Ultra-fast delivery firms face post-pandemic hangover
Prathamesh Jathar is one of many brightly dressed riders zipping through the streets of Berlin, dropping off groceries just minutes after the orders come in.
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Second arrest over missing British journalist, indigenous expert in Brazil
Police in Brazil said Tuesday they had arrested a second suspect in the disappearance earlier this month of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira.
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Germany races to stockpile gas before winter
Germany's race to wean itself off Russian energy and stockpile enough gas before winter is playing out largely hidden from view, some 1,600 metres (one mile) below ground in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps.
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Shanghai lockdown sees quarter of US firms cut investment plans: poll
Shanghai's lengthy Covid-19 lockdown pushed a quarter of US firms in the city to cut investment plans and nearly all to drop revenue forecasts, a business group said Wednesday.
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The two black women bidding to make VP history in Colombia
For the first time, Colombia will have a black woman vice president, as voters decide Sunday between a pair of rival candidates aiming to make history in the South American nation.
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Canada businesses hire young teenagers to fill labor shortage
Sofia-Rose Adams skillfully scoops ice cream onto cones and manages the cash register at Les Gourmandes cafe and ice cream parlor in Canada's Montreal region.
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US central bank ponders huge rate hike to combat price surge
The US Federal Reserve is poised to raise borrowing costs Wednesday amid the troubling acceleration of inflation, with the only question being whether officials will opt for the biggest hike in nearly three decades or a smaller step up.
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It's (not) alive! Google row exposes AI troubles
An internal fight over whether Google built technology with human-like consciousness has spilled into the open, exposing the ambitions and risks inherent in artificial intelligence that can feel all too real.
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All Blacks reject Perenara named in Maori squad to face Ireland
Discarded All Blacks scrum-half TJ Perenara will get an immediate chance to show his omission was a mistake after being named on Wednesday in a New Zealand Maori squad for two matches against Ireland.
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No, Happy the elephant isn't a person, New York's top court says
As intelligent as she is, Happy the elephant doesn't meet the definition of a "person" and is therefore not being illegally confined in the Bronx Zoo, New York's top court ruled Tuesday in a closely watched case for animal rights.
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