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New variants that are more transmissible, such as Alpha and Delta, are driving increased transmission globally, WHO officials said Monday.

Tesla halted car purchases with bitcoin in mid-May due to concerns over how mining contributes to climate change.

The jam-packed European tour, Biden's first trip overseas as president, also included meetings with heads of G-7 nations who gathered in the U.K.

China's embassy in London said it was firmly opposed to mentions of Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan in the G-7's final communique.

With an abundance of vaccines already available in the United States, it's possible that the government would donate the Novavax doses to other countries.

Russia is extending its influence into Belarus and could use it as leverage against NATO countries, Gitanas Nausėda, the president of Lithuania told CNBC in an exclusive interview Monday.

Christian Eriksen's agent says the midfielder is "making jokes" in hospital but wants answers from doctors.

While most Microsoft employees worked from home at the height of the pandemic, a select few worked at critical data center sites, and even stayed the night.

Qualcomm has said it is open to the idea of investing in U.K. chip designer Arm if the company's sale to Nvidia is blocked by regulators, according to a report.

The leaders of the G-7 issued a joint statement promising to enact measures on Covid vaccines, China and global corporate tax.

Kevin Tan, CEO of Alliance Global explains the company's post-pandemic environmental and social efforts.

Greece has no plans to end economic ties with China, Athens' permanent representative to NATO told CNBC on Monday.

The E3 gaming expo was packed with big announcements from publishers including Microsoft, Ubisoft and Square Enix.

Markets in Australia, mainland China and Hong Kong were closed on Monday for holidays.

The G-7 infrastructure plan is part of a broad collective push back against China on issues ranging from human rights abuses to non-market practices.

The comments come just ahead of an anticipated summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16.

Novak Djokovic becomes first man in the Open Era to win all four Grand Slam titles twice in Sunday's French Open final against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Former Republican fundraiser Elliot Broidy has admitted his role in the scheme to illegally lobby the Trump administration to drop the 1MDB probe.

The first bitcoin upgrade in four years has just been approved by miners around the world. It is a rare moment of consensus among stakeholders.

The vote also spares Israel from the prospect of a fifth election in less than two years.