Downtowns are deserted and happy hour is history as a second coronavirus wave hits cities from London to Kuala Lumpur, leaving futurologists predicting which changes to urban living are here to stay in a post-viral world.
Kabul is evicting thousands of roadside vendors, destroying pushcarts and removing hoardings as part of an ambitious drive to instill "urban discipline" in the chaotic Afghan capital.
From pickled vine leaves to coffee and cheese, Saudi supermarkets are taking Turkish products off the shelves after calls for a boycott, as rivalry between Riyadh and Ankara heats up.
In rural Sierra Leone, teenagers tuned into solar-powered radios for their lessons, while Kenyan students texted a code to receive free learning guides on their phones.
The streets of Paris and eight other French cities were deserted on Saturday night on the first day of the government-imposed 9 p.m. curfew that is scheduled...
The Yazidis of northern Iraq, an ancient religious minority brutally persecuted by Daesh (ISIS), want nothing more than peace, security and a better life in...
Urban planners and local authorities must improve walkability in cities to tackle poor health and social inequality, researchers said Thursday, after the...
Armed with a snorkel mask and a home-made gun shaped like a trident, and dressed in a green sweatshirt and jogging pants, Ashraf Al-Amoudi goes hunting every...
For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue in hospitalized patients.
People who develop Covid-19 infect around half of their household members, with adults only slightly more likely than children to spread the virus, a US...
The state of Lebanon’s wine industry has previously been assessed to be in dire straits thanks to the current depth of crises facing the country.
Saudi Arabia is planning an 8 billion riyals ($2.1 billion) boost for its space program by 2030 under an economic diversification plan that aims to attract...
Dubai is introducing a facial recognition system on public transport to beef up security, officials said Sunday, as the emirate prepares to host the global...
Boeing Co reported its fourth straight quarterly loss Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic and 737 MAX grounding continued to hammer sales, while reaffirming...
International tourists arrivals plunged by an annualised 70 percent during the first eight months of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the World...
Earlier this week, Tesla sent out its "full self-driving" software to a small group of owners who will test it on public roads.
German premium automaker Audi AG said Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with China's state-owned FAW Group to launch a venture to make...
After endlessly swiping through pictureless profiles on dating apps, Muhammad Ali Shah still hasn't found the one -- or really anyone -- to get serious with...
Dog owners in Saudi Arabia can now enjoy a cup of coffee alongside their beloved pets at a new cafe -- a first for the ultra-conservative kingdom.
To show or not to show: Each Milan fashion house had to make a difficult decision how to reach the fashion public this season under the safety constraints...
The International Tobacco Harm Reduction Conference in Bulgaria discusses scientific evidence on the effectiveness of smokeless alternatives
It’s the September fashion week season, and in any other year London would be abuzz with fashionistas zipping across town in Mercedes Benzes, hobnobbing with...
Beirut Explosion: Healing the Wounds
London Fashion Week kicked off Thursday in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic with Britain's Burberry putting on a live virtual display of its latest...
China is offering state-sponsored marriage counselling to couples before they tie the knot in an attempt to slow rising divorce rates.
The current director of France's Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly, the target of a massacre by terrorist gunmen in January 2015, said Wednesday the magazine had...
The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s influential fashion council is demanding a "long overdue cultural reform’’ from her colleagues under the slogan:...
"Put your masks on!" repeats the DJ, shouting vainly into his microphone, but the dancers below, dripping in sweat, don't seem to care.
A tearful young Lebanese woman clutches her cat to her chest -- like many Beirutis, she was relieved at being reunited with her pet after the blast that...
Sara Buie lined up a summer lifeguard job to help pay for a new laptop, textbooks and a backpack for her freshman year at Virginia’s James Madison University....
On a summer's evening, the streets of central London echoed to what has become a rare sound during the coronavirus pandemic: the chatter and laughter of...
A restaurant on Spain's northeastern Mediterranean coast is pioneering a dining experience that allows customers to avoid most face-to-face contact with staff...
The devotion of dogs to people has been remarked upon for centuries. In Mexico, one man’s love for his dog cost him his life.
The world's biggest cosmetics companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes something like this: If your husband's lost interest in you, if your...
Ask a woman if she’s been called the B-word by a man - perhaps modified by the F-adjective - and chances are she’ll say, "You mean ever, or how many times?"
On July 27, 1980, the former Shah of Iran died of cancer while in exile in Cairo, 17 months after being driven out by his country's Islamic Revolution.
What started as a shop on London’s Bond Street in 1847 selling cigarettes and tobacco has paved its way into becoming the leading international tobacco...
Bikes are booming across the globe as people seek to avoid crowded buses and trains for their daily commutes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic -- or get...