Apple and 'Fortnite' publisher Epic Games head to court May 3 in face-off over App Store

The legal showdown between Apple and Fortnite publisher Epic Games gets underway Monday in federal court.

Third of US software firm's employees resign over politics ban

About a third of the employees at US productivity software firm Basecamp have announced their resignations after the company banned political conversations in the workplace.

Brazil hits 82,000 Covid deaths in April, new monthly record

Brazil registered 2,595 new deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total for April to 82,266, the second consecutive monthly record as the country struggles with a devastating surge since the start of the year.

Domestic workers alarmed by compulsory Hong Kong vaccine plan

Hong Kong migrant worker groups on Saturday criticised plans to make coronavirus vaccines compulsory for all foreign domestic helpers, labelling the move "discriminatory and unjust".

India records over 400,000 COVID cases in 24 hours: official data

India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new COVID cases in 24 hours for the first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed.

6.8-magnitude quake rattles northeast Japan, no tsunami risk

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Saturday, authorities said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

No pandemic end in sight with raging outbreaks in India, Brazil

Fresh coronavirus waves showed no sign of abating Saturday as devastating surges in India and Brazil pushed daily infections and deaths to record levels.

India expands faltering vaccine drive as new cases soar

India's devastating COVID-19 surge further accelerated on Saturday with more than 400,000 new cases in 24 hours, as vaccinations opened to all adults despite shortages of shots.

Study: Nurses' physical, mental health connected to preventable medical errors

A study led by The Ohio State University College of Nursing finds that critical care nurses in poor physical and mental health reported significantly more medical errors than nurses in better health.

Hungary reopens for people holding COVID-19 immunity cards

Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures that have followed an ambitious vaccination campaign.

Save the mother, save the child: Disrupting the cycle of intergenerational child abuse and neglect

Supporting female survivors of childhood maltreatment is critical to disrupting intergenerational abuse as new research from the University of South Australia shows a clear link between parents who have suffered abuse and the likelihood of their children suffering the same fate.

Three ways to improve scholarly writing to get more citations

Researchers from University of Arizona and University of Utah published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines why most scholarly research is misinterpreted by the public or never escapes the ivory tower and suggests that such research gets lost in abstract, technical, and passive prose.

Study confirms greater risk of poor COVID outcomes in minority ethnic groups in England

Minority ethnic groups had higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19-related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and death compared with white groups in England, according to an observational study published in The Lancet.