As another day of violence unfolds in Gaza and Israel, many with loved ones in the region watch with anxiety and heartbreak, unable to look away as the threat of a ground war looms.
China has cancelled attempts to climb Mount Everest from its side of the world's highest peak because of fears of importing COVID-19 cases from neighbouring Nepal, state media reported.
ViacomCBS said Friday that former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not get his $120 million US severance package following his ouster in 2018, ending a long-running dispute over the money.
India's two biggest cities have reported a drop in daily infections, but the government is warning that the devastating surge is spreading in rural areas, where nearly two-thirds of India's 1.4 billion people live.
A leader whose popularity has seemed virtually unassailable is now dealing with deep anger over his COVID-19 response, with scenes of the country's health system failing, crematoriums overwhelmed, and Indians pleading for basic medical supplies.
