China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus
Meta said Monday that the transaction "complied fully with applicable law" and that it anticipates "an appropriate resolution to the inquiry."
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40 Million Coronavirus Cases Are Now Reported Worldwide
With the flu season looming, the rate of new cases in the U.S. and other countries is rising at rates not seen in months. -
New Zealand PM Ardern Wins Re-Election In Landslide; Successful Handling Of Coronavirus Pandemic Wins Support
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won re-election in a landslide. The win wasn't surprising; Ardern's leadership has helped New Zealand become… -
City In China Tests 10 Million People After 13 COVID-19 Cases Are Found
Qingdao city officials say no new infections were identified. The extraordinary testing effort followed the appearance of a small cluster of COVID-19 cases centered in a city hospital. -
Americans Are Dying In The Pandemic At Rates Far Higher Than In Other Countries
Per capita deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 and other causes are 85% higher than in countries like Germany and Israel. "The United States really has done remarkably badly," a study author says. -
15-Year-Old Computer Whiz Who Died In 2006 Could Become 1st Millennial Saint
A teenage computer gamer and programmer from Italy who devoted the final years of his life to the church until his death in 2006 was beatified over the… -
Nobel Peace Prize Goes To The Dog (aka The Mascot Of WFP)
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been given to the U.N.’s World Food Programme for its efforts to fight hunger and to prevent the use of starvation as a… -
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To World Food Programme
The chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo said the prize was awarded to the world's largest humanitarian organization because multilateral cooperation is "more important than ever." -
American Poet Louise Glück Wins Nobel Literature Prize
The Cambridge resident joins a handful of American poets who have received the prize, which has been dominated by novelists.
