War-torn Yemen received the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday, the UN children's agency said, a week after the country's coronavirus committee warned of a public health "emergency". The AstraZeneca doses arrived in the southern port ...

Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Wednesday it achieved a record profit last year, but revenue growth slowed sharply amid the pandemic and tightening US pressure that has pushed the company into new business lines to survive. Unlisted Huawei said n...

Indonesian firefighters were working Wednesday to put out a large blaze at one of the country's biggest oil refineries that has been burning for more than two days after an explosion rocked the facility. Crews blasted fire-suppressing foam on two s...

Japan's Hitachi said Wednesday it will fully acquire US software company GlobalLogic in a deal worth $9.6 billion as it looks to expand its digital services offerings. Hitachi will pay $8.5 billion for the firm, but the cost will be bumped up by th...

Swedish clothing giant H&M said Wednesday it was doing "everything" to resolve a boycott in China that was sparked by its decision to stop sourcing cotton from Xinjiang over forced labour concerns. H&M and other fashion brands have been under fire ...

Russia announced Wednesday it had registered what it said was the world's first coronavirus vaccine for animals, describing the step as important to disrupting mutations. It said mass production of the vaccine could begin in April. The agriculture...

Some 50 Myanmar refugees who fled air strikes to neighbouring Thailand "voluntarily" returned across the border Wednesday, Thai authorities said, despite reports of continued bombings in their home state. Myanmar's military has launched air attacks...

A Japanese karate champion who will compete at the Tokyo Olympics testified before an ethics commission Wednesday, alleging that a federation official hit her in the face with a bamboo sword. Ayumi Uekusa, who will compete in the women's over 61kg ...

Deliveroo lists Wednesday in London's biggest stock market launch for a decade after the app-driven meals delivery group enjoyed surging sales during the coronavirus pandemic. The eight-year-old British company, facing criticism over its treatment ...

When Bulgarians took to the streets last summer demanding the resignation of conservative Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, analysts thought that after almost a decade in the job his time was up. In sweeping and at times violent protests that lasted mo...

China faced mounting pressure Wednesday over the investigation into the origins of Covid-19, after the WHO chief revived a theory it may have leaked from a Chinese lab and the United States led concerns over data access. A report by WHO and Chinese...

Japan has halted new aid to Myanmar in response to the coup, according to the country's foreign minister, but is stopping short of sanctions imposed by some nations on military and police commanders. Japan is a top aid donor to Myanmar, and Foreign...

Mac is only 25, normally too young to be eligible for the British government's Covid inoculation campaign at this stage. But he's still terrified of catching the virus. "I don't want to die from Covid!" he says. Mac is homeless, and therefore ...

Australia will fall well short of its initial Covid-19 vaccination target, Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted Wednesday, claiming European export restrictions were partly to blame. Largely coronavirus-free Australia has been heralded globally a...

At the hospital in the small Moldovan town of Leova, exhausted doctors see no end to the pandemic: cases are rising, and vaccinations have only just begun. The first Moldovan was vaccinated at the start of March -- more than two months after Europe...