CNBC World News

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, a 2017 World Health Organization report noted Japan was facing a "critical shortage of doctors."

Asia will likely be last out of the pandemic because of low vaccination rates, said Todd Handcock of Collinson Group, a travel services firm.

A CDC panel said there isn't enough data yet to support recommending Covid booster shots to the general population but that more-vulnerable people may need it.

Masayoshi Son, the CEO of Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank, said to shareholders on Wednesday that he wants to be viewed as a 21st century Rothschild.

Antivirus software company founder John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish jail Wednesday after a court approved his extradition to the United States.

Apple Daily has come under increasing pressure since its owner, Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, was arrested under the national security law.

"This is still a rare event," Dr. Tom Shimabukuro said at the meeting. For both vaccines combined, there were 12.6 heart inflammation cases per million doses.

President Joe Biden outlined actions his administration is taking to curb the recent rise in violent crime and gun violence.

Bitcoin was up more than 18% Wednesday, as it climbed back above the $34,000 mark.

British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline faces a crunch meeting with investors after announcing a new strategy for the next decade.

Leading the losses were the S&P 500 utilities sector, which dropped 1.1% Wednesday, while consumer staples and materials also registered modest declines.

Fauci said the variant has a doubling time of about two weeks and currently accounts for 20% newly diagnosed infections in the U.S.

A build of an operating system named Windows 11 offers hints of what Microsoft could show Thursday when it talks about what's next for its PC operating system.

Warren Buffett said he will donate $4.1 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway shares to five foundations, reaching halfway of his philanthropic goal.

Apple's iOS 15 Focus feature lets you hide notifications from apps and people you don't need to see right away and catch up with them later.

Iranian authorities foiled a "sabotage attack" against one of its civilian nuclear facilities, local news site Nournews reported, offering no further details.

Lawmakers and flight crews have become alarmed about a spike in disruptive and sometimes violent passengers on planes.

The most expensive city to live and work overseas in 2021 has been found to be Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, according to a report by Mercer.

Bitcoin's brief drop below the symbolic price threshold of $30,000 on Tuesday has reignited talk of a crypto winter.

The quickly tightening labor market could present a problem for financial markets in the medium term, according to Longview Economics CEO Chris Watling.