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Procter & Gamble raised its full-year sales forecast for a second time Wednesday as it benefited from sustained coronavirus-driven demand for cleaning products, while also warning that the pace of sales might slow as vaccines roll out.

Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of aging in mice and extend their lifespans, findings which may one day contribute to similar treatment for humans.

The Dutch government on Wednesday proposed the first nationwide curfew since World War Two and a ban on flights from South Africa and Britain in its toughest moves yet to limit the spread of new coronavirus mutations in the Netherlands.

ATHENS - The president of Greece commended Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou for breaking "a conspiracy of silence" by coming forward with a past allegation of sexual assault against a sports official

Cruise, a manufacturer of self-driving cars, and its primary stakeholder, General Motors, announced on Tuesday that they would collaborate with Microsoft to bring driverless autonomous vehicles to the market..

Chinese officials are imposing stricter measures for epidemic prevention and constructing a new quarantine facility in the city most affected by a surge in COVID-19 cases

Indy Mellink, a card enthusiast from the Netherlands, was teaching a game to her cousins last summer when she pondered: why is a king valued higher than a queen?

Egypt has unveiled a significant new archaeological discovery at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including 54 wooden coffins, many of which can be traced back 3000 years to the New Kingdom period.

Lai Chi-wai became the first in Hong Kong to climb more than 820 feet of a skyscraper while strapped into a wheelchair as he pulled himself up for more than 10 hours on Saturday to raise money for spinal cord patients.

The helium-filled balloon, originally paid for through crowdfunding, first took to the skies over London during protests against Trump’s visit in 2018 and has flown in other locations including France, Argentina, Ireland and Denmark.

State attorneys general are planning another lawsuit against Google, this one focused on the search and advertising giant's Play Store for Android phones, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

DUBAI - Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched numerous surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and conducted tests of newly developed drones during a military exercise on Friday, according to state television

On Thursday, Parler appealed to a US judge, requesting an order for Amazon to reinstate the company's account, arguing that Amazon lacked proof that the social media site was..

If you or your staff need to stand for extended durations for work, the device from the Japanese startup Archelis might be just what you need

The AIU stated that McNeal, 29, who secured a gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and clinched the world championship title in 2013, faced allegations of "interfering with the results management process."

A huge fire swept through the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh in the early hours of Thursday, the United Nations said, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people.

In Indonesia, social media influencers have been notably among the first to line up for coronavirus vaccinations

VATICAN CITY - Both Pope Francis and ex Pope Benedict have received the first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, the Vatican said on Thursday.

Colombian pop superstar Shakira has become the latest artist to sell the rights to her catalogue of 145 songs to London-listed Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the...

Uber on Wednesday appealed a $59 million fine by a California regulator in a dispute over whether the company should share detailed information on sexual...

Twelve friends have assembled on a cliff about 60 meters (196 feet) above the ocean in Currarong, a town in the state of New South Wales, to plunge toward the ocean's surface while secured to a rope

Shares of lending startup Affirm Holdings, founded by PayPal’s co-founder Max Levchin, soared in their debut on Wednesday, giving the company a market...

Dropbox on Wednesday announced the exit of its operations chief and said it will cut 11 percent of its global workforce, or 315 people, as the file hosting service provider shifts business resources in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rescue teams were urgently working on Tuesday to save 22 workers who had been trapped underground for more than two days following an explosion at a gold mine being built in eastern China. State media condemned a 30-hour delay in reporting the incident

ROME - Health Minister Roberto Speranza announced on Wednesday that Italy will prolong the state of emergency aimed at containing the coronavirus until the end of April due to the ongoing high rate of infections