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Trying again after a failure is one of the secrets to career success, according to Grammy-award winning popstar Kylie Minogue.

There are rising calls from U.S. politicians to find alternatives to Chinese firm Huawei.

Local authorities and governments are trying to boost air quality in a number of ways.

Moscow is using facial recognition technology to ensure people ordered to remain at home or at their hotels under coronavirus quarantine do so.

Cases in South Korea have grown by about two-thirds in recent days, according to health officials there, and the country reported its first death caused by COVID-19.

South Korea has confirmed an additional 48 cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 204.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has used the 1 million Swedish Krona ($102,062) prize money she won in a recent award to launch a non-profit foundation.

Many see Iran's conservatives winning Friday's election, but that's more to do with reformists losing favor than hard-liners gaining popularity, said Tan Feng Qin of the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore.

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's most iconic natural wonders, but it faces a challenging future.

Malaysian police revealed this week that Jho Low, the fugitive businessman at the center of the 1MDB scandal, could be hiding in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirous outbreak in China.

Allianz posted a better-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter net profit on Friday, and raised its 2020 guidance.

Complex issues such as India's data localization laws will take time to resolve, former Indian ambassador to the U.S., Meera Shankar, said.

Tesla wants to clear a plot of forest land to make way for its new Gigafactory based near Berlin.

Four prisons in China have reported more than 500 cases of COVID-19 cases, with both inmates and prison guards getting infected.

The worst desert locust infestation in 70 years is ravaging East Africa, potentially endangering economies.

China's Ministry of Commerce said Friday that the resumption of work has been rapidly increasing in major foreign trade provinces such as Guangdong and Jiangsu.

Ping An Insurance's Jessica Tan tells CNBC how the company's technology expertise has given it an edge amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

"Very few dealerships opened in the first weeks of February and they have had very little customer traffic," the China Passenger Car Association said.

The Singapore government has set aside 5.6 billion Singapore dollars ($4.02 billion) to help businesses, workers and households weather the economic hit from the spread of the new coronavirus called COVID-19.

Utah is known for winter skiing, but upscale resorts — with wellness spas, health menus and national parks at their doorsteps — are attracting all sorts of travelers in the off-season.