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The Netherlands' unique approach to water management can provide some key flood preparedness lessons for countries around the world, experts have told CNBC.

As U.S. began its troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, reports said the Taliban made advances to seize more territory that led to a spike in civilian casualties.

Tourist attractions and enterprising tour guides are using technology to emulate the look, feel and taste of a trip to Japan.

U.S. stocks rallied despite data showing second-quarter gross domestic product rose less than expected.

Cedric Chehab of Fitch Solutions identifies three areas in the Chinese markets that are expected to see relatively less volatility.

The Southeast Asian country has struggled to tame a surge in Covid-19 cases despite implementing multiple rounds of restrictions and a state of emergency.

Disney fired back against Scarlett Johansson on Thursday after the Marvel actress filed a lawsuit against the studio for releasing "Black Widow" on Disney+.

Chinese regulators have been scrutinizing Didi for cybersecurity and antitrust matters, according to reports.

Miton, who resigned as chairman from the company in September, was freed on a $100 million bond secured against two of his properties in Utah.

Biden at the White House also called on state and local governments to give out $100 prizes to those who get vaccinated for Covid.

Trading for the first time under the ticker HOOD, the online brokerage hit the public markets it seeks to democratize for amateur investors.

Amazon reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results.

U.S. second-quarter gross domestic product accelerated 6.5% on an annualized basis, considerably less than the 8.4% Dow Jones estimate.

The O2 turbine weighs 680 metric tons and has a length of 74 meters.

The U.S. economy is now larger than it was before the pandemic, but its growth rate may have peaked this year at a much slower pace than expected.

Israel's Health Ministry reported last week that the two-dose vaccine is now just 39% effective in Israel where the delta variant is the dominant strain.

Huawei on Thursday launched its new P50 and P50 Pro smartphones without support for super-fast 5G internet.

Dating app Bumble on Thursday announced the company-wide week off that it implemented last month will become a permanent perk.

Scott and French Gates are joining forces to support projects focused on advancing gender equality in tech, higher education and caregiving.

For a few glorious weeks, Wall Street employees who were vaccinated against Covid-19 could ditch their masks at the office. That's ending.