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Champions League: Real Madrid capitalize on Atalanta's mistakes

Players of Real Madrid celebrate after scoring a goal in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second-leg game against Atalanta at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Madrid, Spain, March 16, 2021. /CF

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Startup founded by ‘Survivor’ champ debuts airless bike tires based on NASA rover tech

As NASA is quick to remind people, the investments it funnels towards space exploration often winds up improving life on Earth – and it’s now in the business of speeding up some of that work thr

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Chinese spokesperson responds to queries over origin of sandstorm

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded to queries on whether the origin of the sandstorm is from China at a regular press conference held on Tuesda

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Vendr raises huge $60M Series A as its SaaS-purchasing service scales

This morning Vendr announced a $60 million Series A round, a huge funding event led by Tiger Global, with participation from Y Combinator, Sound Ventures, Craft Ventures, F-Prime Capital, and Garage C

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Egypt president el-Sissi visits Sudan amid rapprochement

Egypt’s president arrived in Sudan on Saturday, his first visit to the country since a popular uprising led to the military’s overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bas

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See firefighters rescue an elderly man hanging window in eastern China

01:49 Firefighters rescued an elderly man hanging from a third-floor window in eastern China.The heroic video, captured in the city of Yantai in Shandong Province on February 27, shows

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Spectacular ice shoves amaze tourists at NW China's Bosten Lake

00:38 Tourists have been enjoying the spectacular views of ice shoves in Bosten Lake, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, over the past few days.Ice sho

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The current narrative explaining why tech stocks are getting hammered

This morning the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index is off 2.34% after falling yesterday. Shares of Tesla are off more than 6% today, now mired in a bear-market correction after reaching new all-time h

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Mozambique to be hit by another tropical storm

A Mozambique's national flag flies at half-mast for the last day of the national mourning period in Tica town, along the National Road No. 6 (EN6) in the Pungue River Basin, Mozambique, March 23,

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UN weather agency predicts rise in global temperatures

Sunrise in Carchi Province, Ecuador. /VCG The globe is likely to see a rise in temperatures between now and April despite the cooling effect of the latest La Niña weather phenomenon, which has

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30 homes estimated to have been lost in Australian wildfire

An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed an estimated 30 homes and was threatening more Tuesday, with many

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Snow storm: New York City reschedules COVID-19 vaccine appointments

FILE PHOTO: A snowstorm in New York, USA, workers in Times Square were shoveling snow. /VCG Image New York City was forced to reschedule all COVID-19 vaccination appointments due to take place

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Hornsea Project Two to boost UK's green development

02:45 The British offshore wind power industry has taken off in recent years. The industry is trying to use shallow waters and high winds to create ideal conditions for a clean energy

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Unpacking Chamath Palihapitiya’s SPAC deals for Latch and Sunlight Financial

This morning, investor and SPAC raconteur Chamath Palihapitiya announced two new blank-check deals involving Latch and Sunlight Financial.Latch, an enterprise SaaS company that makes keyless entry sys

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How will President Biden address U.S. historic division and crisis?

02:06 Two weeks after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol Hill in defiance of the election result, there was heavy security as Joe Biden was sworn in as 46th President of the United State

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'Sisters' returning to empower older women in 2nd season

The second season of the reality show Sisters Riding the Winds and Breaking the Waves, where 30-to 50-something female contestants vie for a spot in a singing and dancing performance group, will be re

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SpaceX delivers 60 more Starlink satellites in first launch of 2021, and sets new Falcon 9 rocket reusability record

SpaceX has launched its seventeenth batch of Starlink satellites during its first mission of 2021, using a Falcon 9 rocket that was flying for the eighth time, and that landed again, recording a recor