Cultivating truffles calls for an unarguably unique sense of taste, and finding them is also a very complex task. Truffle hunting has now made it to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.

Truffle hunting on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage list

US President Joe Biden flags off his ambitious 2-day long virtual Democracy Summit. World leaders from over 100 nations are in attendance. Biden has urged democracies to uphold democratic values.

US President Joe Biden flags off virtual Democracy Summit

JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday he regretted his remarks that the Wall Street bank would last longer than China's Communist Party, moving quickly to avoid any longer-term fallout.

JP Morgan CEO comment on communist party didn't go well

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a 52-year low last week, suggesting economic activity was accelerating as a year ravaged by shortages, high inflation, and an unrelenting pandemic drawing to a close now.

United States third-quarter GDP growth revised up to 2.1%

Millions of Americans travel to visit their loved ones for the Thanksgiving holidays in the US. Airports and commercial airlines are registering busiest days since the pandemic began.

United States: Air travel to be busiest on Thanksgiving since pandemic began

Driven by strong demand and almost a decade after it stopped its services in India, American Airlines has started flying nonstop from JFK Airport to IGI Airport.

American Airlines bets on non-stop travel demand

A Ghanaian man in New York decided to put his time to good use. He sifted through the storage containers and bookshops and has now acquired the world's largest collection of African photography books.

New York: Ghanaian man creates the largest collection of books

The US tech giants Amazon and Apple have been penalized in Italy for alleged anti-competitive cooperation and price-fixing in the sale of some of their products.

Amazon, Apple handed $225 million in Italian antitrust fines

China is the country of counterfeits, but when it comes to weapon counterfeits doesn't work. This is why Beijing's global market share of arms is falling. The reasons are varied, its weapons are largely untested in combat.

China: Chinese arms exports decline despite loyal clientele

A Senegalese fashion designer and an academic is diligently working to persevere their legacy.

'Signares' were powerful local woman of St Louis, Goree

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, surrendered to federal authorities on Monday to face contempt charges after snubbing a subpoena from a House committee investigating January’s insurrection at the US Capitol.

Donald Trump's ally indicted on contempt charges

All forms of dissent are quashed in China is well documented. A Chinese artist who has used his work to criticize the Chinese govt for its human rights violations is now exiled in Australia.

Embassy asks to cancel dissident Chinese artist's exhibition

Despite fresh curbs to control the Covid-19 outbreak, China's industrial output grew at a surprisingly fast pace in October, from the same period a year ago retail sales growth also picked up.

World Business Watch: China: Retail sales in October rose 4.9%

Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to make a car plant in Europe by the year 2025 to boost its production capacity beyond 1.2 million vehicles per year.

World Business Watch: Construction of a new plant to start in 2025

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has downplayed the phasing down of coal row, which had become a bone of contention at the COP26. India with 17% of the world's population, only accounts mere 5% of the global emissions, the lowest in per capita emissions terms.

India accounts for only 5% of global emissions

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio filed her candidacy for the post of vice-president in the elections to be held next year.

Philippines 'first daughter' will not seek presidency

At least 68 prisoners have been killed more than 2 dozen injured in new fighting at an Ecuadorean prison. According to the govt officials, the disturbance was set off by a power vacuum following a gang leader's release.

Ecuador: At least 68 people dead in ghastly prison clash

The climate talks in Glasgow were supposed to conclude on the 12th of November but it seems the world leaders have exceeded their deadline. The conference president Alok Sharma made a final push for all parties to come on the same page.

Global carbon markets become hotly contested issue

During a 'health check' of London's Thames River, experts found sharks, eels, seals, and seahorses in the river which was once declared 'biologically dead'. The river had been declared 'biologically dead' in 1957, meaning it was believed that the water body could not sustain any wildlife and life forms.

United Kingdom: Once biologically dead, Thames now nurses sharks

COVID-19 cases are surging again in Europe, and the region has become the epicenter of the pandemic once more. Countries are now ramping up their Covid-19 arsenal to again combat the latest outbreak.

Europe becomes Covid-19 epicenter yet again

Qatar is not considering normalizing ties with Syria and hopes other countries will be discouraged from taking further steps with President Bashar al-Assad's government, foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Friday.

Qatar's Foreign Minister voiced halt to normalization with Syria

Indonesia could phase out coal-fired power plants by 2040 if it gets sufficient financial help from the international community, the finance minister told Reuters.

Indonesia plans to retire coal with the help of international funds

As the world leaders discuss measures to keep a check on the destruction of resources due to climate change in Glasgow summit, the arctic island of Greenland has decided to take the first step in joining the Paris Agreement.

Greenland: Promise of a brighter, greener future

On Thursday long time critic and US Senator Elizabeth Warren called for breaking up Amazon, saying the trillion-dollar firm is too powerful to contain.

US lawmakers accuse Amazon of manipulation, wrongdoing