Brazil Amazon Deforestation Hits 12-Year High Under Bolsonaro
The scale of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged to a 12-year high in 2020, official government data showed on Monday, with destruction soaring since...
Berry-Flavored H.I.V. Medication Is Ready for Babies
The first infant formulation of dolutegravir, an important first-line H.I.V. medication, will be available soon under an agreement between several pharmaceutical companies and global health...
‘Bleak Friday’ for Stores as Pandemic Pushes Holiday Shopping Online
The 2020 edition of Black Friday did not offer the usual scenes of bustling stores and shoppers lined up outside discount chains and electronics retailers....
Facebook to Acquire Start-Up Kustomer as It Faces Antitrust Glare
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is facing the glare of regulators for buying up promising start-ups and neutralizing them as a competitive threat. But that hasn’t...
Key questions about the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist
Iran's top nuclear scientist was killed Friday in the outskirts of Tehran, once again setting the Middle East on edge and threatening to bring further...
Coronavirus live news: Turkey imposes strict new curfews as cases surge; Italy’s death toll rises by 672
Turkey announces weekday curfew and weekend lockdown; Italy reports 672 new Covid-related deaths, a rise on Sunday’s figureModerna Covid vaccine has 94% efficacy, final results...
Why has Nigeria failed to defeat Boko Haram?
The group's fighters are suspected of killing dozens of civilians in Borno state, in the country's northeast. Source: Al Jazeera
Amazon Shopping Needs a Prime Army
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Amazon is mobilizing a growing army to deliver...