Month: November 2020

Read MoreCommander Mike Hopkins said his team had an amazing ride on the privately-owned spacecraft.Commander Mike Hopkins said his team had an amazing ride on the privately-owned spacecraft.

Read More Peiter Zatko’s appointment follows mass attack on social media platform in July Twitter has appointed one of the world’s most respected hackers as its new head of security in the wake of a humiliating mass attack in July. The company has placed Peiter Zatko in charge of protecting its platform from threats of…

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Read MoreAlmost 100,000 alleged victims of sexual abuse within the Boy Scouts of America have come forward.Almost 100,000 alleged victims of sexual abuse within the Boy Scouts of America have come forward.

Read More Scientists have sounded the alarm over an Ebola-like virus from Bolivia which has been found to spread from person to person, killing three out of every five confirmed patients. The rodent-borne Chapare virus first emerged in 2004 in the Bolivian province from which it gets its name, about 370 miles east of the…

Read MoreThey are suspected of stealing more than a dozen diamond-encrusted items from a museum last year.They are suspected of stealing more than a dozen diamond-encrusted items from a museum last year.

Read More Abiy Ahmen says deadline for rebel troops to surrender has expired, paving way for push on Tigray’s capital before end of week Could Tigray conflict turn Ethiopia into a ‘Libya of east Africa’? Ethiopian troops will launch a “final and conclusive” offensive against rebel forces in the northern region of Tigray before the…

Read MoreMeet the Brazilian artist who paints impressively realistic faces on protective masks.Meet the Brazilian artist who paints impressively realistic faces on protective masks.

Read MoreCivilians in Kashmir assess the damage after deadly cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan.Civilians in Kashmir assess the damage after deadly cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan.

Read MoreThousands in Yerevan called for the PM to step down after he signed a deal to end fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh.Thousands in Yerevan called for the PM to step down after he signed a deal to end fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Read MoreTrump may have lost the election, but it is not all bad news for the Republicans.Trump may have lost the election, but it is not all bad news for the Republicans.

Read More German police have conducted a massive raid, detaining three people in connection with a notorious heist in 2019, when over $1 billion-worth of royal diamond jewels was stolen from a museum in Dresden. Three suspects have been arrested during a massive police operation in Berlin on Tuesday morning, German media reports, citing a…

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Read MoreOur CBS News producer, a cemetery director and the man in charge of Iran’s testing program explain why the pandemic has hit the Islamic Republic so hard.Our CBS News producer, a cemetery director and the man in charge of Iran’s testing program explain why the pandemic has hit the Islamic Republic so hard.

Read MoreBiden’s election victory could be an opportunity for Islamabad to strengthen its economic and strategic ties to the US.Biden’s election victory could be an opportunity for Islamabad to strengthen its economic and strategic ties to the US.

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Read MoreUS president asked what ‘options were available’ to take action against Iran’s key nuclear site, New York Times reports.US president asked what ‘options were available’ to take action against Iran’s key nuclear site, New York Times reports.

Read MoreRiyadh reserves the right to arm itself with nuclear weapons if Tehran cannot be stopped from making one, minister says.Riyadh reserves the right to arm itself with nuclear weapons if Tehran cannot be stopped from making one, minister says.

Read MoreAn investigation by online magazine Motherboard found the US military is getting data from several firms.An investigation by online magazine Motherboard found the US military is getting data from several firms.

Read MoreUS national security adviser says there is a ‘possibility’ to ease the ongoing GCC crisis ‘in the next 70 days’.US national security adviser says there is a ‘possibility’ to ease the ongoing GCC crisis ‘in the next 70 days’.

Read MoreOnlookers were dwarfed by the massive waves as the category five storm sweeps over the Caribbean.Onlookers were dwarfed by the massive waves as the category five storm sweeps over the Caribbean.

Read More Organisation says Black Lives Matter movement reaffirmed commitment to changing name to MSI Reproductive Choices Marie Stopes International (MSI) is to change its name in an attempt to break its association with the family planning pioneer. From Tuesday, the abortion and contraception provider, which operates in 37 countries, will abbreviate the initials and…

Read More US has recorded more than 248,000 deaths due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has been repeatedly downplayed by President Trump US has recorded more than 248,000 deaths due to the coronavirus outbreak, which has been repeatedly downplayed by President Trump

Read More The fact that anyone who uses social media can encounter and be affected by racist, Anti-Semitic and white supremacist posts shared by far-right figures reveals inherent dangers.The fact that anyone who uses social media can encounter and be affected by racist, Anti-Semitic and white supremacist posts shared by far-right figures reveals inherent dangers.

Read More He’s played a teen tearaway, a racist cop, a conman and a serial killer. But can he play a cellist? The star talks about his role in Yorgos Lanthimos’s first film since The Favourite – and making a jazz documentary In his time, Matt Dillon has been about as quintessentially American a screen…

Read More How Republicans applied old school racism to new demographics, and lost In March 1965, ABC interrupted a showing of its Sunday-night movie – Judgment at Nuremberg, a courtroom drama about Nazi war crimes – to show shocking footage from Selma, Alabama, where mostly Black protesters were being beaten bloody by mounted police with…

Read More Airbnb was losing money even before the pandemic struck and cut its revenue by almost a third, the home-sharing company revealed in documents filed Monday ahead of a planned initial public offering of its stock. The San Francisco-based company has yet to set a date for the IPO but it is laying the…

Read More ‘Bomb’ hurricane is most powerful Atlantic storm since a 1932 Cuba hurricane ‘Bomb’ hurricane is most powerful Atlantic storm since a 1932 Cuba hurricane

Read More Huawei has announced a complete sell-off of its cost-effective smartphone brand, Honor, stating that a consortium of dealers will soon take over as the Chinese telecom giant fully divests from the company. Observing that its consumer business has been under “tremendous pressure as of late,” Huawei said in a statement on Tuesday that…

Read More Three Americans and one Japanese astronaut on Nasa mission will remain at orbiting lab until their replacements arrive in April SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts onboard has docked with the International Space Station, the crew’s home for the next six months. The Dragon capsule arrived at 11.01pm ET after a 27-hour,…

Read More CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. “Oh, what a good voice to hear,” space station…

Read MoreThe four astronauts who left Earth on Monday have arrived at the 410-km orbiting outpost.The four astronauts who left Earth on Monday have arrived at the 410-km orbiting outpost.

Read More Communications minister claims move is intended to address ‘abusive language’ but observers say it is linked to China’s influence The Solomon Islands government is preparing to ban Facebook – an attempt, it says, to limit “abusive language” and “character assassination” but which critics argue is an attempt to curtail criticism of the government.…

Read MoreAs the president-elect rebukes his rival, Michelle Obama suggests Donald Trump is playing games.As the president-elect rebukes his rival, Michelle Obama suggests Donald Trump is playing games.