New York officials have returned 30 cultural artifacts to Cambodia, including a 10th-century Khmer sculptural “masterpiece,” after the items were illegally sold to private collectors and a US museum.Story Published at: August 09, 2022 at 05:22AM

An armed man is holding employees and customers hostage at a bank in Beirut’s bustling Hamra street Thursday demanding his frozen funds be released, according to a security source and Lebanon’s state-owned National News Agency. Story Published at: August 11, 2022 at 03:09PM

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel tells CNN Business his company wants to develop and continuously update a yearly single-dose vaccine that can cover the flu, Covid-19, and other respiratory illnesses.Story Published at: August 11, 2022 at 12:09PM

Rents in Manhattan have hit a record high for the sixth month in a row. Story Published at: August 11, 2022 at 05:01AM

Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy opened up about her childhood abuse in an exclusive interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America.” The “iCarly” co-star released a new memoir titled, “I’m Glad My Mom Died.” Story Published at: August 10, 2022 at 07:34PM

A Chinese court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a former state television intern against the dismissal of her long-running landmark #MeToo case accusing a star presenter of sexual harassment.Story Published at: August 11, 2022 at 05:28AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared victory in the battle against the novel coronavirus, ordering a lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed in May, state media said on Thursday.Story Published at: August 11, 2022 at 03:05AM

After yet another round of talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal last week, the country’s negotiators are now consulting with the leadership in Tehran on how to proceed. European Union officials say they have presented a “final,” take-it-or-leave it text for the US and Iran to consider. Story Published at: August 10, 2022 at 05:09PM

Thousands of hectares have been destroyed as a new fire rages in the Gironde area of southwestern France, barely two weeks after two major blazes destroyed more than 20,000 hectares of forests in the same region, according to official data.Story Published at: August 10, 2022 at 06:53PM

More than a dozen companies in the cybersecurity space are developing a single, open standard for sharing data about hacking threats, a project the companies say could help organizations detect cyberattacks more quickly.Story Published at: August 10, 2022 at 03:44PM