Microsoft Corp. is working on in-house processor designs for use in server computers that run the company’s cloud services, adding to an industrywide effort to reduce reliance on Intel Corp.’s chip technology.

The number of deaths recorded on migratory routes fell this year, although COVID-19 difficulties and so-called “invisible shipwrecks” mean the real number is probably much higher, officials at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.

Nine out of 10 Syrian refugee families in Lebanon are living in extreme poverty, according to a United Nations report, citing “compounded crises” in the country.

Parts of South Sudan are facing a “catastrophic” conflict-fuelled famine, humanitarian groups warned.

A delivery driver has been branded the “sweetest ever” after a video message he shared with a homeowner while delivering his parcels went viral.

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was slapped with a $3,500 fine after posing for a selfie on the beach with a bystander without wearing a mask as required during the coronavirus pandemic, health authorities said.

Chinese archeologists examining an ancient tomb in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have conjectured that the site was dedicated to the worship of the sun.

Japan’s traditional architectural techniques, showcased in the centuries-old craftsmanship of temples, shrines and wooden homes, are to be added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.