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A day after informing customers that it had been hacked by an unknown intruder, a major U.S. provider of software services to state and local governments including posting election data online said the impact appeared limited and there is no reason to bel...

The House has approved a modest bill to promote clean energy and increase energy efficiency while phasing out the use of coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are considered a major driver of global warming.

BMW will pay an $18 million fine to settle allegations that it inflated its U.S. monthly sales numbers for five straight years.

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was responding to a question seeking an assurance that there will be a peaceful transition of power. “I am referring to the president being asked if there would be a peaceful transfer of power and he did not sa...

Another COVID19 problem that the U.N. is trying to solve: how to help more than 300,000 merchant mariners who are trapped at sea because of coronavirus restrictions.

There is "no standard protocol" for treatment of patients who have contracted a double infection of COVID-19 and dengue, and a very "finely balanced" approach is needed to tackle both the ailments at once, experts said on Thursday. Delhi Deputy Chief Mi...

The rural upstate New York hamlet of Swastika is keeping its name, despite a complaint that it symbolizes the hate and intolerance of the Nazi regime.

Madrid (AP) Luis Surez was emotional when he was introduced by Barcelona six years ago, and again on Thursday when he had to say goodbye after being told he wasn't wanted by the club anymore. The Uruguayan striker, who has joined Atltico Madrid, couldn...

Chandigarh reported four more fatalities due to COVID-19, while 253 cases pushed the infection tally to 10,968, as per a medical bulletin issued on Thursday. A 76-year-old man was among four people who died due to coronavirus, as per the bulletin.

Rains eluded Delhi for the 16th straight day on Thursday. The city has recorded just 20.9 mm rainfall in September, the lowest for the month in 16 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

An unnamed Belarusian taxi driver who helped a man escape from riot police during protests against veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko has transfixed social media users who have avidly shared footage of the dramatic incident.

Thailand's parliament voted on Thursday to delay making a decision on whether it will amend the constitution, as demanded by antigovernment protesters who have demonstrated nearly every day for more than two months.

A coronavirus positive woman delivered four babies at BRD Medical College in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, officials said on Thursday. "While three babies are healthy, the fourth one is on a ventilator. The mother is also healthy," BRD Medical Co...

Scientists at Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in Pusa have developed "decomposer capsules". Four capsules, some jiggery and chickpea flour are enough to prepare 25 litres of solution, which is sufficient to cover one hectare of land.

A video of Joe Biden answering live questions during a television interview is being edited to claim, incorrectly, that the Democratic presidential nominee was using a teleprompter.

A wandering 24-year old man with psychiatric illness was admitted to a government hospital here by a good samaritan and his family has been traced successfully and he is being treated, authorities said here on Thursday. The youth with a perplexed lo...