02:25 It's been a record breaking mild winter in Moscow, which had its warmest December in more than 130 years.The New Year was snowless in the Russian capital, and, in an effort to cr
Yan Bingtao of China (L) during the quarterfinals of Welsh Open against John Higgins, Cardiff, UK, February 14, 2020. /VCG Photo Even though his fancied compatriot Ding Junhui failed to make i
HQ Trivia is dead. Today the company laid off its full staff of 25 and will cease operation of its trivia, sports, and word guessing games, a source close to the company confirmed.HQ Trivia had a deal
It’s par for the course that major tech platforms will launch a lot of services, then sunset those that are less popular. But this week comes one that especially smarts (for me and some of my Te
The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for a "lasting ceasefire" in war-torn Libya, where a fragile truce has been in place since January.The text, drafted by Britain, was
File photo shows Donald Trump speaking during a campaign event in New York, the United States, July 16, 2016. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the London Sc
Artillery shells on Tuesday hit the center of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which eastern forces have been trying to take in a near year-long war, residents said.The Libyan National army (LNA) faction
05:14 I'm Robert Lawrence Kuhn and what I'm watching is what the whole world is watching: How China is handling the novel coronavirus epidemic, which the Politburo Standing Committee,
President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs to promise a balanced budget in
Janelle Monae and Billy Porter perform onstage at the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, February 9, 2020. /AP Photo Slammed for failing to nominate female directors and
Snowflake, the cloud-based data warehouse company, doesn’t tend to do small rounds. On Friday night word leaked out about its latest mega round. This one was for $479 million on a $12.4 billion
The history of human diseases is replete with instances of fractious debates over the identification of emerging pathogens (Credit: AFP) The recent global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has
Snafu Records is bringing a new approach to finding musical talent — founder and CEO Ankit Desai described the Los Angeles-headquartered startup as “the first full-service, AI-enabled record lab
Editor's note:Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history of art at the University of Kent, Canterbury, specializing in Russian history and international po
And then she tore up the speech.No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped the paper it was pri
President Donald Trump's State of the Union address became a shocking display of US divisions Tuesday with Democrats protesting the Republican's boasts before their lea
The word "impeachment" is not in U.S. President Donald Trump's third State of the Union address, White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said Tuesday. "I've read through the speech and I've