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European football clubs show solidarity with China in fighting against COVID-19

Hong Chengcheng, a medical staff at the Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, got her wish fulfilled last weekend when she received special greetings from Yannick Ca

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Reporter's diary: UAE suspends all flights to and from Iran

Perhaps it was simply the act of putting the orange cones around the plane's wing as the seat belt signs went off, or the way the ground-crew member dropped them down lazily onto the rain-soaked runw

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KHL: Kunlun Red Star miss Playoffs after loss in Novosibirsk

00:29 Kunlun Red Star meets its final game of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) regular season on February 24. This contest against Dinamo Riga who ranks 11th in the western conferen

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This Week in Apps: HQ Trivia’s dramatic death, Android 11, Apple mulls a more open iOS

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.The app industry is as hot as ever, wit

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FC Barcelona shows support for China's COVID-19 fight

Players of FC Barcelona and Getafe shake hands as children from the supporters club "Penya Dracs Units Xinesos pel Barca" stand in front in Camp Nou, Spain, February 15, 2020. /VCG Photo Spani

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Jones Jr., Adebayo, Hield winners at epic All-Star Saturday

Derrick Jones Jr. of the Miami Heat in air to make his last dunk during the Slam Dunk as part of 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend at United Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., February 15, 2020. /VCG Pho

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The US is charging Huawei with racketeering

Ratcheting up its pressure campaign against Huawei and its affiliates, the Department of Justice and the FBI announced today that it has brought 16 charges against Huawei in a sprawling case with majo

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Google’s Glass dreams live on with the arrival of enterprise hardware

Google Glass was ahead of its time. That’s not to say that the people who wore it out in public didn’t look like giant dorks, of course, but in hindsight it seems safe to say that the world just wasn’

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Chicago Chinatown celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with parade

Around 18,000 people crowded the streets in Chicago's Chinatown on Sunday afternoon to watch the annual Chinese New Year Parade, with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as a special guest. The parade feat

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Can you tell the difference between a real human face and a mask?

Gone are the days of fancy-dress shop face masks with oversized glasses and a huge mustache that can be spotted miles away.Today, masks made of silicone cover the entire head and neck, and look so re

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NBA changes All-Star Game format to honor Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant's final jersey number will be something this year's NBA All-Stars play to reach.The NBA announced major changes to the All-Star format on Thursday, turning every quarter into a mini-ga

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The coronavirus cloud's silver lining: Don't punish the whistleblower

00:38 As fears about the novel coronavirusspread across China and beyond, the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee on January 30declared the outbreak of thevirus in China a

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NBA highlights on Jan.30: Staples hosts first game since Kobe's death

The LA Clippers honor Kobe Bryant as his #8 and #24 jerseys are illuminated during their NBA game against the Sacramento Kings at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California, January 30, 2020. T

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NBA highlights on Jan. 29: Emotional Irving leads Nets past Pistons

Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the NBA game against the Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, January 29, 2020. It's only been a few days, not nearly

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Remember Auschwitz

A view of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz Birkenau during the commemoration of the 67th anniversary of the camp's liberation. /Reuters Photo Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance

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Ryan to donate A$500 for every Premier League save to bushfire fund

Mat Ryan celebrates with fans following Australia's win over Uzbekistan in the Asian Cup at Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, January 21, 2019. Australian international goalkeeper Mat Ryan is to dona

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Masks, air conditioners and closed shops: Australian capital shadowed by smoke

The smoke from bushfires has been affecting the lives of Canberrans, who are beginning to take measures for their health. The Australian capital has been blanketed in bushfire smoke since the end of