HAMBURG—Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen on Tuesday warned of production cuts at some of its plants including the one in Wolfsburg as Ukraine-based suppliers have been… Read More »Volkswagen Warns of Production Cuts as Ukraine Crisis Hits Suppliers
A two-year international operation led by New Zealand that identified over 90,000 online accounts that possessed or traded child sexual abuse material was finalised on… Read More »Hundreds Arrested for Child Sexual Abuse Material in Global Operation
An Australian university is moving to turn science fiction into reality and forwarding marsupial conservation efforts by bringing back to life the extinct Australian apex predator,… Read More »Aussie Scientists to Make Science Fiction Reality With $5 Million Dollar Donation
TUNIS, Tunisia—At least nine migrants died after their boat capsized off the Tunisian coast, the Tunisian defense ministry said Tuesday. bodies were recovered by the… Read More »At Least 9 Migrants Drown, 9 Rescued Off Tunisian Coast
At the State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that the United States will join several other western nations in barring… Read More »US Will Bar Russian Planes from American Airspace: Biden
latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, March 2. Click here for updates from March 1. Apple Halts Sale of All Products in Russia, Ford Suspends Operations… Read More »LIVE UPDATES: Apple Halts Sale of All Products in Russia, Ford Suspends Operations
South Australian Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas has unveiled his plan to revive COVID-19-impacted tourism in the state with investments to lure new events and tourists… Read More »South Australian Labor Party to Bring Array of New Events to State if Elected
Australian researchers have confirmed that lockdowns are detrimental to mental health, according to a new study conducted by the Australian National University (ANU). study which… Read More »Australian Researchers Find Lockdowns “Detrimental” To Mental Health
Walt Disney Company announced on Monday that it would stop releasing new films in Russia in response to President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. “Given… Read More »Disney ‘Pausing’ Movie Releases in Russia Over ‘Tragic Humanitarian Crisis’
SHANGHAI—Shares of Chinese companies controlled by Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co., Ltd., founder Xie Zhikun plunged on Monday, after the unexpected death of the rags-to-riches tycoon… Read More »Death of Chinese Tycoon Xie Triggers Selling in Firms He Controlled
Actor and director Sean Penn is in Ukraine filming a documentary amid the invasion by the Russian military, the Ukrainian government said. “ director specially… Read More »Sean Penn in Ukraine Filming Documentary About Russian Invasion: Government
For nearly a decade, China has been the world’s largest producer and consumer of industrial robots. However, it has “no pricing power” in the market,… Read More »China Has the World’s Largest Robotics Market but Lacks Core Technologies
Chinese regime is paying close attention to the global ramifications of the current Ukraine crisis, and is likely to consider the West’s reactions in assessing… Read More »Beijing’s ‘Psychological Warfare’ Against Taiwan Likely to Intensify in Wake of Ukraine Crisis: Expert
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be a match that ignites a global conflict, where an emboldened Beijing and its proxies exploit the situation to act… Read More »‘Worst Moment in History’: Analyst Says Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Could Trigger World War III
A coalition of international lawmakers calls for the immediate release of 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists arrested by the city’s national security police a year… Read More »International Lawmakers Call for the Release of 47 Hong Kong Activists After One Year of Detention
LONDON—Jamal Edwards, a British music entrepreneur who helped launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, and Stormzy, has died. He was 31.… Read More »Jamal Edwards, Who Nurtured UK Musical Talent, Dead at 31
News Analysis China is engaged in a high-wire balancing act with respect to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which includes providing moral support to its… Read More »What Does China Seek in the Ukraine Crisis?
News Analysis Western economic sanctions may drive Russia closer to communist China, with their axis of authoritarianism expanding to include countries in both the Chinese… Read More »New Cold War Alliances Forming
Chinese regime has received widespread praise for its purported ability to make progress on climate change issues, but it actually pursues energy policies that benefit… Read More »Beijing’s Energy Policies Benefit Chinese Industry, While US Sacrifices Its Own Energy Interests: Expert
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang said on March 1 that Taiwan will work with Western countries in their ban of selected Russian banks from the… Read More »Taiwan Joins SWIFT Sanctions on Russian Banks, Ships Medical Supplies to Ukraine
United States won’t take its eye off the Indo-Pacific region despite the Ukraine crisis, engaging in two theaters simultaneously, as it did during World War… Read More »US Won’t Shift Focus Away From Indo-Pacific Despite Ukraine Crisis: Top White House Official
Russian invasion of Ukraine, a major grain exporter, will raise food prices worldwide and worsen unrest in countries dependent on food imports. Ukraine has some… Read More »Putin’s Invasion Will Raise Food Prices Worldwide
BERLIN—German consumer morale will deteriorate further at the start of next year, a survey showed on Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of… Read More »German Consumer Morale Darkens as Omicron Raises Spectre of Recession
New Analysis electronic chip shortage crisis has disrupted supply chain security and industrial activities worldwide. Amid a global semiconductor race, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC),… Read More »TSMC: World’s Most Sought After Company
LONDON— U.S. dollar recouped some overnight losses and the euro gained for a second day on Tuesday as risk sentiment recovered partially after a selloff… Read More »Dollar Recovers Some Overnight Losses; Euro Extends Gains
LONDON—Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday after a sharp fall in the previous session as investors’ appetite for risk improved, although they remained cautious amid the… Read More »Oil Prices Rise but Omicron Worries Linger
BEIJING—Global stock markets slid Wednesday and oil prices surged more than $7 per barrel as Russian forces stepped up attacks on Ukrainian cities. Frankfurt, Shanghai,… Read More »Stocks Fall, Oil Tops $110 a Barrel as Ukraine War Rages
U.S.-listed satellite communications firm Viasat Inc. said on Monday it was investigating a suspected cyberattack that caused a partial outage in its residential broadband services… Read More »Satellite Firm Viasat Probes Suspected Cyberattack in Ukraine and Elsewhere