Uber’s revenue jumps as riders venture out after Omicron surge
The ride-sharing app's fortunes have ebbed and flowed along with COVID-19 infection rates and restrictions.
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Disney earnings top estimates as Disney+ subscriptions surge
Disney+, the company's two-year-old streaming service, kept profits afloat when the pandemic disrupted business.
Oil closes below $90 per barrel for a second day
The possibility of a nuclear deal with Iran could bring some relief to a tight oil market.
Canadian truckers protesting in Ottawa appear set to stay
Protesters have paralysed the centre of the Canadian capital for more than a week, frustrating residents and businesses.
As Iran nuclear talks enter final stretch, opposition grows in US
Intensifying US debate over Iran nuclear agreement shows that reviving the pact is 'in sight', analysts say.
EU pushes for COVID jabs in Africa as supply ‘no longer’ an issue
Supplies of COVID vaccines have soared in recent months and many states have trouble absorbing them.
WHO chief, Taliban discuss ‘dire’ Afghan health crisis
Tedros Ghebreyesus met the Taliban health minister who is part of Taliban delegation currently visiting Switzerland.
Two prominent Sudanese leaders critical of military detained
The officials were previously involved in seizing property and firing bureaucrats linked to former ruler Omar al-Bashir.
Puerto Rico’s public-sector workers demand higher wages
Their protests come amid soaring consumer prices, including a sharp spike in the cost of housing.
‘Targeted harassment’: Muslim girls in India denounce hijab ban
Visuals of Muslim girls being shut outside college gates in Karnataka state for wearing the hijab have led to outrage.
Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija flees the country: Lawyer
Rukirabashaija was released from jail in late January after arrest related to tweets about President Yoweri Museveni.
Barry Diller-owned Dotdash ends print editions of six magazines
Entertainment Weekly and InStyle are among the magazines affected by the digital push.
VP Kamala Harris to rally US allies at Munich security conference
Harris will seek to unify NATO allies in face of potential Russian aggression as US troops begin to arrive in Europe.
Johnson signals early end to England’s COVID isolation rules
Law requiring those infected to isolate could be scrapped this month as PM plans to end domestic COVID restrictions.
US climate envoy urges cooperation with Mexico amid tension
Mexico's president wants to raise investment in fossil fuels while limiting private wind, natural gas and solar power.
US judge halts bail for ‘crypto couple’ in $4.5BN Bitcoin hack
The husband and wife are accused of trying to launder billions worth of Bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hack.
Canada’s bridge blocking trucker protest is short on semis
Many protesters work in industries other than trucking, but are joining in solidarity to oppose COVID vaccine mandates.
UK-based scientists smash nuclear fusion energy record
Push to harness the power of the stars takes a leap forward with 'milestone' results in atom fusing experiment.
Main Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam says he ‘didn’t kill anyone’
Salah Abdeslam, the key suspect in a rampage that killed 130 people across Paris in 2015, says he 'didn't hurt anyone'.
Activists push for Mexico’s GM corn ban to include imports
Cultivating genetically modified corn is banned in Mexico, but the country still imports it from the US.