First the entire village is shooed indoors, its power supply is cut, and finally bananas and other elephant treats are dumped on the opposite side of town to coax the uninvited guests to pass through.

Influencers are getting millions of rupiah for product endorsements, which critics see as too much money for too little work. Influencers push back against the assumption.

Now, concerns over an ongoing driver shortage and the spreading Delta variant are clouding the outlook for making good on achieving profitable operations this year.

In the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a city famed for its passionate tango dancing and romance, the pandemic is putting a dampener on couples making babies, with birthrates down by a quarter since COVID-19 struck early last year.

Combining holiday destinations with remote work is a growing trend in Spain and Portugal's sunniest archipelagos, as travel bans ease and the starved tourism industry offers discounted stays and dedicated workspaces.

For others, especially those with debilitating chronic illnesses, being able to work from home is essential to cope. But not all companies are willing to make adjustments.

A TED conference under the theme "The Case for Optimism" on Monday threw down the gauntlet for a return to face-to-face gatherings, despite the daunting challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and deep political divides.

Taiwan's defeat of China in the Olympic men's doubles badminton final has reignited nationalist anger on the mainland, sparking boycott calls and resulting in one celebrity losing a string of endorsements from a tea-maker to a sex-toy manufacturer.

As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, a growing number of single people are signing up for virtual blind dates to meet prospective partners

The country’s most famous bodybuilder remains popular years after his retirement.  

After over a year of travel restrictions, the arrival of American Airlines flight LY8051 to London's Heathrow Airport on Monday from New York marked a step back to normality for families separated by the Atlantic and Covid.

Marlisa Wareman has transformed her experience from living in the Mentawai Islands into creative solutions for running Dierenpark Taman Indonesia, the first and only Indonesian zoological park in the Netherlands, where people can visit the archipelago without ever boarding a plane.

As more people are forced to stay at home because of the public activity restrictions (PPKM), more are finding peace of mind by cleaning their homes.

Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday as a nationwide ban on evictions expires, against a backdrop of surging coronavirus cases and political fingerpointing.

Residents of the Austrian capital have queued for more than 130 years to sample the Italian ice cream of the Molin-Pradel family, one of Vienna's oldest gelato dynasties.

Adopted en masse during the pandemic and spoiled for attention during remote working, many dogs (and their owners) have to adjust to a new lifestyle -- and it's not always easy.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has granted clemency to more than 2,800 jailed convicts to mark two Muslim religious holidays, his website said Saturday.

With his streetside record store and extensive knowledge of music, Lian Nasution became a local legend of sorts.

Saudi Arabia announced Friday it would reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists after a 17-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state news agency said.

Widely considered to be one of the greatest badminton players of all time, Susy Susanti’s achievements in the world-level competition have made her a living legend.

Employees at Activision Blizzard planned a work stoppage on Wednesday to protest sexism at the US video game company, according to a rallying cry echoing on social media.

Coffee drinkers returned to Starbucks cafes in a big way last quarter, fueling a surge in sales and better-than-expected profits, according to results released Tuesday.

On a remote island in Breidafjordur Bay off the west coast of Iceland, a thousand-year-old harvest takes place -- the hunt for elusive eiderdown, used to make some of the world's best duvets and quilts.

Cheering is frowned upon at the virus-postponed Olympics, but training continues at a Tokyo gym for an energetic squad of cheerleaders whose average age is 70.

The uncertainty that had plagued tourism since early 2020 was back, to the despair of Tselios and others in an industry that is Greece's economic mainstay and provides one in five jobs.

Many people around the world have found new ways to cope with the pandemic and staying at home 24/7, including Indonesian plant enthusiasts who have taken up gardening and gone on to spread therapeutic joy through plant swapping.

Indonesia is seeing a rise of social media influencers who create encouraging poems with one common characteristic — minimal poetry or prose with equally minimalist artwork as its background.

The dog drinks skip the alcohol, but the canines can enjoy a "Howlapaw Sling" of raw carrot juice or a "Great Expawlor" tray full of shots of apple and raw beet juices.

Owners using the Swimmy app can earn up to 1,200 euros (US$1,413) per month by renting out their pools, said Estefania Leiva, communications director at the Spanish arm of Swimmy, which was founded in 2017 in France.

A group of 26 artists and 45 models celebrated the eighth annual NYC Bodypainting Day, using the human body as their canvas to promote messages like body positivity.