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Scientists agree Covid is airborne, want overhaul of ventilation systems

Researchers demand universal recognition that infections can be prevented by improving such systems.

India's states under pressure to cut budgets, sell assets for vaccination

States will have to foot about $5 billion in vaccination costs after the centre suddenly made them responsible for inoculating most adults.

Microsoft board probed Gates in 2000 for relationship with employee: Report

The software giant had received a concern in 2019 that that Gates had tried to have an "intimate" relationship with an employee in 2000, Dow Jones cited a Microsoft spokesman as saying.

Iran gears up for return to global oil market as US talks advance

US and Iranian diplomats, currently negotiating via intermediary governments in Vienna, have signaled that an agreement is within reach

Rishi Sunak isn't sold on US President Joe Biden's global business tax plan

Britain wants the US and other nations to focus instead on measures to make big MNCs, such as Amazon, pay more of their tax in countries where they operate

George Soros bought up stocks linked to Bill Hwang's Archegos implosion

A person familiar with the fund's trading said the company didn't hold the shares prior to Archegos's implosion

Adani Green in advanced talks for SoftBank-backed SB Energy: Report

A deal could value SB Energy, owned by SoftBank Group Corp. and Bharti Enterprises Ltd., at more than $650 million

India's Oil demand shrinks further as coronavirus crisis persists

The plunge in consumption at the world's third-biggest crude consumer will weigh on sentiment on oil prices and damp expectations for a strong global demand rebound in the summer

Covid-19 has killed over 1,000 bank employees in India, says union

Banking sector is slotted as an essential service and partially exempt from the lockdown orders, allowing some to call as much as 50% of their workforce in bank branches to avoid any disruption.

US has no Covid-19 vaccine stockpile ready to be shipped to India

Most unused doses are scattered across the US; gathering and sending them out would be unmanageable.

The hottest property on the market comes with an active volcano in Iceland

Owning a private island is so passe. Get an active volcano instead

Here's how Facebook helps Zara owner sell clothes using video games

Spain's Inditex SA is responding to shift from physical stores to online sales by teaming up with Facebook and Instagram to develop "Pacific Game" to attract younger buyers to its Pull & Bear brand

Can Israel keep alienating its own Palestinian citizens? It has 2 options

Israel faces a clear choice. However, anger often trumps self-interest - especially between Israelis and Palestinians

Gates divorce: Melinda gets more than $3 billion from Cascade investment

The separation involves the transfer of wealth on a scale that's rarely seen

Worst Asia stock slump in over a year shows few signs of abating

While inflation has emerged as the most immediate concern for equity investors worldwide, confidence in Asia has also been hit due to a worsening Covid-19 outbreak from Taiwan to Singapore

Fraud probe rocks embattled Gupta empire just as it seemed to win lifeline

For two months, Sanjeev Gupta has been scrambling to refinance after the collapse of his group's main lender, Greensill Capital

China's spacecraft lands on Mars, closing gap with US in space exploration

A China National Space Administration (CNSA) lander from the Tianwen-1, which has been in orbit since February, touched down on Utopia Planitia, a large plain in the northern hemisphere of Mars

India's Covid crisis hits work at ports as risk to global trade grows

The situation may echo global trade disruptions seen last year after virus restrictions slowed shipments into China

Colonial Pipeline paid hackers $5 million in ransom, says official

The company paid the hefty ransom in difficult-to-trace cryptocurrency within hours after the attack

Dogecoin surges on Elon Musk tweet as crypto rollercoaster continues

Bitcoin fluctuated on Friday, and was trading at around $50,500 as of 6 am in New York