Jaswinder Singh Bains — known internationally as bhangra-rap star Jazzy B — says he was shocked when messages began coming in over the weekend from fans who couldn't see his Twitter account in India.
The top of the world got a sunrise special on Thursday — a "ring of fire" solar eclipse.
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is committed to efforts to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and will raise the issue with the World Trade Organization (WTO), but it may take time, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday.
New corruption cases have been opened against Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials from her government, state-run media said on Thursday. The cases are the latest in a series of charges brought against the elected leader, who was overthrown in a military coup earlier this year.
The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West.
A herd of elephants in southwest China has been on a year-long journey to nowhere, wreaking havoc, capturing hearts and confounding scientists along the way.
American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6 per cent increase over April and 5 per cent over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008.
Health officials and experts around the world on Thursday welcomed a U.S. plan to donate 500 million more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, but the celebrations came with hesitation.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the nations of the world must set aside the "beggar my neighbour" attitude that led to squabbling over medicine, protective gear and badly needed COVID-19 vaccines.
A Canadian family and U.S. experts alike say a mentally ill man from Mississauga, Ont., who was convicted for his role in an online terror plot while a teenager shouldn't be in a supermaximum security prison in Colorado. Instead, they say he should be sent back to Canada where he can serve the remainder of his 40-year sentence and get the psychiatric help he needs.
