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Kobe Bryant left 'special' legacy for generation of NBA players

For a generation of basketball players, Kobe Bryant wasn't just an icon -- he was the reason they played the game at all.LeBron James, who passed Bryant for third all-t

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Number of confirmed new coronavirus infection cases in Hong Kong rises to 8

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam speaks at a press conference in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 25, 2020. Hong Kong on Sa

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Kobe Bryant, daughter perish in copter crash, 7 others dead

NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California on S

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Technology is anthropology

The interesting thing about the technology business is that, most of the time, it’s not the technology that matters. What matters is how people react to it, and what new social norms they form.

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Reports: Basketball star Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash

(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 13, 2019 former basketball player Kobe Bryant of the US waves at the crowd during the Basketball World Cup semi-final game between Australia and Spai

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Palestine accuses U.S. new peace plan of denying Israeli occupation

A senior Palestinian official accused on Saturday the U.S. new peace plan, better known as the "Deal of the Century," of denying the existence of the Israeli occupatio

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La Liga: Barca beaten by Valencia in early blow for Setien

Barcelona's Lionel Messi in action with Valencia's Francis Coquelin Albert Gea in their La Liga match, Mestalla, Valencia, Spain, January 25, 2020. /VCG Photo Quique Setien's honeymoon period

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French carmaker to evacuate workers from China amid outbreak

A major French automaker said Sunday that they are moving to get expat staff and their families from the Wuhan area in central China, which is at the center of an outbreak of coronavirus. "GroupePSA

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Powerful earthquake jolts eastern Turkey, killing 18

A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 18 people and collapsing buildings in affected towns near the centre of the tremor, which was fe

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In The Spotlight: Esmail Qaani, new face of Iran's elite Quds Force

"They (U.S.) hit him (Soleimani) in a cowardly way, but with God's grace and through endeavors of freedom-seekers around the world who want vengeance over his blood, we will hit his enemy in a man

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Scientists recreate sound of 3000-year-old Egyptian mummy

06 September 2019, Great Britain, London: Visitors to the exhibition look at Egyptian mummies, sarcophagi and the cult of the dead in the Pharaonic Empire. (Photo by Waltraud Grubitzsch via Getty

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Medical couple spend New Year's Eve helping the sick in Wuhan

02:26 The unexpected outbreak of the new coronavirus has affected everyone in China, especially medical workers, who have to work round the clock to help patients fight the disease.On

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African style makes debut at Paris Haute Couture week

Designer Imane Ayissi appears with models at the end of his Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2020 collection show in Paris, France January 23, 2020./REUTERS/Francois Lenoir Cameroonian designer Ima

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Relativity Space could change the economics of private space launches

The private launch market is an area of a lot of focus in the emerging space startup industry, not least because it unlocks the true potential of most of the rest of the market. But so far, we can cou

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NBC partners with Snapchat on four daily shows for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Snapchat and NBC Olympics are again teaming up to produce customized Olympics content for users in the U.S. — this time, for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this summer. The companies had previously wor

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UK to introduce 2-week paid leave for parents losing child under 18

Working parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will get two weeks' statutory leave in Britain under new government regulations, Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom announced Thursday. Employed p

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Bionic gloves allow injured concert pianist to play again

The Brazilian musician is now planning a comeback concert at New York's Carnegie Hall in October.