Food delivery company in India offers 'period leave' for female employees

A major food delivery service in India is offering its female employees extra days off for a specific reason. According to the company, women no longer need to make excuses for missing work due to their cycle.

More coronavirus cases found in New Zealand after 102 days

New Zealand's prime minister says authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first cases of local transmission in the country in 102 days.

Sinabung volcano ejects towering column of ash over Indonesia

Indonesia's rumbling Mount Sinabung has erupted with a column of volcanic materials shooting high into the sky.

Video captures massive explosion erupting from gas station in Russia

Eyewitnesses captured the dramatic moment an explosion occurred at a gas station in Volgograd, Russia, just 600 miles southeast of Moscow, causing a terrifying mushroom cloud of fire and smoke. 

Extreme poverty rises amid pandemic and a generation sees a future slip away

Decades of progress in one of modern history’s greatest achievements, the fight against extreme poverty, are in danger of slipping away because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

US reaches 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases

 With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe.

Lebanese security forces fire tear gas at Beirut protesters

Police fired tear gas and clashed with demonstrators in Lebanon's capital on Saturday at the start of a planned protest over this week's massive explosion that devastated large parts of the capital and killed more than 150 people. 

Documents show warnings raised for years over explosive chemicals at Beirut port

Documents show warnings were raised at least 10 times over the past six years about the massive stockpile of explosive chemicals stored at Beirut's port.

Planned jet could fly from NYC to London in 90 minutes

Virgin Galactic unveiled the design for an upcoming high-speed aircraft this week that may be able to fly from New York to London in 90 minutes.

Egyptian officials refute claim by Elon Musk that ‘Aliens built the pyramids obv’

Egypt’s minister of international cooperation invited Elon Musk to visit the site of the ancient pyramids to see for himself that aliens did not, in fact, build them.