Global News
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Kyiv's once busy streets lay empty as Russia targets the Ukrainian capital
Russian forces have been striking the northern suburbs persistently since the first day of the invasion, when advance units managed to reach the city's center, only to be killed in a firefight
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Little oxygen and low pay: Venezuela's risky world of small-scale mining
A mining town has 50 small-scale mines run by 22 cooperatives, each made up of eight to 10 workers, who earn no more than $120 a month; the lack of oxygen deep inside the mines makes for precarious and "exhausting" work conditions
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Ukraine launches website for cryptocurrency donations
The "Aid for Ukraine" website in partnership with crypto-firms FTX and Everstake will funnel donations to Ukraine's central bank, and can accept donations in 10 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, ether, tether and dogecoin
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New rare 'Deltacron' variant is similar to Omicron
Here's what is known so far about the hybrid omicron and delta coronavirus variant which has picked up the Frankensteinian nicknames
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A waiter. A cab driver. An engineer: The US fighters bound for Ukraine
A growing number of Ukrainians in New York and across the country, many of whom have never fired a weapon, are heeding President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call to join the front line against Russia
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War in the Tiktok era: Tragedy, humor and deceit
From bomb-shelter cooking tips to walking through rubble to a Rihanna song, and battling misinformation, this is the first war of the TikTok era
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Battling sanctions, Moscow threatens Western companies with arrests, seizures
Russian prosecutors have issued warnings to several foreign entities — via calls, letters and in-person visits — including to Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, IBM and more
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As Covid-19 grips again, can China's zero-Covid strategy hold?
After two years of virtually closed borders, mass testing, targeted lockdowns and quarantines, China's strategy is being stress-tested like never before as cases surge across the country
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Explainer: Joe Biden wants a digital dollar. How will it reshape global finance, cryptocurrency?
The creation of a digital dollar has the potential to reshape how money is moved and used around the world. But before we see a virtual greenback, there will be numerous major impacts — and risks— - to consider first
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Islamic State has a new head. But we know little about him
The new leader, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, was unveiled in an audio message released on Islamic State group social media accounts that also confirmed the death of the group's previous leader; however, little is known about the true identity of the leader or his background
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How air pollution across America reflects racist policies from the 1930s
After the Great Depression, Black and immigrant areas were typically outlined in red on maps to denote risky places to lend; these red-lined neighborhoods tend to have higher levels of harmful air pollution